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Your Five-Step Guide to Preventing Tooth Decay While Wearing Braces

March 27th, 2024

If you’re wearing braces, then you know they are working hard to straighten your teeth. However, those hard-working braces are also preventing you from easily cleaning your teeth. It is essential that you put some extra attention into preventing tooth decay while wearing your braces. When your braces are finally removed by Dr. Robert Peterson,…
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Five Fun Ways to Count Down Your Braces Time

March 20th, 2024

Braces can straighten your teeth to give you a more attractive smile for life. The process can take 18 months to two years or more, and this amount of time can seem unending when you first get your braces. Counting down your brace time can help the time pass more quickly and build the excitement…
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Get Your Orthodontic Journey Off to a Good Start

March 13th, 2024

Whether you’ve chosen traditional braces or invisible aligners, congratulations! You’ve taken the first step on your way to a beautiful, healthy smile. Of course, like every other journey, a good start helps you get where you’re going as quickly and easily as possible. And the best way to start your orthodontic journey at Peterson Orthodontics…
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Does My Pre-Existing Dental Work Mean I Can’t Wear Traditional Braces?

March 6th, 2024

When you get braces as a child, you usually present the orthodontist with a blank canvas—newly erupted, perfect permanent teeth, just waiting to be aligned. But if you are a bit older, your canvas might already be a bit busy, with fillings, crowns, perhaps even a missing tooth. Can Dr. Robert Peterson still work with…
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