How To Floss With Braces
When you have braces, flossing can be a bit of a challenge, but it is critically important to the best possible outcome – your beautiful, straight smile. When you decide to get braces, you are committing to your smile, so if your oral hygiene isn’t well maintained, other dental issues may arise. Braces can trap food, sugar, […]
READ MOREFoods To Avoid With Braces
When you first receive braces in Marlborough, you may find it difficult to eat the things you normally do. Adjusting to having wires and metal brackets in your mouth can seem strange at first. However, within a few days or weeks your new oral appliances will feel pretty normal and you may be tempted to […]
READ MOREEssential Tools For Cleaning Braces At Home
Getting braces can be both exciting and daunting. You are beginning the journey to a straighter, healthier smile! With all of the adjustments, however, it is easy to let your dental hygiene slip. Your orthodontists in Marlborough, Newton, and Northborough are dedicated to helping you achieve and maintain a smile that you can be proud of when the braces […]
READ MOREHow to take care of your braces on vacation
For many people, vacation means freedom from responsibility. For you, however—someone who has braces—it means taking extra precautions to ensure that all the hard work that you and your Newton orthodontics team put forth does not go to waste. Have fun on vacation, but don’t forget to show your teeth a little TLC while you do. This […]
READ MOREHealthy Braces-Friendly Lunches
Welcome to our blog! Here at Carvalho & Roth Orthodontics, we are proud to be a leading orthodontic practice with a number of different locations in Marlborough, Northborough, and Newton Centre, Massachusetts. We understand how important it is to feel cared for and prioritized in your dental office, so it is our top priority to […]
READ MORECaring for Your Retainer
For the most part, caring for braces is pretty simple. Yes, you have to brush more frequently, and yes, flossing takes more time than usual, but it’s all essentially the same process as your normal oral hygiene routine – just with a little added metalwork. Once you get your braces off, though, you’ll enter the retention […]
READ MOREBraces Friendly Halloween Recipes
At Carvalho & Roth, we love a little bit of Halloween fun. It’s a joy to watch the excitement on our patients’ faces as they dress up as their favorite ghouls and ghosts, and we think it’s wonderful that the community can come together for such a fun celebration every year. But there’s one thing […]
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