Everybody's Brushing with Dr. Wendy Katz

Dr. Katz makes brushing fun! Watch this video with your youngsters to teach them the importance of oral hygiene!

Dr. Katz' Patients Think That She is the Katz' Meow!

Dr. Katz provides Marietta Georgia with superior orthodontic experiences. Just see what her patients had to say!

Dr. Katz Explains What To Do If You Lost A Permanent Tooth

As April is National Facial Protection Month, and so we asked Dr. Katz what do we do if we knock out a permanent tooth with an injury?

Here is Dr. Katz advice!

This situation is the most serious dental accident. The best success of re-implanting an avulsed tooth (tooth knocked out completely) is replacing it within 30 minutes. Go to an emergency room or call your dentist immediately!

Keep the tooth in your mouth so it doesn’t dry out, or you can keep it in a cup of liquid – water or milk. Do not try to clean if off, and seek professional assistance quickly. The tooth will need to be re-implanted and stabilized for 6-8 weeks. The chance of needing a root canal is 90-100%, but that is better than needing a bridge or implant for a missing tooth.

Those of you in braces, the odds are that any trauma sustained to your teeth will be less severe. The braces actually keep the teeth in place and usually prevent loss of teeth. Braces hold the teeth in place in the bone. That is a great benefit that you probably never realized!

Have any more questions about your teeth? Give us a call at Katz Orthodontics where braces are the Katz Meow!

April is National Facial Protection Month -- Dr. Katz Discusses

Are you gearing up for basketball, softball, Lacrosse, soccer, football or Karate this spring? If so, you’ll need a mouth guard to help protect those pearly whites. If you wear braces then you’ll need a mouth guard to prevent your lip from becoming imbedded into your brackets upon impact. Otherwise, this can be really painful!

The typical store bought kind of mouth guard you can heat in hot water and then mold it to your mouth. This kind is not advised if you are undergoing orthodontic treatment. The heat molded type prevents your teeth from moving.

At Dr. Katz's office, we actually prefer a larger stock variety of mouth guards that will still fit even though your teeth are moving. We sell some in the office or you can go to any sporting goods store to purchase a stock mouth guard. Beware of a custom fit type which will stop your teeth from moving as these are counterproductive to orthodontic work.

--Dr. Wendy Katz