Text Box: Americans are focusing more and more attention on improving their smiles through orthodontics. Why? A recent survey of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry found that 92 percent of adults surveyed cited an attractive smile as a social asset – but only 50 percent of those adults were satisfied with their own smile. In addition, according to The Journal of the American Dental Association, two-thirds to three-fourths of adults have some degree of malocclusion (crooked teeth.) Malocclusion presents challenges to good oral hygiene. The simple fact is straight teeth are healthier, prettier teeth. But until recent years, the number of adults willing to undergo treatment was low. Few adults want to endure the “metal mouth” look. Some experts attribute our recent attention to orthodontics to more aesthetic, less noticeable treatment options made possible by cutting-edge technology. One of the most popular – and most Text Box: high-tech – of these innovations is Invisalign. Invisalign is a method of straightening teeth using a series of clear, almost invisible, removable Aligners. Invisalign combines the doctor’s clinical treatment plan with proprietary 3-D, computer-generated software to make these sets of unique, custom-made Aligners that move teeth in very precise increments. But Invisalign isn’t the only innovation in dental and orthodontic practices today. Offices like ours are using digital cavity detection devices, digital x-rays, photography, chair-side computers, Internet access, and a Text Box: host of technology-based products to educate patients about their dentition and engage them in the treatment Text Box: The Invisalign Secret is Out! Text Box: Something to Smile About Text Box: All Smiles Dentistry Text Box: Star Power Can a Perfect smile get any better? The latest Buzz involves Tom Cruise who has a dazzling smile—he is after all the “sexiest man alive “ in Peoples 1990 survey. He has decided to undergo orthodontic treatment after taking one of his children to the orthodontist. Text Box: This month’s Trivia If you want to keep all your teeth as you age, it helps to live in Hawaii and to be a non-smoker, according to a 1999 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Only 14% of people 65 or older who live in Hawaii are completely toothless, a condition known as edentulism. In contrast, at least 48% of people of the same age in West Virginia have lost all their teeth, according to the survey of more than 27,000 people in 46 states. Text Box:

February 2009
Text Box: Good for of Invisalign Treatment This offer cannot be combined with any other offers Please print this and share with friends Good Through February Text Box: Success Tip of the Month - Goal setting has been found to be one of the things that sets achievers apart from those who fall short of their potential. When setting a goals it is important to look inside yourself to discover what is important to you. It helps to consider what you want others to say about you when you are gone.-like in an obituary This helps you to focus on the things that are really important. Once you know this, you can write what it is in life that you want to accomplish. It can be anything, business, family, education—this is your life. Once you write it down, you have to review it daily or you will loose focus. This focus is what makes things come to pass, without it your goals are just a wish list. Make it a resolution to take charge by writing goals and looking at them daily and see what comes to pass this year. Good Luck!
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