Guides
Longer answers to the questions that come up in the chair. Written to be read by patients rather than by search engines.
Understanding your bite
- My teeth look straight. Do I still need braces?
- Crowding: why it happens and why it gets worse
- Gaps between teeth: which close easily and which do not
- Overbite and overjet are not the same thing
- Crossbite explained
- Open bite: causes and correction
- Impacted canines and how braces bring them down
- Extraction or not: how that decision is made
Going through treatment
- Do braces hurt? An honest account
- A week of soft meals after bonding
- Travelling with braces
- What happens if you stop treatment early
- Transferring in or out of Maple Ridge mid-treatment
- What your orthodontic records actually show
Protecting the result
- White spot lesions: the one avoidable complication
- Gum health during treatment
- Retainers compared, and what to do when one breaks
- Braces and wisdom teeth: separating the myths
Particular situations
Find out what your teeth actually need
A first visit is complimentary. You will get an honest answer about whether braces are the right tool for this bite, what it would take, and what it would cost — with no obligation to start.
Request a complimentary evaluation Call (604) 463-1125
myORTHODONTIST Maple Ridge
108B – 22971 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, BC
(604) 463-1125