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About Braces

What are braces?

How do braces straighten teeth?

Braces use constant, gentle pressure, which over time, move teeth into their proper positions. Your braces are at work every moment of your orthodontic treatment. The two main components of your braces are: the brackets that are placed on your teeth and the main archwire that connects them. The bracket is a piece of shaped metal or ceramic that we affix to each tooth. The archwire is bent to reflect your “ideal” bite. In other words, it reflects the way we want you to look after treatment.

The wire threads through the brackets and, as the wire returns to its original shape, it applies pressure to move your teeth. Picture your tooth resting in your jawbone. With pressure on one side from the archwire, the bone on the other side remodels. The tooth moves in that direction, and new bone grows in behind.

In order to help fix your bite elastics may be worn. Elastics (rubber bands) exert the proper force that creates the right amount of pressure to move teeth. In order for this force to remain constant, elastics must be worn as directed and changed every day.

What are the types of braces?

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Meet Our Orthodontists

Orthodontists are dental specialists who diagnose, prevent and treat dental and facial irregularities to correctly align teeth and jaws.

Orthodontists complete 2-3 additional years of education and training after graduating dental school.

Virginia Family Dentistry has 5 orthodontists within the practice.
 

Dwight Buelow, DDS, MS, Orthodontist at Virginia Family Dentistry Powhatan and Virginia Family Dentistry Huguenot Bon Air
Dwight V. Buelow
Richard M. Marcus, DDS, Orthodontist at Virginia Family Dentistry Atlee Ashland and Virginia Family Dentistry West End
Richard M. Marcus
Allison S. Purcell, DDS, Orthodontist at Virginia Family Dentistry Mechanicsville and Virginia Family Dentistry Ironbridge
Allison S. Purcell
Dale Rogers, DDS, Orthodontist at Virginia Family Dentistry Midlothian and Virginia Family Dentistry Brandermill
Dale Rogers
Melanie W. Spears, DDS, MS, Orthodontist at Virginia Family Dentistry Chester and Virginia Family Dentistry Tri-Cities
Melanie Spears
Virginia Family Dentistry Orthodontist Dr. Taylor Varner
Taylor B. Varner

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Virginia Family Dentistry is an Invisalign top 1% provider Virginia Family Dentistry is proud to be an Invisalign Top 1% Provider.

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With 15 locations in Central Virginia, Virginia Family Dentistry offers general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and dental implant placement services.

Virginia Family Dentistry Services

  • General Dentistry
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  • Periodontics
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