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Crooked, gapped, or crowded teeth don’t have to cut into your self-confidence. With braces, you can get the straight smile of your dreams. And with groundbreaking options like Fastbraces®, you might spend less time in braces than you imagined.
Shiva Hogugi, DDS, Ramin Rajaee, DDS, and Aziza Askari, DMD, offer our patients at Livonia Family Smiles a broad variety of options to get straighter teeth. As experts in traditional braces, our team in Livonia, Michigan, can help correct even the most serious tooth misalignment issues.
We can also help you protect your oral health while you have braces. It’s important that you’re diligent about keeping your teeth clean, and that might mean taking some extra steps.
Braces have helped people get better smiles for decades, but they do pose one short-term risk.
Specifically, the metal brackets on your teeth and the attached archwire can trap food particles. If you don’t remove that food, it oral bacteria work on it to develop plaque. Left untreated, those plaque deposits can eat into the enamel that protects the outer surface of your teeth. It can contribute to cavities and teeth staining while compromising your gum health.
Ultimately, while you wear your braces, it’s important that you clean around them to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to keeping your teeth clean and healthy when you have braces.
If cleaning around braces sounds like too much work, talk to Dr. Rajaee, Dr. Askari, or Dr. Hogugi about clear aligners. These teeth-straightening devices are removable, so you can brush and floss normally.
If you want to explore all of your options for straighter teeth and learn more about how to keep your mouth healthy during treatment, call our Livonia Family Smiles office or email us at pm@livoniafamilysmiles.com today.
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