by Hillary Darby | Oct 4, 2016 | Convenience, Customer Service, Orthodontics, Quality, Results
Thumb sucking is a common, natural reflex infants and toddlers exhibit as a way to self-sooth. According to the American Dental Association, most children stop sucking their thumbs between the ages of two and four. However, if you’ve noticed your child has made a...
by Hillary Darby | Sep 27, 2016 | Orthodontics
In most braces cases, you’re looking at an 18 to 30 month commitment to improving your smile. But did you know that this timeframe can be extended based on improper orthodontia maintenance? To avoid tacking more time onto your bracket action, take these three rules as...
by Hillary Darby | Sep 13, 2016 | Orthodontics, Results
Getting your braces off is a momentous occasion. After months of metal in your mouth, you now have beautiful, straight teeth to show with pride. Here are three ways to celebrate your new smile: Host a Bye-Bye Braces Party Now that you’re rocking that great new grin,...
by Hillary Darby | Sep 6, 2016 | Orthodontics
Whether you’re an adult, a teenager, or a kid whose mom just decided it was time to figure out what’s going on with those chompers, we realize that getting braces feels like a big decision. And it is! Taking charge of the state and status of your teeth can...
by Hillary Darby | Aug 30, 2016 | Convenience, Customer Service, Orthodontics
As human beings, we spend a lot of time waiting. Behind the lady with twenty bags of cat litter who isn’t quite sure how to operate self-checkout. In carpool lines that seem to span the entire afternoon. At restaurants on Friday nights because, against our better...
by Hillary Darby | Aug 23, 2016 | Orthodontics, Price / Finance
Oh, Miley. She sings, she twerks, she acts, she gets to canoodle Liam Hemsworth, and now she’s the newest addition to Season 11 of NBC’s The Voice—but what does Hollywood wild child Miley Cyrus have to do with Birmingham Orthodontics? No, she wasn’t a patient (ahem,...