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Parents, Do You Know About These 3 Childhood Orthodontic Devices?

April 11, 2019

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 12:00 pm

Many people have experience with braces.

A bunch of us wore them or knew friends and family who did through our adolescent years. Just about 4 million Americans are donning braces these days, in fact, and they are easily the most used type of pediatric orthodontics. We have collected a quick overview of a number of early orthodontic devices that many families might not know.

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Partially and Fully Impacted Wisdom Teeth

January 15, 2019

Filed under: Dental Care — Tags: , , — Dr. Faist & Dr. Koops @ 12:00 pm

Approximately 5 million people in the US have had their wisdom teeth pulled, resulting in an annual cost of $3 billion.

It’s likely that you are one of the individuals who has received this routine surgery. Your dentist more than likely removed them because they were disrupting the health of the rest of your teeth. Our wisdom teeth are the last of our grown-up teeth to form, and they are often pulled during our teens and early adulthood. Sometimes, wisdom teeth surface without any complications or difficulties. For others, painful symptoms and dental problems come along with the development of these teeth.

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