Monthly Archives: six month smiles

• Dealing with Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisors

  My daughter never received one of her adult lateral incisors. When the baby one fell out, our dentist said not to worry about it because the adjacent teeth would shift to fill in the spot. While they did, it left a bit of a gap, which leaves my daughter feeling embarrassed by her smile. This…

• Clear Braces versus Invisalign

  This may sound strange, but I didn’t know “ clear braces ” and “ Invisalign ” were different things. I talked to my dentist about doing Invisalign and he sent me for a consultation with the orthodontist, who then began talking about clear braces. We went through the whole process of treatment plans, impressions, x-rays,…