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Monthly Archives: February 2010

I Just Got My Braces, What Can I Eat?

Congratulations on your new braces!
We want to give you some simple guidlines for the 2 - 3 days after you get your braces.  The following is a list of foods that might make your first few days with braces more comfortable.  These foods are softer and easier to chew.

Soup
Shakes
Omelets
Quiche
Fish
Yogurt
Chili
Spaghetti
Scrambles Eggs
Cooked Cereal
Macaroni & Cheese
Steamed Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes
Sloppy [...]

Top 10 Ways to Save Face

Wear a mouth guard for any contact sport (soccer, yes; chess, probably not). Mouth guards can help prevent jaw, mouth and teeth injuries and are less costly than recovering from the injury.

Wear a helmet and it will protect your head by absorbing the energy of an impact. You don’t have to lose your [...]

Repost - Dr. Frost in Brazil - Part I

Repost-
I left Phoenix behind me as I flew to the Dallas airport in a rush.  We had just finished half a day of seeing patients and I knew that this flight to Dallas would be short but enough time for me to wind down from the busy day.  Good bye Phoenix, hello Lone-star state.

We [...]

Mouth Protection During Sports

Dental injuries are the most common type of injuries to the face, and 60% of facial injuries occur during sports practice.  An athlete is 60 times more likely to suffer damage to the teeth when not wearing a mouth guard.
A mouth guard is a flexible piece of plastic that fits around the upper teeth and [...]

Frost Orthodontics Offers Damon Clear!

DAMON BRACES CLEAR BRACKET:
We are proud to announce the availability of the NEW DAMON CLEAR bracket system.  This system offers our patients the utmost quality in precision as well as aesthetic benefits.  Dr. Frost is the only orthodontist in the Southeast valley that has been chosen to introduce this exciting technology to the community.

Orthodontics is [...]

Why Wear Mouth Guards?

Injuries can happen at any age or skill level – 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. *

Collision and contact sports have higher injury rates. Baseball, soccer, basketball and football account for about 80% of all sports-related emergency [...]

We Offer the Oral-B Triumph Brushing System

Frost Orthodontics offers the Oral-B Triumph with SmartGuide brushing system!  It is the first and only brushing system with a wireless display.

A full 2 minutes twice a day-that’s what dental professionals recommend when it comes to brushing.  However, studies show that many people brush for less than 1 minute.
Oral-B Triumph with Smary Guide provides instant [...]

Wear A Mouth Guard.

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is encouraging kids to “play it safe” and consistently wear mouth guards and other protective gear during competitions and practices.
Football, soccer and basketball can all be hard hitting sports and the members of the AAO want to ensure that orthodontic patients, and their teammates, are properly protected from sports [...]

The AAO and Football Great Emmitt Smith Team Up to Promote Sports Safety

“Play It Safe” and Gear Up!
The American Association of Orthodontists and football great Emmitt Smith are encouraging kids to “Play It Safe” during organized and recreational sports.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, To reduce [...]

We offer Damon Braces!

New technology that really makes a difference

By Ormco Corporation

We are pleased to offer our patients new Damon System self-ligating braces. These new braces are one of the most exciting technological breakthroughs in the history of Orthodontics.
For years, the traditional thinking was that heavy forces - based on what a patient could tolerate - were [...]