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Play Sports? Use Mouthguards.

April 9th, 2025

Dr. Frank Andolino and Dr. Susan and our team recommend always wearing a protective mouthguard to participate in most physical sports. We especially encourage this if you have braces that can potentially cut your mouth or cause damage to your teeth. You have various choices to consider when you’re looking for a protective mouthguard. One…
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Snowball Effect

April 2nd, 2025

Winter and its snowball fights are behind us, true, but there might be another kind of snowball heading your way. When you neglect the small steps involved in your everyday orthodontic routines, little problems can start to snowball into bigger ones, affecting your dental health and delaying your orthodontic progress. Here are three areas where…
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Orthodontics and Oral Piercings

March 26th, 2025

Traditional braces and oral piercings—does the inevitable meeting of metals pose any risks? Let’s look at some of the potential problems with oral piercings, and you and Dr. Frank Andolino and Dr. Susan can decide if you should take a break from jewelry while you’re in treatment. Tooth Damage Enamel is the strongest substance in…
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Tube Talk

March 19th, 2025

The topic is tubes. No, we’re not talking about TV shows, or sports socks, or British subway systems. We’re talking toothpaste! With so many options out there, which toothpaste should you be looking for to keep your teeth their cleanest and healthiest during orthodontic treatment? Fantastic Fluoride The last thing you want while you’re wearing…
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