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Patient Information
Orthodontics is very different
from medicine or general dentistry. The orthodontist
and the staff can not do all the work for you.
The success of the treatment depends on a partnership
between you, the assistants and the orthodontist.
Everyone has a job.
The Orthodontist and Staff determine
the problem, recommend the treatment, make a plan
of action and carry out the plan step by step.
They teach you the proper diet, efficient hygiene
techniques, treatment objectives and how you must
help.
Parents and friends are supportive,
understanding, gently coaching and always caring.
You, the patient, learn why the teeth are being
straightened. You should strive to keep appointments
and the details of the treatment plan, to brush
after eating anything and floss once each day,
to avoid hard and sticky foods and minimize sugar
from your diet, to wear headgear, elastics, or
other appliances as requested, to arrive in the
office on time, and to report lost or broken appliances.
You have to help. We can do a
technically perfect job, but unless you stay healthy
and work hard to help, the final result will not
be successful.
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