September is National Childhood Injury Prevention Month!

With fall sports beginning for a lot of our patients at Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics, we thought we'd remind our young athletes wearing braces to take care of both their mouth and appliances while participating in contact sports (and non-contact sports) this fall.

Dr. Greenberg will tell you that you should ALWAYS wear a mouth guard when playing sports, but especially this month. Why? September is National Childhood Injury Prevention Month.

More than half of the seven million sports and recreation-related injuries that occur each year are sustained by youth between ages 5 and 24. Sixty-seven percent of parents say their child does not wear a mouth guard, yet, 70 percent say their biggest fear when their child plays is that they will get hurt. Despite the risks, many kids are still not wearing mouth guards and facial protection during games and practices.

Our staff strongly encourage you to head over to the American Association of Orthodontists' website for a quick primer on the importance of mouth guards and facial protection.

We hope this helps you remember to always wear a mouth guard and other forms of protective gear when participating in fall sports around Pasadena! We encourage you to give us a call if you have any questions! Have a great weekend!

April is National Facial Protection Month! From the team at Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics

You may remember that in February, our team at Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics blogged about the advantage of wearing a mouth guard when playing sports. Well, we thought a reminder today wouldn’t hurt. You see, April is National Facial Protection Month, and it’s a good time to remind our young athletes about staying safe on the field this spring. According to the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, children, high-school athletes and adults will have more than 5,000,000 teeth knocked out in sporting events this year. By simply wearing a properly fitted mouth guard, these accidents could prevent this along with other traumatic facial injuries, says Dr. Greenberg.

The above video from our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists outlines five quick ways you can protect yourself and your face this spring. If you have any further questions about any of these tips, please contact our team at Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics. And remember to stay safe and have fun!

Talking retainers with Dr. Vickie Greenberg

If you recently completed treatment with Dr. Greenberg, our professional team would like to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been successfully removed, Dr. Greenberg will provide—or has provided you—with retainers. After braces are removed, your teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized.

Retainers provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes, Dr. Greenberg says. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

If you have additional questions about retainers or your treatment here at Vickie Greenberg Orthodontics, please give us a call at (626) 798-7645. Our staff would love to hear from you!

Have a great weekend!