You have been wearing the fixed orthodontic appliance for several months now and you are very happy – your teeth are starting to align, your smile looks better and you know that the treatment works. Everything’s great, just … You start to worry – the teeth have changed their color, brown discoloration has appeared between […]

You’ve been waiting and waiting for an orthodontic consultation, finally the day comes… and you do not remember what you wanted to ask your doctor;) Here’s your checklist with questions my Patients often ask. 1. Do I need the orthodontic treatment? I know this may sound obvious… but some of the people who come to […]

Many of you dream not only of perfectly aligned, but also white teeth. During the visits, you often ask when to whiten your teeth? Before treatment, after treatment or maybe during the orthodontic treatment? When the teeth are not aligned properly in the arch, their color seems to be darker than it really is. When […]

Especially for you, I have prepared a short entry about what you should have on hand when you start orthodontic treatment 🙂 This is the basic shopping list – things that are useful during the treatment with fixed orthodontic appliance. 1. Orthodontic wax. It is very useful, especially at the beginning of treatment! Orthodontic brackets […]

If you’re here and you’re reading this, you probably are wondering how to prepare for fixing up the braces. Probably you have already booked an appointment at orthodontist’s office. So… how should you prepare your teeth for braces? 1. Hygiene, hygiene and once again…hygiene. Orthodontic appliance is a good choice only for someone who truly […]

Hello. My name is Lara Merkelbach, I am 26 years old and I am a dentist from Germany. Karolina is not only a very good colleague of mine, but I am also very well connected privately with her family and I appreciate all of them very much for their beautiful character and personalities. Today I […]

Removing permanent dental braces is only the first step on the road to a perfect smile. Do the teeth return to their original place after straightening with braces? Does a permanent retainer interfere with maintaining proper hygiene? Many patients who have undergone orthodontic treatment in the past return to the dentist’s office and are worried […]

1. Dedication 🙂 That’s definitely the essential thing! Every patient who would like to undergo orthodontic treatment must be absolutely certain of it. Only then will they be able to motivate themselves enough to take special care of their teeth during the treatment.   2. Toothbrush Which one? It doesn’t matter! If you can do […]

However, we cannot always avoid removing teeth during orthodontic treatment. Why? Orthodontic braces are only able to move the teeth within the area of the alveolar bones – this means that they are not able to increase the size of the existing bone in which the teeth are located. Sometimes the size of the teeth […]

Orthodontic treatment usually takes about two years. Sometimes it can be significantly longer. Here are a few reasons: Patient doesn’t report for follow-up visits. When wearing permanent braces, visits take place every 6–8 weeks, and at the end of the treatment even every 4 weeks. If the patient appears at the visits every six months […]

Is there such a thing as a diet when wearing braces at all? Not really. However, one can divide the types of foods into those that help maintain the health of teeth and orthodontic brackets in place, and those that promote the appearance of caries and may affect the detachment of brackets. Foods that stick […]

Recently at work I have often been encountering a similar situation — patients, sometimes teenagers, sometimes adults, who are wondering about the look of their canines, come for consultation. We take a pantomographic x-ray (i.e. a review x-ray of all teeth) and it turns out that above the strangely small — but in fact milk […]

Adult patients want to know what it’s like to have their braces glued on at the first visit. Does your teeth hurt? What can you eat? Right after the braces are applied, on the same day, we feel a slight pressure on our teeth. At this stage the biggest problem is the lip mucosa, which […]