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Sponsored Section • health & wellness August 2016
Tennis Love
Orthodontic Retention
Atlanta loves tennis. We boast over 1,000 tennis centers and clubs across the metro, and some of the largest local tennis chapters in the nation. We play year round, indoors and outdoors, all levels and ages. Atlanta is host to world-class tennis events including the BB&T Atlanta Open which just completed its annual nine-day run. OrthoAtlanta proudly served as the official orthopaedic and sports medicine provider to the BB&T Atlanta Open with Dr. Snehal Dalal serving as co-medical director to the event. Dr. Dalal is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treatment of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder in our OrthoAtlanta Gwinnett and Johns Creek locations. Whether you play competitively or recreationally, Dr. Dalal reminds us that “two-thirds of tennis injuries are due to overuse. The other one-third is due to a traumatic injury.” Overuse injuries most often affect the shoulders, wrists, and elbows. Choose the right tennis racket for your ability and size. This will help you reduce injuries to the elbow, wrist and shoulder as you swing. A general warm-up is always a good idea, including range-of-motion stretches and some jumping jacks before you
By Tami Jordan for Jordan Orthodontics
start to play. OrthoAtlanta orthopaedic and sports medicine practices includes offices in Johns Creek, 678-205-4261, and Gwinnett / Lawrenceville, 678957-0757, offering comprehensive operative and non-operative musculoskeletal care and expertise including sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, pain management and acute orthopedic urgent care. Learn more: OrthoAtlanta. com.
Creating the perfect smile takes time, energy, effort, and money, all valuable assets! Whether you or your child is the patient, keeping a beautiful smile requires maintenance. Fortunately, today’s orthodontic patients have the option of either fixed or removable retainers. Stories surrounding lost retainers have become family legends, leading some patients to choose a fixed wire behind the teeth. The wire is cemented to the teeth in a manner similar to how braces are applied. With continuous coverage, the fixed wire has a 24/7 advantage, but requires more attention when cleaning the teeth and can become loose. The removable retainer, available in a variety of colors, has become an individual statement, similar to multicolored braces. Since teeth can shift back to their original position, the consistent use of a retainer encourages teeth to stay straight, allowing easier cleaning, less plaque and reduced cavities. Like any other habit, the continual wearing of the retainer at night requires discipline, but the rewards are great.
Even with your best efforts, sometimes, the habit of maintaining your teeth slips and years pass. At Jordan Orthodontics, we want to welcome you back. Minor treatments including incisor recontouring, active retainers and Invisalign Express are options that can be completed in a few months. Sometimes all it takes is a little tweaking to restore your teeth to their former glory!
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4205 North Point Parkway • Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-751-1240 • www.jwjordan.com