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Orthodontic Tips, News & Patient Stories
Welcome to The Orthodontic Studio’s orthodontic blog! This blog provides you with braces tips and advice, Invisalign® news, and orthodontic care updates. We care about your and your family’s general health, which is why our team places a high priority on patient education.
Stay Informed on the Latest in Braces & Invisalign®
Our orthodontic articles will cover a wide range of topics and provide many smile transformation stories. We encourage you to read our orthodontic blog for professional guidance and other crucial information to help you on your journey to a healthy, straight smile.
The Orthodontic Studio: are there teeth grinders in your house?
Grind, grind, grind. If you live with a teeth grinder, you may be familiar with this unpleasant sound, especially recently. A recent study published in the journal Head & Face Medicine suggests that people—adults and kids—faced with stress tend to cope by grinding their teeth. In addition, the Chicago Dental Society suggests that since the…
Reminding You To Enter the Invisalign Teen Choice Sweepstakes!
We wanted to share this Invisalign Teen Choice Sweepstakes information with everyone. The sweepstakes are from now until July 11th, and you could even win a trip to the Teen Choice 2010, along with several other great prizes. We encourage you to check it out!
Drs. Banasiak & Nettune Celebrating the National Smile Month
It’s June already! Where does the time go? Drs. Banasiak & Nettune are excited to tell you June marks National Smile Month, a great time to remind our patients to brush, floss, practice good nutrition at home (and over the summer) to avoid cavities and gum disease, among other dental health issues. After all, there’s…
Kids getting braces at a younger age
You may have heard that braces were originally considered to be best appropriate for teens. But these days, kids as young as seven are beginning their orthodontic treatment. Because preadolescent kids are typically not as self-conscious, our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists suggest it could be a good idea to start early. Experts,…
Top Ten Tips To Keep Your Braces Clean
Keeping your teeth clean is more important than ever when you have braces. Food bits have more spots than usual to hide in your mouth, so you must be diligent in order to avoid bad breath, swollen gums, discolored teeth, and cavities. If you remove plaque regularly during treatment, you’ll experience better results and shorter…
Dr. Banasiak, parsing through the myths & facts of orthodontics
Trust us when we say Drs. Nettune and Banasiak know there are quite a few myths about orthodontics (and orthodontists) flying around these days. But before you buy into those myths, our team at The Orthodontic Studio thinks you should get the facts! If you have any questions about orthodontics or your treatment here at…
Share your experience at The Orthodontic Studio with the world!
Whether you’ve visited The Orthodontic Studio for a week, months or even years, we’d love to hear your feedback about how Drs. Nettune and Banasiak are doing! There are lots of ways you can share your thoughts about our practice with the rest of the world, but we encourage you to head to our Google…
Happy Mother’s Day from Drs. Nettune and Banasiak!
Our entire team (Drs. Nettune and Banasiak included) at The Orthodontic Studio would like to take this moment to recognize all the great moms who come to our office and wish them all a very happy Mother’s Day! We thought this would be a good time to let you know we appreciate you all and…
Do you know where your retainers are?
If you recently completed treatment at The Orthodontic Studio, we’d like to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been removed, Drs. Nettune or Banasiak will provide—or have provided you—with retainers. After braces are removed, your teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers, however, provide that stabilization. They are designed…
Sleep Disorders and Treatment Options in Basking Ridge and Mendham
Our staff at The Orthodontic Studio know sleep disorders are fairly common, with around 50 to 70 million Americans being affected by some type chronic sleep disorder. That’s a lot. Some of these progress to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which can cause loss of sleep among many other health problems. Snoring is one of the…
Ask Drs. Nettune and Banasiak: What, exactly, is malocclusion?
Malocclusion, or what our staff at The Orthodontic Studio calls “bad bite,” is the improper alignment of teeth and/or jaws. When your teeth and jaws are not properly aligned, it may impact your bite, the ability to properly care for your teeth, your gum tissue health and, yes, even your appearance. Most people experience some…
Drs. Nettune and Banasiak want to know: What do you love about our community?
Serving Basking Ridge, Mendham, Bedminster and surrounding communities here in New Jersey, The Orthodontic Studio is situated around some pretty special neighborhoods. Each is unique with its own personality, created by the people and places (and our phenomenal patients) living within. Today, Drs. Nettune and Banasiak thought we’d ask: What are your favorite things about…
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