5 Researched Ways A Confident Smile Can Improve Your Life
As we are in the middle of the holidays, a Mother Teresa quote comes to mind: “Peace begins with a smile.” At Dr. Sep, we see a lot of people—from children to teens to adults—who are ready to begin their journey toward a confident, beautiful smile by getting braces. Many of them, especially adults of […]
Why Get Adult Braces? 5 Surprising Health Benefits of Straight Teeth
As an adult, you may find yourself looking in the mirror at your teeth wondering if it is too late for braces. You have lived with your crooked teeth for this long—does it make sense to take the step to get braces at this point in your life? You may consider getting braces a cosmetic […]
Early Orthodontics: Is it too early for my child to get braces?
If you are like every parent of the current parenting generation, you likely have seen your child’s peers at school, sports, or social events and wondered—why do some of their friends have braces already? We are used to the idea from our childhood that orthodontics is one phase of the teen years—we’d tease our bangs, […]
Adult Orthodontics: What Age Is Too Late to Get Braces?
You wake up in the morning and likely one of the first things you do is head to the bathroom to brush your teeth. There, you get out your toothbrush, look in the mirror, and take a look at those gorgeous pearly whites. Or—are they? It can be a painful way to start the day […]
Clear Aligners – The 5 Clear Benefits
Straight teeth offer excellent benefits, including a great, healthy bite, improvements to speech, possibly better sleep, and best of all, the confidence that comes with a great smile. But maybe you feel daunted by the steps to get there—especially as an adult. Many people don’t want to go through the clunky process of having traditional […]
Are You Experiencing Shifting Teeth?
After wearing braces for many months, there is nothing more exciting than the day the braces come off and you can glide your tongue over your smooth, metal-free teeth. It takes some time to adjust to the new smile that is looking at you from the mirror, but after a while, it becomes just another […]