Consult Your Dentist for Answers to Your Dental Health Concerns

Although America is considered as the leader in most professions, especially in the health sector, Americans continue to search for solutions to their dental and orthodontic issues. Dentists are confronted daily with a wide variety of situations and circumstances, and quite often the only successful solution will include the need for orthodontic treatment. 

Why Patients Reach Out for Orthodontic Treatment

Patients will come to you for many different reasons. If abnormal occlusion or misalignments are their main focus, then treatment to resolve overjet, overbite, crossbite, underbite, open bite, spacing, crowding, diastema, impacted teeth, and missing teeth will certainly involve orthodontic services.

Parents might schedule an appointment with concerns that their child has developed a thumb- sucking or finger-sucking habit.  These types of oral behaviors can lead to misalignment of the teeth and jaws and subsequently cause issues with facial esthetics and possibly problematic speech patterns. These habits are more easily corrected when dealt with early on.

Spacing between the teeth, especially the anteriors, can be another source of concern that will bring a patient in for a consultation.  When spacing or overcrowding affects the quality and beauty of a patient’s smile, orthodontic treatment can often be the best alternative for a successful resolution.

Techniques for Orthodontic Treatment:

In order to provide reliable orthodontic treatment to your patients, you need to begin by knowing the different techniques. The most widely used methods are:

1. Dental Braces: These braces are of two types, fixed and removable. They are suitable to correct misaligned teeth by using tiny brackets that are connected together with a metal wire.
2. Rubber Bands: Elastic rubber bands are often worn to apply additional force for more precise tooth movement and other correctional problems.
3. Retainers: Once the teeth have been properly positioned and the braces have been removed, then retainers are placed for long-term stability and to prevent unwanted movement or relapse.
4. Tooth Removal: Fortunately, most orthodontic treatment will not require removal of a patient’s teeth, but should extractions become necessary, then having full knowledge of a patient’s health history including any contraindications is crucial.

With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Robert Gerety has been recognized for his orthodontic expertise and treatment techniques.  Along with the support of our team members, we are dedicated to shaping your career path to one that is rewarding and successful. 

Our Comprehensive Orthodontic Education courses are equipped with cephalometric tracing kits, fully bracketed and banded typodonts, and all pliers and instruments necessary to complete Sessions 1, 2 and 3.  We also have mini-courses available for beginning or enhancing your orthodontic skills. 

Get excited about incorporating orthodontics into your practice!  Gerety Orthodontic Seminars offers both on-site and online learning courses where you can familiarize yourself with the different approaches that we’ve designed for tackling and successfully treating orthodontic cases.  You will receive continuing education credits upon completion of all courses provided by us.

We are eager to address your questions or concerns, so feel free to contact us at geretyorthodonticseminars.com.