Tips for bettering your orthodontic practice

Ormco Corp., a manufacturer and provider of advanced orthodontic technology and services, is advising orthodontists on ways to better their practices in 2012 by offering tips and insightful data to help increase the value of their services. According to a study conducted by Millennium Research Group, 68 percent of surveyed adults are interested in improving their smiles.

Dec 7, 2011 | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

OrthoMetrics: Measure it. Improve it.

We find our practices in a challenging marketplace: a new consumer, increased competition for that consumer and rising costs for delivering treatment. In today’s practice, being an informed business manager isn’t an option; it’s a must. Maintaining a healthy practice requires managing the clinical and the business components efficiently and profitably.

Nov 23, 2011 | OVERVIEW

Orthodontics’ future challenging, but bright

Oral Health, in its 100th year of publication, recently received a 2011 “Awards of Distinction” from the University of Toronto Alumni Association for consistent support of the Canadian dental community. In speaking with many of my colleagues at the event, reflections focused on how the profession has changed and how many of those changes have made orthodontic practice more challenging.

Nov 10, 2011 | OVERVIEW

What defines beauty? A review of historical facial evaluation

According to the saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” by Margret Hungerford[1] in 1878, the beauty of a person is not inherent to that person but is determined by the viewer. Beauty is subjective, relative and referential. What appears beautiful to one individual may not be the case for another.

Nov 2, 2011 | OVERVIEW

Adult orthodontics: a new myofunctional appliance system

Many adults have poorly aligned teeth and would like orthodontic treatment. Some may already have had braces previously and have seen their teeth crowd up again. The majority of adult patients do not want to wear braces. For more than 20 years, Myofunctional Research Co. (MRC) has developed orthodontic appliances to improve the dental and facial development of children using myofunctional orthodontic techniques.

Sep 16, 2011 | OVERVIEW

Myofunctional therapy

Orofacial myology, or myofunctional therapy, is the treatment of an orofacial muscle imbalance, incorrect swallowing pattern, TMJ muscle dysfunction and/or the elimination of bruxing, clenching or noxious oral habits. The main muscles of concern to the orofacial myologist include the temporalis, masseter, internal and external pterygoid, buccinator, orbicularis oris and the mentalis.

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