Your First Visit

Your first visit to the doctor typically includes an x-ray that allows the doctor to view the structure of the jaw, the position of any teeth that have not yet erupted, malformed roots, and tooth decay.

The initial visit also involves getting your medical history. When you share your medical history with the doctor, be sure to provide complete, up-to-date information on your health. Inform your doctor if you have experienced recent hospitalization or surgery, or if you have recently been ill. Also tell the doctor the names, doses, and frequency of any medications you are taking — whether prescription or over-the-counter products — and the name of your physician. Inform the doctor of any changes in your health or medications. This information will help the doctor to select the most safe and effective method of treatment for you.

Once Treatment Starts

At Lakeville Orthodontics, we know that good oral hygiene is critical to the success of every orthodontic patient and can be one of the most challenging aspects of the orthodontic care.

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Ortho

Essentials

Program

That is why we have partnered with Crest and Oral B to offer a comprehensive oral hygiene education and grading system through our Ortho Essentials program.

Ortho Essentials is a three- step oral hygiene program designed to boost oral health and hygiene practices in orthodontic patients.  The day our patients get their braces on, our team will go over the importance of what foods to avoid, proper handling of emergencies and proper oral hygiene techniques.

In order to help with proper hygiene, our patients will receive the Oral-B Ortho Essentials kit and be started in our Ortho Essentials oral hygiene program.  Each patient kit includes the Oral-B Triumph power toothbrush with a SmartGuide wireless display to provide feedback on brushing time and technique, along with Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste, Rinse and SuperFloss to help reduce plaque and gingivitis. The kit will also include an easy to follow 5-level oral hygiene score card ranging form poor to excellent that illustrates each rating level so our clinical team and patients have a standard to compare oral hygiene.