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Kudos to Moms From – Honey Orthodontics

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

Next weekend is Mother’s Day. From the team at Honey Orthodontics we commend your efforts, acknowledge the challenges you accept during treatment, and thank you for your efforts!

If it wasn’t for moms, most kids and teens would be hard pressed to keep up with all the instructions needed to achieve a great orthodontic result and smile for a lifetime. Kids can’t wait to get their braces on and then soon thereafter… can’t wait to get them off. In between, moms are the angels who make things happen and get the job done day to day. And often taken for [...] Read More

Celebrate Earth Day with Honey Orthodontics

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

Dr. Oana Honey and team at Honey Orthodontics will be joining the world in acknowledging Earth Day on April 22nd as a way to demonstrate our support for environmental protections.

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 among two thousand colleges and universities, approximately 10.000 primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the US. Twenty million Americans ventured outside for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform. Today, this event is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

Did you know the each person throws away approximately [...] Read More

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Posted on April 7, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

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Protect Your Orthodontic Investment – Wear Your Retainers!

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

After orthodontic treatment is completed at Honey Orthodontics, retainers are the finishing touch to maintain your beautiful new smile while the teeth stabilize and over a lifetime of good oral health.

An orthodontic retainer is a custom-fit device that is removable or bonded depending upon the patient’s individual needs. It is your insurance policy your teeth stay put in their new positions if worn as instructed.

How Long Do I Need to Wear Retainers?

The bone structure and tissue around each individual tooth needs to stabilize after braces are removed. When wearing removable retainers, we require patients to wear [...] Read More

Mouthguard – A Germ Infested Breeding Ground

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

Must adults and kids today understand the importance of wearing a mouthguard when playing contact sports, especially while wearing braces. Blows to the mouth are painful enough without brackets and wires cutting into your lips and tongue making it worse. Teeth are actually less prone to injury when wired together as a single unit during orthodontic treatment. A mouth guard protects the braces and serves as addition protection, further reducing the possibility of tooth and jaw injury.

It is not uncommon for athletes to remove their mouthguard when playing sports and set it down, hold it in their dirty hands, [...] Read More

Enjoy Eating Right During March National Nutrition Month

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Dr. Oana Honey

Did you know that research confirms that taste is more important than nutrition as the main reason why we choose one food over another? Even though hereditary, social, emotional and health factors play a role, the foods people enjoy most are usually the ones they eat. So setting healthy standards are important to family health and lifestyles along with physical activity.

The key message National Nutrition Month promotes in March is how to mix good taste and nutrition with healthy meals that follow the Dietary Guidelines to “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right.” Preview a food chart of recommended school [...] Read More