Faster Treatment with Propel Orthodontics

What is Propel?

Propel is a micro-invasive treatment that uses mirco-osteoperforations to stimulate the bone to remodel faster therefore "Excellerate" your tooth movement.

What does Propel do?

Propel is a way to have straight teeth faster.  This process straightens teeth in almost half the time it would normally take to treat any patient. This product excellerates treatment and allows picture-perfect selfies delivered ahead of schedule.

Did you know?

74% of adults have incorrect bites or crooked teeth.  It makes it hard to difficult to remove plaque and food debris from teeth. 

If left untreated, there is an increased risk for tooth decay. 

Micro-Osteoperforation with Propel is:

• Clinically proven safe and effective
• Doctor-performed in just a few minutes during your regularly scheduled office visit
• Used with any form of tooth movement

Benefits:

• Faster results without inconvenience.
• Can be used with any from of tooth movement.
• Procedure is done at regular office visit
• Saves time with fewer visits
• Not surgery and no recovery time

Text Reminded Rubber Bands

We are in the first stages in beta testing a new way to get kids to wear their rubber bands.  Most teens, young adults and adults have their cell phones attached to their hip. Which means if their phone would remind them to put their rubber bands in they would not be able to say that they forgot them.

 Rubber bands are an important step in correcting your teeth's alignment.  To move teeth with rubber bands you need a slow continuous force.  When moving teeth with rubber bands it is the patient's responsibility to remember to put them in and wear them.  If a patient forgets to wear them it slows the process and can even double the time in braces.  When wearing elastic bands full time this means 20-23 hrs of the day with them in  the correct place.

The time that most patients forget them is after lunch until after dinner this means that the patient can lose anywhere from 1-6 hours of wear.  The best way to solve this problem is to have someone or something remind them that elastics wear is important and that they should have their bands in.

If you would like to help us test this new Rubber band reminder it is very simple all you have to do is text

@gotbands to (832) 900-4027. 

or if you would prefer email 

just email gotbands.mail.remind101.com

This will send you 3-4 text messages a day reminding you to put your bands in.  It can also tell you about upcoming events that are going on in out office and contests.

If you have any questions about this please email tara@centuryorthodontics.com

Why do I need Braces?

Why do I need braces?

Many of our patients come to us after seeing their dentist and they ask "why do I need braces?"  The answer to this question has many different answers.  Some reasons are obvious, you have crooked teeth, you don't like your smile or it hurts to bite but that isn't always the case with every patient.  Each patient is different and has different concerns with their teeth.  Only your orthodontist can tell you personally why you need braces.

Some of the purposes for having braces on teeth are:

• Straightening teeth- To align the teeth in an arch pattern so that it is easier to clean and chew. A bad        bite will have a negative impact on chewing, head and neck aches, as well as speech.
• Correcting Bites- Malocclusion are "Bad Bites," and have different terms to group them according to the bite alignment. 
• Cosmetic- These changes to your teeth will have no change in the functionality of your teeth but will enhance your smile.  Orthodontics for a cosmetic reason are to arrange the teeth in their correct place to obtain a "perfect" smile.

Reasons for straightening teeth:

• Straightening ones teeth makes it easier to chew and digest food.  
• Improvements to the roof of your mouth can help with breathing and reduce snoring.
• Having a beautiful smile brings confidence to the owner and makes others smile around you.

Patient with Over-Jet & Over Bite Before

After

Severe Crowding Before

After

RubberBand Reminder App

Do you want to get out of

your braces faster?

If yes, this is the app for you!

Rubber Band Reminder will send you alerts

to remind you to wear your rubber bands.

RubberBand Reminder

Will track you progress and display a graph

and a letter grade that you can show to your parents, friends or your orthodontist.

Do yourself a favor & Download

RubberBand Reminder NOW!

In addition, it has a setting called

“Challenge”

That will ask you through out the day whether or not you are wearing your rubberbands. You simply answer “Yes or No”.

AND YOU MUST BE HONEST!

THE BOTTOM LINE IS:

If you wear your rubberbands consistently you will get out of braces faster and that decreases cavities, scarring, bad breath and gum disease.

This shows your progress 

RubberBand Reminder App

This app is compatible with:

iphone, ipod touch,

ipad, & Android.

This app is available for around $2.00.

Patients who are struggling to remember to put their rubberbands in after lunch this app is great for you.  Patients that show that they have been doing better with their rubberbands with this app will receive an extra coin when they show the doctor or assistant their progress graph.  Patients will also be able to keep track of their appointments and know how long until their next appointment.  This will help keep them on track so that they don’t miss appointments and slow down treatment.  This app is great for the kids and adults who have a hard time with their bands. 

  

  

Alarm Challenger

This app sets alarms to go off when rubberbands are suppose to be replaced. This takes the guess work out of your rubberbands wear.

Sleeper Mode

This will allow you not to be challenged while you are sleeping or during the school day.

We ask that patients download at the chair side.

(Just like our patients forget to wear their bands, they will forget to download the app when they get home)

******This is a pay app so we ask for parent permission before you buy.