What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘tongue spur’? While it may sound like some kind of growth, it’s actually a training tool to help break a patient’s habit of tongue thrusts. This harmful tendency is normal in infants but should be outgrown by age six. If left untreated, tongue thrusts can result in speech impediments and malformed teeth. In this post, your orthodontics specialist will explain how tongue spurs can benefit your child for years to come.  

If you’ve just learned that your teenager needs braces, you might have a flashback of your own experience. Walking the halls of your high school with a mouth full of metal was not an enjoyable experience, so realizing you’re going to have to put your child through the same is certainly not fun. But what if they don’t have to have the same experience as you? With Invisalign Teen aligners, they can have a straighter smile without anyone else ever knowing! As your teen prepares to begin treatment, here are 5 ways they will need to care for their aligners in order to achieve the desired results on time.