The start of the new school year is approaching whether we like it or not! For any newbies that got their braces, or started Invisalign treatment this summer, this post is especially for YOU!
For Invisalign aligners - wear them all day at school. Only take them out to eat and have any drinks that are not water. Make sure you have your aligner case with you so that you do not leave them laying on a paper towel (they will get thrown away or damaged!)
After lunch, you will want to brush your teeth before putting your Invisalign aligners back in! Bringing a hygiene kit with you to school might be a really good idea. This will be useful for patients with braces as well! Your hygiene kit for Invisalign should include a tooth brush and toothpaste, floss, a removal tool, and "chewies" to ensure you can take out and put in your aligners seamlessly.
For your hygiene kit for braces, it should include both a toothbrush and toothpaste, floss, proxy brushes for to get the bigger chunks of food under your wire, maybe some wax incase your brackets are starting to bother your lips or cheeks, and definitely ChapStick as your lips will get dry with braces or Invisalign.
If anything is ever broken or bothering you, make sure to give us a call! We are open after school hours and can be available for you to make sure your treatment is progressing in the most efficient way possible!
Taking care of your teeth is a big responsibility and can be forgotten along with the other responsibilities during school too. Just remember how important it is to maintain having healthy teeth while in treatment! If you follow these steps you should be just fine!
Kennell Orthodontics wishes you a great school year!
Social media and the internet are the best and fastest ways to get our information these days. But, what we see is not always TRUE. Here are some fads that have surfaced on the internet that you should not believe or follow.
DIY Braces. There has been a trend of doing your own braces for a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the time. As much as that sounds tempting it will also be a fraction of the quality and a fraction of the knowledge that you will have from a trusted orthodontist. Please do NOT participate in this. This will only cause more problems to your overall dental health.
Do NOT try at home!
Mewing. This is the practice of doing chewing exercises to maintain proper positioning of the tongue and strengthen the jaw muscles. This is more of a holistic kind of treatment that is believed to change facial shape and creates more space for teeth to align. Unfortunately there is no way to prove that this actually works. You are better off saving your time and energy by visiting your local trusted orthodontist for a consult!
Removing your brackets with a spoon or any other at-home tools has been trendy on Tik Tok. Whatever you do, NEVER remove your brackets on your own. This can cause extreme damage to your teeth in many ways. Orthodontists use special tools in office to remove the brackets and to also remove glue in a specific way.
To conclude, do not believe everything you see online. Unfortunately it can be so easy to want to follow a trend. A short video doesn't always show the aftermath or damage that happens in reality! Stay safe and leave it to your orthodontist! It will be worth it in the end!
Whether you are finishing up your orthodontic journey with Braces or Invisalign, you will receive Vivera retainers to keep retention of your beautiful smile! Vivera retainers are clear and practically invisible when worn.
At Kennell Orthodontics once you come for your very last visit with us, you will receive a link to the Vivera Subscription Program! This link will allow you to order Vivera retainers and have them shipped right to your house whenever you are in need. From the link, it will bring you to log in or create an account on My.Invisalign.com. This will help YOU save time by not having to come to the office and worry about fitting it into your schedule. This will also save time and avoid any teeth shifting because they will come directly to you!
You get to choose how often you want new sets of retainers! You can choose to receive new retainers every 6 months to a year, or every couple of years! Regardless you will be getting a good deal by ordering on your own through the Invisalign app/website.
1 Set of Viveras - YOU SAVE $50
2 Sets of Viveras - YOU SAVE $125
3 Sets of Viveras - YOU SAVE $200
Ask about our Vivera Subscription today! As long as you have an I-tero scan through our office you will be able to order. Even if you are a new patient, or a previous patient who hasn't had a scan yet, we will help get you set up. We want to ensure you are getting the best quality retainers while saving time and money!
No this has nothing to do with Star Wars... LightForce is a new orthodontic treatment that Kennell Orthodontics is starting this May! Before trying our first few cases, we would like you to know what it is all about! This will hopefully interest you enough to try it yourself!
So let's start with that LightForce braces even are. Traditional braces are metal, but LightForce braces are 3D printed ceramic brackets. One of the biggest differences between the two are that metal braces are basically one size fits all, whereas the ceramic LightForce brackets are custom to each persons teeth being able to digitally plan treatment.
Some other benefits of the LightForce treatment is that just like the orthodontic assistants can place the attachments for Invisalign, they will also be able to solely put the LightForce braces on without Dr. Kennell! This will help with using our time efficiently in a days work. LightForce patients won't have to wait for Dr. Kennell to come over to place the brackets if he is caught up with another patient, he would actually be able to see more patients alongside a LightForce bonding appointment. He can also use this time to work on finishing other treatment plans for other patients. It truly is a win-win!
Since Dr. Kennell can digitally plan out the LightForce treatment he can visualize how the process will go. Movement is different in every person, but it will atleast give him a better overview because the brackets are customized!
Click this video below to see how LightForce came to be and what to expect!
https://youtu.be/ZDhDyQfVMnM
https://youtu.be/D_J0RCvbG1w
LightForce is something we are trying out and hope to find that is an additional, efficient way of doing orthodontic treatment! There is nothing wrong with still getting Traditional braces, clear braces, or Invisalign too. Here at Kennell Ortho we want to make sure we are keeping up to date with what is new in the Ortho World! We will have more updates later this week, we are officially starting this Thursday! Hopefully over the next few moths we will be able to provide more educational and informative content about LightForce for you all!
If this type of orthodontic treatment might interest you, please give us a call at (603) 524-7404 to set up your free consultation now!
