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The holiday season is the best time for sweets and treats. Unfortunately, these can be a little harsh on our teeth, especially for patients with braces or clear aligners. At Brieden Orthodontics in New Baltimore and St. Clair, MI, we want to make sure your orthodontic treatment plan works and straightens your teeth appropriately. To do so, we want to ensure you are practicing good orthodontic care, especially during the holidays. The last thing you want to do is come into the orthodontist’s office on your holiday.

At Brieden Orthodontics, our goal is to help patients achieve straight and healthy smiles. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of efficient orthodontics that include braces and Invisalign. Our team is dedicated to compassionate orthodontic care that extends not only during the orthodontic process, but after it as well. In fact, just because your braces are removed or Invisalign treatment has been completed, it doesn’t mean that there’s no more work left that needs to be done.

Dental technology has changed at swift rates over the past decades and is far different from what it used to be. Even though orthodontics have changed for the better, there are still updates and advances being made for more efficiency and comfortability.

Orthodontists are well-known for creating the smile that you take pride in today. Less commonly known, however, is that early orthodontic treatment is not only recommended, but it can be critical to your child’s oral development.

At Brieden Orthodontics, we believe everyone deserves a healthy, beautiful smile, and we're proud to help patients of all ages in the New Baltimore & East China area achieve one through high-quality orthodontic treatment. Our practice places a focus on convenient, customized treatment to fit into any lifestyle. If you've been considering a new smile but are nervous about having highly visible metal braces, lingual braces may be the perfect option for discrete orthodontic care.

At Brieden Orthodontics, we treat common orthodontic problems with several different types of braces and other orthodontic appliances. Because we offer clear aligners as an alternative to Invisalign, we often are asked about the differences between the two technologies.

We get a lot of questions from patients considering orthodontic treatment, but one is the most common by far: does getting braces hurt? There's a lot of misinformation out there about the orthodontic treatment process, and at Brieden Orthodontics, our mission is to be a comprehensive resource for orthodontic patients throughout New Baltimore and St. Clair.

We're excited to announce that we'll be facilitating field trips for third graders in both East China and New Baltimore – providing an excellent opportunity for kids to learn more about what it takes to maintain great oral hygiene!

This year, our team at Brieden Orthodontics is excited for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea on February 9th. In celebration of the games, we decided to host a game of our own for our beloved patients at our East China and New Baltimore office.

The holidays are upon us, and we know that means people everywhere are getting ready for some time spent relaxing, reconnecting with family, and enjoying some delicious holiday treats. But if you're wearing braces, clear aligners, or any other form of orthodontic treatment, you'll need to be careful this holiday season!

When choosing the type of treatment for your teeth, it is important to identify the type of dental care that fits your needs.

For some patients, it can come as a big surprise to learn that their bite is “off” or not perfect because they’re never had anyone tell them that their bite isn’t ideal.