During your child’s braces treatment, routine adjustments were essential for correcting the alignment of your child’s teeth. Each of these alignment sessions applied modest tension to your child’s teeth and periodontal connective tissues to gradually alter the orientation and position of their teeth. After your child’s treatment is complete and their braces have been removed, a retainer is often necessary... read more »

A soon as you get your braces on, you will probably start counting down the days until they come off. And who could blame you? Sooner or later, that big day will arrive, and you will be ready to show the world your brand new smile. Having your braces removed is not painful and will take around 30 minutes. You... read more »

Once the alignment of your teeth has been fully corrected, your orthodontist can remove your braces. However, there will still be some residual tension remaining in the periodontal ligaments that anchor your teeth in place. If it’s not addressed in some way it could cause your teeth to drift out of their ideal position. To prevent this from happening to... read more »

Caring for your braces during treatments is vital to ensure your orthodontic treatment time occurs as swiftly as possible. Listed below are some common orthodontic health care treatment tips to keep your braces looking and functioning as good as new: - It may be possible to break off a piece of your braces if you are not careful, and if... read more »

After your braces come off, you probably think that's the end of your orthodontic treatment. However, in order to ensure your teeth remain straight, you'll need a retainer. Retainers, while a bit cumbersome at first, are hugely important in making sure that all the work you and Dr. Christopher Liang did together to get your smile straight doesn't come undone.... read more »

Now that your child’s teeth have been moved into their ideal alignment, Dr. Donald Liang and Dr. Christopher Liang can remove their braces. Even after the braces have been removed there will still be some residual tension in the periodontal ligaments that anchor their teeth in their sockets. If it isn’t addressed, this tension will slowly pull their teeth back out... read more »