Living With Braces 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Let me be straight with you: braces can be a little uncomfortable, especially at the start and after each adjustment. But real, sharp pain is not normal, and most of the aches are easy to manage once you know… Continue reading Braces Hurt and Common Emergencies: How to Cope and What to Do
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What No One Tells You About Adult Braces
Living With Braces 9 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics SHORT ANSWER The clinical side of adult treatment is well documented. The experience of it is not, which is why adults end up asking strangers online instead of asking us. Five things come up over and over: self-consciousness at… Continue reading What No One Tells You About Adult Braces
Choosing the Best Colors for Your Braces: A Complete Guide
Living With Braces 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics New braces come with a small perk most people don't expect: you get to design them. The tiny rubber ties that hold the wire in place, called ligatures, come in nearly every color you can picture, and you pick… Continue reading Choosing the Best Colors for Your Braces: A Complete Guide
Coffee and Braces or Aligners: Will It Stain Your Smile?
5 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics • Living With Braces For a lot of people, giving up coffee is not on the table, braces or no braces. The good news is you do not have to. But coffee and orthodontic treatment do interact in ways worth understanding, from… Continue reading Coffee and Braces or Aligners: Will It Stain Your Smile?
What Can and Can’t You Eat With Braces? A Complete Guide
7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics • Living With Braces The first question almost every new braces patient asks, usually before they even leave the chair, is “so what can I actually eat now?” It is a great question, because what you eat in the first weeks and… Continue reading What Can and Can’t You Eat With Braces? A Complete Guide