After Getting Braces, I Can't Seem to Bite Properly, Is This Normal?

While I was in Graduate School studying Orthodontics, an instructor said, "Orthodontics is a type of controlled pathology where we institute bone break-down and bone rebuilding at the same time."  Here underlies the magic in orthodontics...how to get the bone to change shape which...

Rest assured!  Damon bracket systems all work by the same basis, Passive Self Ligation (opposed to traditional elastic ligatured brackets).  The newer "Damon Clear" brackets are beautiful to look at and have smooth contours/corners.  My Damon Clear patients rave about their...

Absolutely!  It's never too late to get the smile you have always deserved!  Damon Braces would be the perfect option to widen a narrow smile.  Check out the video that shows why the Damon Braces are used to fill up the corners of the mouth without any type of...

Damon braces will not widen your face.  Instead, the braces and the wires may work to broaden your dental arch of teeth giving you a prettier smile.  You can probably get more details about how things might change by speaking with your orthodontist.  You can also ask your...

I am a Damon orthodontist. If you go on the Damon website you'll see that I am the only one in a 100 mile radius of Albuquerque. I love Damon brackets. I just put them on 5 patients this morning alone. But here's the truth... Damon braces are just braces. They are not magic. They...

You can absolutely close a space from a missing first molar with Damon Braces, and you can do it with other types of braces too. What you may need is a TAD (Temporary Anchorage Device), which is a small pin inserted into your gums to help pull teeth in the right direction so the spaces...