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Post-Op Information

Stars Group Early Orthodontics

Your child’s growth and development is evaluated at each hygiene visit. Your child benefit from early interceptive orthodontics here in our office or be referred to an orthodontist for alignment of the teeth. There are some procedures that we can do here in the office that may lessen the amount of time your child will have to be in braces and improve the outcome. Dr. Hudkins and Dr. Rockne coordinate a plan with your orthodontist and work as a team throughout orthodontic treatment. Don’t forget to maintain your hygiene appointments at Smile Zone every 6 months throughout orthodontic care! This is an easy time to get cavities and home care requires extra work.

Ortho Appliance Instructions:

  • Avoid sticky foods and hard crunchy foods
  • Maintain perfect hygiene throughout treatment
  • Keep 6 month hygiene appointments
  • Follow appliance specific directions

Invisalign Instructions

  • Wear 18-22 hours per day
  • Do not eat or drink with trays in
  • Brush and floss as normal
  • Brush trays to keep clean
  • Store trays in case while not wearing
  • Avoid crunchy foods if you have bonded attachments
  • Change trays at recommended interval
  • Maintain perfect hygiene and keep 6 month hygiene appointments

Contact us at (417)883-5866 if you have a broken appliance or questions

Kid Flying Space Maintenance

If a tooth is lost earlier than naturally expected, it is very important to hold the space for the permanent tooth to come in. If the space is left unattended, there can be closure of the space or drifting of adjacent teeth. This is where the tooth beside it can move forward and block the permanent tooth from coming in. Some of the space maintainers can be made chairside so the child will not have to come back to the office for placement. Other spacers will take a week as this allows time to be made at the lab.

Post-Op Instructions:

  • Stay away from anything sticky. This includes gum of any kind, caramels, tootsie rolls, starbursts, gummy bears, etc’
  • No hard candy as this can bend the bar to the spacer.
  • If spacer comes out or is bent, bring the spacer back in for a possible repair. If the spacer is left out too long, this can cause drifting, and require a new spacer to be made.
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Stars Group Early Orthodontics

Your child’s growth and development is evaluated at each hygiene visit. Your child benefit from early interceptive orthodontics here in our office or be referred to an orthodontist for alignment of the teeth. There are some procedures that we can do here in the office that may lessen the amount of time your child will have to be in braces and improve the outcome. Dr. Hudkins and Dr. Rockne coordinate a plan with your orthodontist and work as a team throughout orthodontic treatment. Don’t forget to maintain your hygiene appointments at Smile Zone every 6 months throughout orthodontic care! This is an easy time to get cavities and home care requires extra work.

Ortho Appliance Instructions:

  • Avoid sticky foods and hard crunchy foods
  • Maintain perfect hygiene throughout treatment
  • Keep 6 month hygiene appointments
  • Follow appliance specific directions

Invisalign Instructions

  • Wear 18-22 hours per day
  • Do not eat or drink with trays in
  • Brush and floss as normal
  • Brush trays to keep clean
  • Store trays in case while not wearing
  • Avoid crunchy foods if you have bonded attachments
  • Change trays at recommended interval
  • Maintain perfect hygiene and keep 6 month hygiene appointments

Contact us at (417)883-5866 if you have a broken appliance or questions

Kid Flying Space Maintenance

If a tooth is lost earlier than naturally expected, it is very important to hold the space for the permanent tooth to come in. If the space is left unattended, there can be closure of the space or drifting of adjacent teeth. This is where the tooth beside it can move forward and block the permanent tooth from coming in. Some of the space maintainers can be made chairside so the child will not have to come back to the office for placement. Other spacers will take a week as this allows time to be made at the lab.

Post-Op Instructions:

  • Stay away from anything sticky. This includes gum of any kind, caramels, tootsie rolls, starbursts, gummy bears, etc’
  • No hard candy as this can bend the bar to the spacer.
  • If spacer comes out or is bent, bring the spacer back in for a possible repair. If the spacer is left out too long, this can cause drifting, and require a new spacer to be made.