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Category: Orthodontics

By amesorthodontics Posted on April 8, 2020June 4, 2020

E-Visits

Understanding your E-Visit E-Visits (formerly known as Virtual Visits) are ways to stay on track with your orthodontic treatment via emailing directly with Dr. Ames or Dr. Peterson instead of … Continue reading E-Visits

Categories: Orthodontics
By amesorthodontics Posted on July 17, 2019July 24, 2019

Clear Aligner Therapy

Clear Aligners, which you may know better by some of their trade names, such as InvisalignTM or Clarity AlignersTM, are a series of many removable polymer trays custom made to … Continue reading Clear Aligner Therapy

Categories: About Your Braces, Adult Ortho, Orthodontics, Teen Ortho, Types of BracesTags: Aligner, Clear Aligners, Removable appliance
By amesorthodontics Posted on July 12, 2019August 6, 2019

Ceramic Braces

Ceramic brackets on Wil Ceramic braces work exactly like metal braces, except that they are invisible from just a few feet away. The brackets are made of a ceramic material … Continue reading Ceramic Braces

Categories: About Your Braces, Adult Ortho, Orthodontics, Teen Ortho, Types of BracesTags: Braces, ceramic braces, ceramic brackets, Clear braces
By amesorthodontics Posted on July 12, 2019July 29, 2019

Insurance and Orthodontics

As an orthodontic practice, we are a provider of dental services. Consequently when we bill to insurance, we bill to dental rather than health insurance. We will bill to any … Continue reading Insurance and Orthodontics

Categories: Financial, Insurance, OrthodonticsTags: cost of treatment, Financial, Insurance, Orthodontics
By amesorthodontics Posted on July 11, 2019July 30, 2019

Technology

We’ve got some pretty nifty tech behind the scenes! We use state-of-the-art technology and evidence-proven methods to create our patients’ amazing results. Whether it is the therapies we use, our … Continue reading Technology

Categories: About Your Braces, OrthodonticsTags: 3D printer, CBCT, digital model, technology
By amesorthodontics Posted on June 17, 2019July 30, 2019

Retention

One of the realities of orthodontics that wasn’t fully recognized until the last decade or so, is that without some type of retention (holding) device our teeth will try with … Continue reading Retention

Categories: Adult Ortho, Orthodontics, Patient experience, retainers, Teen OrthoTags: retainer, retention
By amesorthodontics Posted on May 1, 2019July 30, 2019

Video Animation Library

We keep an ever-growing library of orthodontic video animations on our YouTube page for your convenience. If you’ve ever watched a video animation in our office regarding an appliance, treatment … Continue reading Video Animation Library

Categories: About Your Braces, Adult Ortho, Orthodontics, Patient tools, Preteen Ortho, Teen OrthoTags: animation, resources, video
By amesorthodontics Posted on April 30, 2019July 30, 2019

Oral Hygiene and Orthodontics

There’s no doubt about it, braces are admirable food catchers, and it’s important to keep your teeth extra-clean during orthodontic care! We are very proud of the work that we … Continue reading Oral Hygiene and Orthodontics

Categories: About Your Braces, Orthodontics, Preteen Ortho, Teen OrthoTags: brushing, flossing, oral hygiene, resources
By amesorthodontics Posted on April 18, 2019September 30, 2019

What is an Orthodontist?

All orthodontists are dentists first. Out of 100 dental school graduates, only six go on to become orthodontists. These are the steps in an orthodontist’s education: college, dental school and … Continue reading What is an Orthodontist?

Categories: OrthodonticsTags: featured, Orthodontics, Orthodontists
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