Century Newsletter

    Congratulations on the addition to your family! This is an exciting time for you and your new bundle of joy. Though, there can be some downsides; feet swelling, heart burn, cavities, and teeth shift. Now do not panic. This blog may not help with the feet welling or heart burn, though we can help and explain about your teeth changes.                  You have probably noticed that your hormones are changing, from the moment you find out that you are expecting to after you have delivered your little angel. These changes increase the acidity in your mouth, leading to increased cavities. With the changes in your hormones, it can affect your sugar intake due to new cravings and decrease the attention to prevention to your dental care.                  Once you are in your second and third trimester your body’s inflammato...

  Are you worried that your braces are going to ruin your Halloween? What if I told you that that is simply not true and that you can still have a ghoulishly good time? There are some candies that you will want to trade with your friends or family because you need to avoid them, but you can swap those for ones that are safe for braces.   Candies to avoid : ·         Caramels ·         Taffy ·         Hard candy ·         Chewy candy ·         Jellybeans ·         Suckers ·         Sour candy ·         Caramel Popcorn ·         Nuts Candies that you can eat: Softer, melt-in-your-mouth candies tend to be less risky when it comes to ke...

  1.  Straighter teeth s tarted in Egypt. 2. Traditional braces have been around for almost 300 years. 3. Braces used to have a whole lot more metal. They were custom to each person and wrapped around the entire tooth.  They were then cemented in the mouth.           Before the 1970’s, orthodontists hand anchor brackets to teeth by winding wires tightly around each individual tooth 4. The first book about dentistry was written in 1840.           Chapin A. Harris published his first book; “The Dental Art”. It describes practices about soldering knobs on bands to assist tooth rotation as well as applying gold caps to molars to open the dental bite.  

This is the month of thanks.  Think about all the things that you hold special in your heart and be thankful that you are lucky enough to have them.  November is always a good time to throw away your diet and pig out!  Always avoid sticky and chewy things so that you won’t break your brackets. Pumpkins Do you have pumpkin leftovers ?  So many of us carve our pumpkins, and once Halloween is over, we don’t know what to do with the leftovers.  If you love to carve pumpkins but hate dealing with the mess, Michael’s Craft store sells hollow fake pumpkins that are great for carving. Candy Buy Back Remember to bring in Halloween candy to receive extra Century coins.  We hope this will help prevent you from breaking brackets.  You will receive 1 coin per pound up to 5lbs. Shopping Reminder Day For all of you holiday shoppers, November 25 th is shopping reminder day.  There is only one month left until Christmas, and Hanukkah begins on the...

Monthly News Fall is in the air this month, and the trees will begin to change colors.  Be prepared to see Century Orthodontics staff in their Halloween Garb.  Remember to wear your costume this month and receive an extra coin and maybe even a photo on the wall of Fame.  This month is our newspaper’s sixth birthday!!  The statue of Liberty’s birthday is October 28 th. Who could forget Halloween on the 31 st ? Candy Buy Back For our patients in braces Halloween isn’t always as fun as it used to be.  Braces really do take the bite out of chewy candies.  So if you bring in your sticky chewy candy from Halloween, we will give you extra coins. Haunted Places Missouri has lots of Haunted places.  If you are interested in a scare visit: www.theshadowlands.net This website has haunted places all over the United States and the rest of the world.  So if you are looking for a good scary story or places to experience a fright, the shadow la...

Monthly News September means being back to school and fall is knocking at your door.  Read a new book this month and take part in the national reading month.  Child safety week is the first week in September. School Spirit Please remember to wear your school colors the month of September to keep your school spirit at their highest.  If we catch you wearing your school colors or school t-shirt, you will receive an extra coin.  Bring your teacher an apple to observe Apple Month. The first Monday in the Month of September is Labor Day. This day is a day of relaxation and used to mark the end of summer.  Veterans Village in Forest Park is having a 3 day celebration Saturday-Monday.  For more information please visit: www.vfstl.com St. Louis Balloon Race September 14 & 15 th Go downtown to Central Field to watch the balloons glow September 14 th .  This experience is one to enjoy with the whole family.  Stay after dark to watch t...

 Monthly News August is National Golf Month.  Try to get back into the swing of things by going for a game of 18 holes.  The second week in August is National Smile week.  So show off your beautiful Century smile.  If you don’t have a Century smile and would like one, remember Century Orthodontics offers complimentary consultations. Please just give us a call.  August 1st is respect your parents day. Remember to wear your favorite sunglasses this August and receive extra coins.   In September we are celebrating school pride so wear your school colors or logo and receive an extra coin. Joy of summer Celebrate your summer by bringing a disposable camera everywhere you go.  This way you can snap a picture of the first day of camp, a funny face painting, or a fantastic firework display. Did you know? Our brains are cross-wired.  The left hemisphere (right hand control) controls speech, language, writing, logic, mathematics, a...