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In the previous article we explained what invisible aligners are and how this revolutionary treatment method emerge to the orthodontics world, and I summarized the steps that every client will need to go through from the moment he enters the clinic to the moment he receives his 1st aligner.

Many patients in my clinic are worried about orthodontics and depriving them of certain types of food. Having braces doesn’t mean that you will be living on pureed, bland foods during your treatment. Knowing what foods you can and can’t eat with your braces will help you achieve the optimum results after your orthodontic treatment has been completed.

Dental consultations at the 2012 Olympic Games comprised 30% of all medical visits (second only to musculoskeletal). which means we have a real problem with the oral health of athletes and their athletic performance… Although athletes always look healthy and show us a healthy lifestyle without any health problems, a study published in the Journal Dental British and the previous statistics say the opposite…

Since the beginning of my work as an orthodontist in Dubai and later in Al Ain, many pregnant women who visited my clinic had a mutual fear of dental and orthodontic treatments during pregnancy, but is this fear justified? It is obvious that women might face problems at the level of teeth and gums during pregnancy, but many of them have a false belief that dental treatment may have negative effects on the embryo.

Without any embarrassment, beauty issues, or any inconveniences while eating your favorite meal, I can say Orthodontic treatment is possible! Today we will talk about a topic that I have always been asked about, whether in my clinic or on social media, the transparent aligner, or what we call the ((invisible aligners)).

While You are playing with your little child, laughing with him heartily, and in the midst of your happy moment, you notice something wrong in his smile. You stop for a while to recognize the problem. It seems like a teeth misalignment
If you’ve noticed your child’s incisors coming in behind his lower front teeth, then you should know that he’s suffering from Anterior Cross Bite which is an orthodontic problem.

Today we will talk about a common problem among our children, which many parents do not pay enough attention to, although it has a big role in many orthodontic problems, and its early treatment can protect our children from a long journey of orthodontic treatment, and save the time and cost as well.

Parents often visit my clinic complaining about their kids Finger-sucking habit, and usually they are afraid from the development of serious problems in their children’s jaws and teeth because of this habit. In fact, thumb-sucking habit and dental problems resulting from it are not uncommon in middle east region.
To learn more about this problem, I’ll start by explaining what the word “habit” means?

Crowding is one of the most common orthodontic problems, as British statistics indicate that more than 60% of Caucasian children suffer from crowded teeth in one of its stages. While the statistics of the (Public Health Services Center in the USA) indicate that the incidence of crowding among white children between the ages of 6-11 years was 43.3%, and for those with darker skin, it reached 35.2%.

Anterior teeth protrusion or what we call it “Protrusion” are one of most common cases in orthodontic clinics, and actually it comes after teeth crowding. Protrusion means, presence of distance more than normal between the incisal edges of upper and the lower front teeth (as this distance is supposed to be no more than 2 – 1 mm).