Skate Party Success!

The 2013 Skate Party went over very well!  We had over 180 skaters and parents and friends who came to enjoy their Saturday evening with us.

Just Skating Around

Our patients loved the prizes this year.

Ipad Mini

The T-shirts this year were designed with a Mardi Gras Alligator and, they were green with purple lettering.

Our staff handed out T-shirts and raffle tickets as patients and their friends walked into the Skate Port.

Not only did our patients have fun but so did our staff.

Shannon & her daughter Abby

Shannon & Megan

Lily (Angi's daughter) & Angi

Here are some more photos:

 

Go Green in March

For all of our creative artist out there or even our not so creative, we will be giving away an extra coin for showing off you green. 

If you make jewelry out of duct tape or purses out of juice boxes, send us a picture.

  If you make sculptures like Dr. Waxler we want to see them this month!

Here is a great website that shows off all the fun things that are green.

www.gogreenitems.com

Skate Party 2013

This Saturday 2-9-13

Century Orthodontics is hosting our annual SAKTE PARTY!

Please join us for Skating Pizza and Prizes.

We will have a FREE Tshirt for all of our patients and kids under 20 who join us for some SKATING!

Meet us at Skate Port Plaza in Manchester MO

from 4:30pm -6:30 pm 

What a great way to have fun with our Century Family and if you are a new patient to meet the doctors and staff.  

If you take photos on your phone or camera please tweet them to us or share them on instagram with #centurysmiles or #centuryortho or mention us at @centuryortho on twitter.

We love pictures from our patients please share them with us!!!

for more information you may like our Century Orthodontic Facebook page and become friends with our staff at Staff Century orthodontics also on Facebook

Here are photos of the Entry PRIZES

Movie Passes, i-tunes, ipad mini, ipod nano, candy, gift cards & More

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

Getting Blingy with It!

Silver and Bling

Some of our patients have been making our Century Orthodontic T-shirts more girly!  The girls have been putting anything from flowers to rhinestones. These girls are very talented.  If any of our patients would like to earn more coins they can decorate their T-shirt to fit their personality.  

Puff Paint

 Another patient took home an example invisalign  aligner and used it as a stamp and it turned out very cute.

Neons

Flowers

Nice teeth

Here is our newest Century T-Shirt designer

Nice job Gracie!