If you or anyone you know is thinking about orthodontic treatment with damon braces or invisalign please send them over to see us! We have offices conveniently located in Redmond (bruner orthodontics) and Duvall (duvall orthodontics). We would be honored to get to know your friends or family, and provide them with the absolute best orthodontic care that is available today. #deliveringsmiles #brunerortho

Our Team Had a Great Time Celebrating!

It’s not a party without some FroYo — @Yogurtland Redmond

We LOVE our patients!!!

A special thanks to Yogurtland for partnering with us to serve the community!

Bruner Orthodontics Wins Best Orthodontist of 425

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“Mom, I don’t need a mouthguard. No one ever gets hurt.” This is the commonly held view of most kids in sports today. Many think that wearing a mouthguard is not cool. Thinking about it clearly, what really is not cool is getting your teeth knocked out. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, 15 million Americans suffer dental injuries and 5 million teeth are avulsed (knocked out) each year from sports-related injuries. During a single athletic season, athletes have a 1 in 10 chance of suffering a facial or dental injury. The fact is that injuries to the face occur frequently and your teeth can be protected if you are wearing a mouthguard. The American Dental Association has published articles that show that wearing a mouthguard  has been shown to reduce the risk of sport-related dental injuries.

As a private practice orthodontist practicing at Bruner Orthodontics in Redmond, WA and Duvall Orthodontics in Duvall, WA, I often get calls from my dental colleagues asking me for help in treating patients that have had mouth injuries. When something hits your teeth at high velocity and high force, your teeth will break (fracture) or be knocked out (avulsed). There are often concomitant injuries to the surrounding soft tissue (lips and face) and bones of the jaw and face.

Here are some examples…

CASE #1

These teeth were smashed in at a basketball game and now the young man, who just moments before had a perfect bite, could not get his teeth to come together:The physician at the game did his best to examine the young athlete and to help re-position the teeth. However, it wasn’t until the young man was in my office, examined and made comfortable with adequate anesthesia, that I was able to re-position his teeth back to a more ideal position. His bite improved but, was not restored. Worse, his teeth were now very mobile. The Scientific Literature supports the idea that these traumatized teeth can be splinted back in place. However, the best splints are the ones that allow for some tooth movement. If the teeth are fixed too rigidly, the teeth will ankylose (fuse to the bone). To prevent ankylosis it is desired to splint the teeth in such a way that they can move slightly during normal function. This movement is called physiologic mobility. One of the best splints following trauma is to have fixed orthodontic appliances (braces) with a light gentle arch wire in place.This patient will undergo limited orthodontic treatment to stabilize his teeth, and help them to move back into their ideal position without ankylosis.

CASE #2

While on vacation, this patient fell and hit her teeth on the bathtub of her hotel room. Her dentist splinted her teeth nicely. She was referred to the endodontist (root canal specialist) to see if she would need endodontic therapy (root canal treatment). The endodontist recognized that the patient’s bite was off and that her splint was too rigid and so the endodontist referred her immediately to me for evaluation.
Again, I anesthetized the patient, repositioned the teeth and splinted them in place with braces and a light arch wire that would allow physiologic tooth movement and bite correction during the healing phase.Now she is back to the bite she always had and almost ready to have her braces off.

Case #3

At Home Depot, this patient was hit in the face when something fell off a high shelf. The dentist rigidly splinted his teeth back in place:

Dental Treatment                                                             vs                                                   My Ortho Treatment

Again the endodontist referred the patient to me to help him achieve the healthiest and best result. Here you can see the the braces are not just locking the teeth into a poor position but acting to stabilize and improve the bite at the same time.

Case #4

This young man was in the outfield at his baseball game when he lost the high fly ball in the sun. It came down and hit him right in the face. Thankfully he was already in braces. The braces likely saved his teeth from being avulsed.

After thoroughly examining his hard and soft tissue I helped him get comfortable with anesthesia, then re-positioned his teeth and placed a new light gentle force arch wire into his braces. You can see how they quickly corrected!

Case #5

Another high school baseball player gets routed to me on a late weekend evening. The baseball had hit him in the face and knocked out his front tooth.
I built up his tooth with composite, placed his braces and tied in his light gentle arch wire. Now he had his gentle force splint in place and his bite improved in the weeks to follow.Soon we were able to take his braces off and he was back to where he started.

At Bruner Orthodontics, we recognize the risk of trauma to all of our patients that compete in contact sports. With the number of injuries that are reported each year it is clear that the best thing you can do for yourself or the athlete in your family is to get a mouthguard and wear it. We are committed to helping provide great oral health for everyone. In fact, if you can’t afford to get a mouthguard give us a call. We provide free mouth guards to not only our patients but to all athletes in our community.

Dr. Matt Bruner and Dr. Lindsey Helgen run a world class orthodontic practice in Redmond and Duvall, WA. If you or someone you know is in need of orthodontic care please give us a call at our office: 425-883-3353. Now be safe and wear your mouthguard!

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If your child is participating sports, especially sports where the potential to be hit by a ball or another player is present, a mouthguard should be considered a necessary piece of equipment. According to the American Dental Association, about 10 to 20% of all sports-related injuries involve the mouth or face. We like to help our patients avoid injury whenever possible. Take a look at some of the pictures we took  with our athletes!

You can also take a look at some of our other fun office events that we hold for our patients on our Bruner Orthodontics Facebook page.

If you or anyone you know are thinking about orthodontic treatment with braces or invisalign please give our office a call. We will be more than happy to schedule you a complimentary consultation!

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BRUSHING TECHNIQUES

ELASTICS CLASS II OVERJET

DELCACIFICATION (The importance of keeping your teeth clean)

THE DAMON SYSTEM (What we use in our office)

BROKEN BRACKETS

FOODS TO AVOID

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One of our mission statements here at Bruner Orthodontics is to build lasting relationships with our patients and their families. We integrated this into our event by creating some fun contests for our patients to participate in. One of the contests involved our photo booth that we had set up outside of the theater. We asked kids to use some of our fun props, go into the photo booth and take the best photo they possibly could and post that onto our Facebook wall. The picture with the most likes was the winner of the first ipad! Below is the winning picture:

Emily and Sarah were pretty excited when they found out their picture won:

Our second contest involved posting something fun on our Facebook wall about movie day for all to see! Dr. Bruner randomly selected that winner and boy was he excited!!

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Many kids go to sleep-away camp, travel, or visit family for a large part of the summer. Here are some helpful tips to help handle most orthodontic emergencies while you are away:

 As a general rule, always refer to your “No No Food List” if you have any questions. You should call your orthodontist when you experience severe pain or when you have a painful appliance problem that you can’t take care of yourself. Common issues include broken appliances, poking or sharpness from brackets and wires, and general soreness. While we always recommend that you consult us if you experience these issues, you may be able to temporarily solve many problems yourself until you’re able to visit our office. 

 The following solutions may help relieve discomfort:

• General soreness: When you get your braces on, it is very common for you to feel general soreness in your mouth, and teeth may be tender to biting pressures for three to five days. This can be relieved by rinsing your mouth with a warm saltwater mouthwash. Dissolve one teaspoonful of salt in 8 ounces of warm water, and rinse your mouth vigorously. If the tenderness is severe, take over the counter ibuprofen or other headache/pain relief medication.
• Poking wire: Placing wax on the poking edge of the wire is a great way to alleviate the discomfort. 
• Loose bracket or band: If your bracket or band is still attached to the wire, you should move it over to the next stable bracket and put wax on it. If the bracket comes out entirely, wrap the bracket in a tissue or put it in a baggy. If you still are in discomfort, call your orthodontic office for further assistance.

*Feel free to stop into our office during normal business hours to pick up extra wax!*

 Remember, after alleviating your discomfort it is still very important that you call your orthodontic office as soon as possible to schedule a time to repair the problem. Most important, stay calm and know that these things do happen and you can still have fun! Hope everyone has an amazing summer time!

If you know anyone that is interested in braces or invisalign and would like to set up a consultation, give our office a call at 425.883.3353

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Have you reserved your spot for How to Train Your Dragon 2?

You still have time and we’d love to have you!!

Place: Woodinville AMC Theatre

Who: Active patients + 1 guest (additional tickets are available for purchase)

When: Saturday June 14th, 2014

Doors Open: 9:00 AM

Prizes Start: 9:30 AM

Movie Starts: 10:00 AM

Pick Up: 11:45 AM

You can register for your tickets here. There is a password that is required so please call our office to obtain that.

Here are a few important tips before the big day:

1. Arrive early so you can get the best seat!
2. Wear your Bruner Ortho T-Shirt so you are eligible for popcorn, soda, and TONS AND TONS OF PRIZES! (If you need a shirt, please stop by our office before Wednesday to pick one up.)
3. Be in your seats by 9:30 so you are able to claim your prize (you must be present in your seat to win the raffle prizes!)

4. Like our Duvall and Bruner Orthodontics Facebook pages for updates on contests for this event and practice events in the future!

 We cannot wait to see all of you at the movies! Take a look at some of our pictures from last years movie day here!

We would like to Thank all of our Local Sponsors for our 2014 movie day!

Pink-a-Bella Cupcakes

ZoeYogurt in Redmond

Redmond’s Bar and Grill

Canyons

Agave

Ben Franklin

Red Robin

The Commons

Great Harvest Bread Company

If you have any questions about movie day or any questions about orthodontics, give us a call at 425.883.3353.

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Dr. Bruner and the team at Bruner Orthodontics value working with our local dental professionals. Our annual lecture was packed with the best dental hygienists  that are providing the best care to their patients and constantly trying to learn more about dentistry. Dr. Matt Bruner and Dr. Lindsey Helgen lectured on the evolution of orthodontics for quality results and compared contemporary practices using the Damon System and Invisalign. Esteemed members of the Bruner Orthodontic Team and the Duvall Orthodontic Team were present too. We had a wonderful evening of camaraderie, good fun and great continuing education. The venue was at Matt’s Rotisserie in Redmond and the turn out was excellent! Thank you all for your feedback and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!

You can take a look at some pictures from our fun night in our 5th Annual Hygiene Night Album on our Facebook page.

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We want to thank Invisalign for their help in putting this evening on. Did you know that Bruner Orthodontics and Duvall Orthodontics are Invisalign Premier Providers! That means that we are robust invisalign users that can provide you with the best invisalign results. If you or anyone you know is interested in braces or invisalign, please have them give our office a call at 425.883.3353 so that we can set up a complimentary consultation!

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