Many developing orthodontic problems can be intercepted and corrected if diagnosed and treated at an early age. Dr. Anna Salas and our team at West U Orthodontics recommend children have their first orthodontic evaluation no later than age seven, or younger if the front four permanent teeth have replaced the baby teeth. Early treatment, also…
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It's springtime and it's again time to remind our patients at West U Orthodontics to protect their faces and pearly whites while out on the field playing sports. According to the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, children, high-school athletes and adults have more than 5,000,000 teeth knocked out in sporting events annually. If you are…
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At West U Orthodontics, we know orthodontic emergencies are neither convenient nor timely. If you are a patient of record, Dr. Anna Salas and our team are more than willing to see you after hours or over the weekend. As a general rule, you should call our Houston, TX office when you experience severe pain…
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Sometimes real life is stranger and more interesting that any made-up story. These weird and interesting facts about braces will amuse you … and make you glad you didn’t have to get braces “way back when.” Mummies with braces: Archaeologists have discovered mummies with crude bands of metal wrapped around their teeth. The metal was…
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