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How to Brush and Clean Your Teeth with Braces

October 30, 2026 By Dr. Chetan Leave a Comment

A smiling young adult wearing fixed braces beside the words Healthy teeth, even with braces.

Fixed braces need a little extra cleaning care. Follow a practical routine for brushing around brackets and wires, cleaning between teeth and looking after your gums.

Filed Under: Orthodontics, Patient Guides Tagged With: Braces, oral hygiene, orthodontic care

How to Prevent Braces Staining (Prevent Staining of Ceramic Braces)

May 7, 2014 By Dr. Chetan Leave a Comment

Ceramic braces

Ceramic braces for equally as aesthetic as they are for function, and they are made to look like the color of the teeth, thus the braces sometimes go unnoticeable. These are more preferred than the metallic braces because the Ceramic braces are made to look similar in color of that of the teeth. The more […]

Filed Under: Dental Tips, Orthodontics Tagged With: Braces, Ceramic Braces

Dental Braces Worn For Long Periods – Harmful Effects, Care Needed

September 29, 2012 By Dr. Chetan 1 Comment

Dental Braces

Dental braces are extremely common owing to the fact that it helps in restoring the jaw line of people and helps them in flashing the perfect smile as well. However, an important point that must be mentioned is that long use of dental braces can be the cause of various health complications. So, you should […]

Filed Under: Orthodontics

Braces Colors – Choosing of the Colored braces, Maintenance of Braces

May 18, 2012 By Dr. Chetan 5 Comments

Colored braces

Colors of braces is always a matter of concern for many patients who come with a problem of their teeth alignment, but in the end would also want to have their teeth look whiter and neat while the braces are on. There are many who would ask “what color braces should i get” but the […]

Filed Under: Orthodontics Tagged With: braces color chooser, braces colors, Colored braces

Andrew’s six keys of occlusion

December 14, 2010 By Dr. Chetan Leave a Comment

andrew crown angulation

Correct occlusion is one of the prime necessities for good esthetics and to prevent many problems that may arise due to malocclusion. Andrew had introduced 6 keys for normal occlusion, which would ensure a good arch relationship and normal profile. Molar inter-arch relationship Mesiobuccal cusp of 1st maxillary molar should occlude in the groove between […]

Filed Under: Orthodontics Tagged With: occlusion, orthodontics

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