{"id":1613,"date":"2023-08-15T07:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=1613"},"modified":"2023-08-15T07:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:39:30","slug":"orthodontia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=1613","title":{"rendered":"Orthodontia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1613\" class=\"elementor elementor-1613\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f445dfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f445dfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a062b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a062b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ's)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65080e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65080e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Orthodontia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f5304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"02f5304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b73f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b73f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Orthodontia?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2324c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc2324c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The branch of dentistry that straightens irregular teeth is Orthodontia and the dentist specializing in this art is an Orthodontist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609fcfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"609fcfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0805fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0805fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are about to put braces for my daughter. What will it be like? I am\nworried! Please tell me what to expect?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70001c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70001c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, most patients do not find braces to be any big bother. Your daughter&#8217;s mouth may be sore for the first week after the braces are fitted. Also, her mouth will be sore when the braces are tightened. However, with modern braces, most children get so used to the braces, that they do not notice them, except when the braces are being tightened.You must understand, it is much easier for your child to accept braces when they are twelve than to go through life with buck teeth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4523d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7a4523d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99aaefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99aaefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My daughter refuses to get braces because she is afraid that the braces will make her look horrible. How to handle?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b70ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b70ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is hard because some teens are so worried about their appearance. You must point out that most people who need orthodontic treatment look like a geek even before they get braces. How would you like to go through life with buckteeth and a jaw that is either too big or too small? If your daughter is really concerned about her appearance, then braces will really help her. Your smile is the most striking feature on your face, and at the end of orthodontic treatment her smile will look fabulous. Doesn&#8217;t she want to look fabulous? We already have ceramic braces that blend with the color of your teeth and offer the same degree of resilience. Before long we will have in India, designer braces, in a series of styles and colors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11e246 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e11e246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c537e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c537e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do Braces Hurt?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a341750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a341750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Braces have changed a lot in the last 20 years so they are much less painful than they were 20 years ago. At present, we do not know how to avoid the pain when the braces are first put in, or when the braces are being tightened. However, modern, cast, low profile brackets are designed to minimize your child&#8217;s pain between visits to the orthodontist. Most children experience some soreness during their first week in braces and occasional pain when their braces are being tightened. However, after the first week, most children hardly notice the braces at all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acec29b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"acec29b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06105f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06105f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It has been 2 months but my daughter's braces continue to hurt?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f28d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f28d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must talk to your orthodontist. Some children continue to complain for the sake of complaining. However, if your daughter&#8217;s braces continue to hurt, it could be the beginning of a problem. Is she allergic to something in the braces, her gums would be inflamed and sore. Your orthodontist can check for this. Her mouth will also be sore if she is not thoroughly brushing her teeth. Again, your orthodontist can help. If your daughter continues to get pain, discuss with your orthodontist. He can definitely help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dae2ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5dae2ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65054f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65054f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I am taking my twins for braces next week and I am in jitters. Any special precautions during their first week in braces? I won't even have time talking to you.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3bffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed3bffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I generally recommend that children be especially careful about what they eat during the first week after getting braces. Usually, they must only eat softer foods and to be very careful with their mouth, while playing and jumping around.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbefb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ddbefb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac932e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ac932e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My son gets frequent sores in the mouth. Will braces, too, cause sores in his mouth?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acb9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9acb9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Initially, there will be some sores on your son&#8217;s lips. If you rinse the sores in warm salt water, the sores will heal within a week or two. Thereafter there will be an occasional sore when, for example he gets into a fight. However, the sores should heal rather quickly. If your son&#8217;s lips get too sore during the first week, you can put gum paint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d6010 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d7d6010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0179c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0179c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My son is a terror. Difficult to hold him in a dentist's chair for too long. How long does it take to put on the braces?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc56b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc56b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the case, two to two and half hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09942b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a09942b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a54126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a54126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does it hurt to put the braces on?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d43577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d43577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not usually. The orthodontist is usually just attaching the braces to your child&#8217;s teeth. The pain comes later, when the braces first begin to rub up against your child&#8217;s lips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e06b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"94e06b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f985a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f985a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What holds the braces on?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9f6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a9f6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, the brackets are bonded directly to your child&#8217;s teeth using a special registered adhesive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddea37d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ddea37d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b022af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b022af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My son does not want to get braces because he is afraid it will prevent him from participating in tennis. Guide me, I have already spent a fortune training him?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae3efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae3efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Years ago people who wore braces were advised to avoid sports. However, in 1981 people started using orthodontic mouthguards. The mouthguards have allowed patients to continue to participate in sports while they have braces. Therefore, there is nothing for your son to fear. All the best!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6b727 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4c6b727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c2e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c2e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My son plays the flute. Will his ability to play be affected by orthodontic treatment? He is willing to live with buck-teeth but doesn't want to give up his music. Help!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d7152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4d7152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be sure to mention your child&#8217;s musical abilities to the orthodontist. The orthodontist will install something called &#8220;lip protector&#8221; which will make it possible for your child to still play musical instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d6c8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"21d6c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497d43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497d43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doc, don't tell my mom I asked you this. Can I still chew gum with braces? Are there any other foods that I must avoid?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709aa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709aa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Better listen to me and follow my advice. Gum is usually not recommended, as it can get caught on the braces and pull them. Also the sugar in the gum can get trapped behind the braces and cause cavities. You should also avoid hard sticky, crunchy foods. Caramel can stick on your braces. Crunchy foods like carrots and apples and hard rolls can occasionally knock off a bracket.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468391c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"468391c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dc680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56dc680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doc, What happens if a bracket comes off? Do I have to sit in that chair again?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95d71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95d71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes! Your orthodontist will attach another bracket. However, every time he has to replace a bracket, it delays your orthodontic treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8366123 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8366123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a420e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a420e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My friend's son swallowed a bracket! My God! Such stories terrify me and I keep delaying my daughter's treatment. What happens if a child swallows a bracket? Can it kill a child?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac424f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac424f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is usually NOT a serious problem if your child swallows a bracket. Brackets are usually made of a medical grade stainless steel, which should not have any adverse effects on your child. The bracket will pass through your child&#8217;s intestines and pass out in feces. But if the bracket gets into your child&#8217;s lungs, or get caught in the larynx (voice box) it could cause a problem. The orthodontist will normally ask another specialist to use a bronchoscope to remove the bracket. A bracket choking your child in the voice box can be potentially fatal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4686a04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4686a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6eadd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6eadd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why can't the braces be attached strongly enough so that they do not come off during eating?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e95efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e95efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My dear, stop advising your orthodontist. He needs to remove your child&#8217;s braces at the end of the treatment. If the braces are attached too firmly, they will not come off easily at the end of treatment, and then you may ask why can&#8217;t they put them properly so they come off easily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74feec1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"74feec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc12167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc12167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thanks for all the help. Any other activities that my son should avoid when he has braces?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280e770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280e770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We, generally, advise against children participating in activities where there will be many blows to a child&#8217;s mouth. Sports like boxing and wrestling should be avoided. Fighting should also be avoided. Your son should wear an orthodontic mouthguard whenever he participates in any sports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390b822 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"390b822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af24b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af24b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How often should my child brush his teeth when he has braces?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2cecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef2cecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is recommended that your child continues to brush and floss his teeth after every meal and before going to bed. Brushing and flossing is especially important with braces because food can get caught in the braces and cause cavities. Your orthodontist may also recommend that your child brush with a fluoride gel in a further attempt to avoid cavities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee2cdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1ee2cdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78257ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78257ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easier said than done, how do I convince my child to brush when he has braces?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc2919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc2919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I know what you are facing. Teenagers are so rebellious. However, if they do not brush their teeth, food will get caught in their braces and their breath will smell awful. One parent said that she started calling her son Mr Smelly. It was amazing how fast her son started to brush his teeth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b139d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"94b139d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fae52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5fae52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seema auntie, I am due for braces in a month's time. I have noticed that my friends having rubber bands in their braces. What do the rubber bands do? And how often will the rubber bands be changed?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306950e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"306950e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sam, rubber bands are used to move teeth forward or back in your mouth. For example, they could be used to move your lower teeth forward or back, to move a tooth that is far out of alignment, or to close a space in your mouth. The rubber bands are often used in the final stages of the orthodontic treatment Answering the second part of your question, these rubber bands break after they have been chewed a few times. Usually, the rubber bands snap when you open your mouth, with painful results. The only way to avoid the pain is for you to change the rubber bands frequently. I recommend that you should take off your rubber bands before each meal and put in new ones after eating. It also is helpful for you to change the rubber bands before you go to bed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88865f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b88865f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2901b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f2901b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens if leave off the rubber bands?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5f1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d5f1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please don&#8217;t, your orthodontic treatment will take up to a year longer and be more painful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb03175 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cb03175\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36478c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e36478c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens if I swallow a rubber band?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b2071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b2071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orthodontic rubber bands are made of a medical grade latex rubber, which is similar to the grade of rubber used in medical implants. The rubber is thought to be safe for human consumption. If you swallow an orthodontic rubber band, the rubber band will just pass through your intestines and leave in your feces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb8e50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4eb8e50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6c90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc6c90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a retainer do?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4ad31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e4ad31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The objective of a retainer is to keep your child&#8217;s teeth in perfect alignment after braces are removed?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2437d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c2437d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcb3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fcb3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is a retainer needed? Do teeth move after orthodontic treatment?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964a78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"964a78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually, when braces are first removed, your child&#8217;s teeth will all be in perfect alignment, but his gums, bones, etc will not have completely shifted into their new positions. The retainer holds his teeth in position until his gums, bones etc settle in to their new positions. Also, he is still growing after his braces are removed. Sometimes, his mouth will grow unevenly. If so, a retainer can be used to make sure his teeth stay in perfect alignment as he grows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab0a15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8ab0a15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d238ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d238ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens if my child does not use the retainer?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d01ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d01ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your child does not wear a retainer, his gums and bones will not fully settle into their new positions. Eventually, the incorrectly shaped bones will push his teeth causing the teeth to be out of perfect alignment. Tell him after having gone through the rigours of treatment why give up at the wining post?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0eb6ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e0eb6ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b2c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93b2c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long should my child use a retainer?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3d0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3d0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, patients are advised to keep wearing a retainer 24 hours a day for at least a year after their braces are removed. Then it is recommended that a child continue to wear a retainer a few nights a week until he stops growing at age 24.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d3179 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"43d3179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f20e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f20e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seema auntie! It's me again. I notice that some braces have little rings around the brackets. What do the rings do? My orthodontist is amazed how I know so much? Thanks a ton!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bda180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bda180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The colored rings are called ligating modules. They hold the wires into the brackets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4b7e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4a4b7e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4bc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f4bc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens if I swallow a ligating module?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15179c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15179c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orthodontic ligating modules are made of a medical grade polyurethane which is similar to the grade of polyurethane used in medical implants. The polyurethane is thought to be safe for human consumption. If you swallow a ligating module, it will just pass through your child&#8217;s intestines and leave in your his feces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43576d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c43576d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a928aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a928aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there any chance that the sharp edges at the ends of the braces will hurt the insides of my child's cheeks?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05cb37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d05cb37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hmm. This is a hard one. In the beginning part of orthodontic treatment, your child&#8217;s teeth will move a lot. Sometimes the end of the wire will stick out past the end of the tube, and create a sharp edge. I recommend that you ask the orthodontist to trim the sharp edge before the edge cuts your child.<br \/>If you have a query and you are a registered user, click here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ&#8217;s) Orthodontia What is Orthodontia? The branch of dentistry that straightens irregular teeth is Orthodontia and the dentist specializing in this art is an Orthodontist. We are about to put braces for my daughter. What will it be like? I am worried! Please tell me what to expect? 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