What do orthodontic rubber bands do?

Orthodontic rubber bands, or elastics, can be an integral aspect of orthodontic care. Elastics help to align your bite by causing the teeth to move in a specific direction with greater efficiency. We will instruct you on how to hook up your elastics and the amount of time to wear them. The tension of the rubber band produces pressure on the teeth causing the bite to change, which helps with the correction of an underbite, overbite or crossbite.

Failure to wear your elastics as instructed could potentially lengthen your treatment time and make it more difficult to achieve an optimal result. If you have any questions about elastics or instructions you were given with them, feel free to contact a Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics staff member.

Invisalign questions

Many people know that Invisalign is a great solution to braces if you don't want to experience the look and feel of traditional metal braces. What few people know, though, is that just like traditional braces, Invisalign requires proper care to work effectively. Good oral hygiene is highly important, even when you are wearing something in your mouth that you can take out to eat with. It's still likely that your aligners can build up plaque if not treated properly. When wearing your Invisalign aligners, ask yourself the following questions:

1.) Am I eating with my aligners on? - These aligners are removable and should be taken out when you eat.
2.) Am I drinking anything other than water with my aligners on? - Though it's not a necessity for you to take out your aligners while you drink, think about how sticky a soda is. If you take out your aligners when drinking a soda, you have a better chance of keeping your aligners clean.
3.) Am I brushing before putting the trays on? - The aligners have both an inside and outside. Keeping the outside clean is easy. Keeping the inside clean is also easy: just make sure you've brushed your teeth before putting the trays on.

These are all very simple steps, and ultimately, they help to keep you building good oral habits.

--Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics

Summer Contest

Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics wants to see where you are spending your summer. Wherever you go, take a picture of yourself while wearing your Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics t-shirt. Then upload it to our Facebook page, email it to the office at braces@indyortho.com or mail it in to the office.  At the end of the summer, we will draw from all the responses for a special prize. Good luck, and have a wonderful summer from Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics!

Should my child's baby teeth be falling out?

Parents always want to know what they should expect when it comes to their children losing baby teeth. They often worry that something is wrong when their child's baby teeth don't fall out as expected. One detail to remember is that everyone develops at a different rate.

The first primary teeth are usually lost around six years of age. The ideal age for an Orthodontist to see a child is age 7, to evaluate the space and growth pattern of the individual child. Some children need interceptive treatment at this time, to help with the eruption of permanent teeth, or to avoid the possibility of extracting any permanent teeth at a later stage of development. Reasons for delayed eruption include crowded teeth, missing permanent teeth or extra teeth that can block the normal eruption of the permanent teeth.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a staff member at Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics.

YouTube

Did you know that more than 3 billion YouTube videos are viewed each day on YouTube? In keeping with the times, Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics has a YouTube channel. We have many different videos, such as Brushing, Foods to Avoid, Emergencies and  more. Have you checked out our YouTube Channel? Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/user/SondhiBiggsOrtho

Happy Mother's Day!

Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics would like to wish all the wonderful Mother's a great day! From our office to you, we appreciate all that you do, not only today, but everyday, for everyone. Happy Mother's Day!

Coming Soon

MOBILE WEBSITE

Sondhi-Biggs Orthodontics

is going mobile!

             Keep checking your smart phone for a new MOBILE website. We are in the process of making it easier for our patients to find the information they need while on the go! We will let you know when the new site has been launched.