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5 Ways Your Smile Changes As You Age

5 Ways Your Smile Changes As You Age Getting older isn’t a favorite topic of conversation, but it is important to understand how the body changes as it ages so you can continue to live a happy and healthy life as you grow older. One thing that changes as you age that people don’t often think about is

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The Relationship Between Asthma & Cavities

The Relationship Between Asthma & Cavities The headline of this blog post is pretty shocking isn’t it? Many people are unaware of the link between asthma and tooth decay resulting from a dry mouth. Here is some more information from Dr. Andrew DeHaan at DeHaan Orthodontics You may be wondering what does asthma have to do with cavities.

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Some Pointers for Poking Wires

Some Pointers for Poking Wires We know that having metal in your mouth doesn’t always feel like the most natural thing. Fortunately, after you get your braces on and have your initial adjustment, most people don’t even notice their braces are there. However, sometimes a pesky wire will escape and remind you that your braces are there. Have

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Is Juicing Bad for Your Teeth?

Is Juicing Bad for Your Teeth? With the growing popularity of juicing in recent years, more of our patients have been turning to this diet as a means of increasing their fruit and vegetable intake. While blending veggies, fruits, and other nutrients together can be very beneficial for overall health, do you really know the effects on your

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Your Favorite Late Night Snack Could Lead to Tooth Loss

Your Favorite Late Night Snack Could Lead to Tooth Loss It’s 11 pm and, while you should be in bed, you’re standing in front of the fridge trying to decide a snack of choice before calling it a night. You know this isn’t the best life choice for your waistline, but did you know that it’s also bad

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Could Your Diabetes Effect Your Orthodontic Treatment?

Diabetes and Orthodontics: What You Need to Know Although diabetes has become a fairly common disease in recent years, it is still very serious and should be managed properly to avoid damaging effects to the body. These damaging effects include threats to your oral health that can greatly influence your orthodontic treatment.   Diabetes and Gum Disease The

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