by Dr. Brown | Jan 29, 2021 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Migraines, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, TMJ Dysfunction
The technique that I learned for doing regular braces has changed greatly over the years. When I first learned how to do braces, all that we did was to make the teeth straight, so they looked good. Then, I met Dr. Brendan Stack, and that changed completely. Dr. Stack...
by Dr. Brown | Oct 30, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
When we see a little kid sucking their thumb, many people think that it looks harmless and sometimes even cute. Little do they know that thumb sucking leads to all sorts of damage to the skull and the airway! In today’s blog I would like to go into some of the reasons...
by Dr. Brown | Oct 23, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
In our modern society, most of the young people I meet really, really want braces or Invisalign or something to make their teeth look more cosmetic. This is where I need to segue into some of the reasons why doing orthodontic work may not be the right path to take....
by Dr. Brown | Aug 21, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Headaches, Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
I see new patients every day who are contemplating doing Invisalign, or aligners of some kind, in order to ‘fix’ either their TMJ problem or to re-align their bite when they already had braces done in the past. There is a chance that doing aligners might help them,...
by Dr. Brown | Jul 10, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Orthodontics, Patient Experience, TMJ Dysfunction
Almost every day someone asks me about the radiation coming from our dental xray system. It is understandable that our patients have this concern, after all, we hear on the news that we need to be careful about sun exposure and the need for sunblock, so be careful...
by Dr. Brown | Feb 21, 2020 | ALF Appliance, GELB Device, Movement Disorder, Orthodontics, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMJ Dysfunction
The ALF (Advanced Lightwire Functional) appliance was developed by Dr. Darick Nordstrom about 40 years ago. In working with an osteopath (bone doctor), the ALF was developed with the principles of osteopathy in mind. There principles include promoting movement of the...
