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How They Improve Your Bite and Why Consistency Matters When you begin orthodontic treatment with braces or clear aligners, you may be surprised to learn that small rubber bands—known as orthodontic elastics—are a critical part of correcting your smile. While brackets and wires move your teeth into alignment, elastics play a unique and vital role…
Ensuring Optimal Results and Long-Term Success If you’re considering dental implants to restore your smile, timing is everything. One crucial step that often gets overlooked is completing orthodontic treatment before the placement of dental implants. While dental implants are a reliable solution for missing teeth, ensuring your teeth and bite are properly aligned beforehand can…
Making an Informed Choice for a Lasting Smile After months or even years of orthodontic treatment, the last thing anyone wants is for their teeth to shift back to their original positions. That’s where retainers come into play, and one option to consider is the bonded orthodontic retainer. These retainers are attached to the back…
Patients often ask if braces will affect their speech. While movies and TV shows exaggerate this, the reality is less dramatic. Braces do not cause a permanent lisp. However, untreated malocclusion can lead to speech issues. Temporary Speech Changes Braces might temporarily alter your speech as your mouth adjusts to the new appliance. You may…
Have you seen the trend online about “mewing,” a do-it-yourself way to restructure your face that has been trending on social media? The idea is that by changing your tongue posture, you can redefine your jawline and even align your teeth. You know what they say about things that sound too good to be true,…
As a board member of the Virginia Association of Orthodontists (VAO) and an active member of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), Dr. Oakley was invited to attend the AAO Leadership Conference. The conference was held the day before the AAO Annual Winter Conference, so Dr. O took advantage of the opportunity to attend several…
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s no secret that stress has become an unavoidable part of our daily lives. From demanding work schedules to personal responsibilities, stress can manifest in various ways, impacting our mental and physical well-being. What many people may not realize is that stress can also take a toll on our oral health….
As a working mother of 2, Dr. Oakley knows the struggle of managing schedules. With work, school, doctors appointments, sport practices and games, clubs, and play dates to juggle, we are excited to be able to offer Dental Monitoring to our patients at Christenson Family Orthodontics. What is Dental Monitoring? Dental Monitoring is an app…
When it’s time to start orthodontic treatment for yourself or someone in your family, choosing the right orthodontist is important. Whether you’re getting braces or aligners (like Invisalign), you will likely be seeing your orthodontist for anywhere from a couple of months to a couple of years. You need to find an orthodontist that you…
Congratulations and good luck to all our patients who are getting ready to head off to college with their beautiful, confident smiles! Dr. Christenson & Dr. Oakley are proud of all our Chesapeake Orthodontist and Virginia Beach Orthodontist patients continuing their education around the country. Please let this also serve as a friendly reminder that…
Today, more than ever before, adults are seeking orthodontic treatment in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. In this world where almost every moment is captured in photos or video, you want your smile to reflect your inner beauty and confidence! There is no such thing as being too old for Orthodontics in Chesapeake or Virginia Beach….
Christenson Family Orthodontics is growing! Dr. Oakley has teamed up with Dr. Elleni Kapoor and is now seeing patients in the Hilltop area of Virginia Beach. Dr. Kapoor sees pediatric dental patients at General Dentistry 4 Kids (GD4Kids) in the Hilltop East Shopping Center. Dr. Kapoor was looking for an orthodontist that would provide her…
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