Preventing Orthodontic Emergencies: 5 Key Tips to Protect Your Smile

For many patients, their orthodontic treatment goes smoothly from start to finish. For others, though, painful and distressing mishaps occur; rarely, a true orthodontic emergency develops! While you cannot completely eliminate the risk that something like that will happen to you, there are practical steps you can take to protect your smile and your orthodontic gear throughout your treatment. Here are five key tips to that end: