Love That Smile Blog

When it comes to stress, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that our bodies have the perfect response system to help us...

Now that you have braces, it is more important than ever to maintain good oral hygiene during your treatment, as Dr. James T. Hutta will tell you....

We all love candy. Even us orthodontists. But if you or your kids have braces or other orthodontia work, there are some candies you’ll want to avoid...

Your first few days with braces will feel rather odd, awkward, and even painful. The day you get your braces you will probably just feel weird, like...

Water picks, sometimes called “oral irrigators,” make an excellent addition to your regular home care regimen of brushing and flossing. Especially...

A lot of our patients, (especially you parents!) come to James T. Hutta DDS convinced that traditional braces are the only answer to straight teeth....

At 27, I looked in the mirror after brushing my teeth one day and to my great disappointment, I realized my teeth had really shifted. My amazing...

Parents of a certain age will no doubt remember the teen comedies of the 1980s. These movies typically included a character so wired up with...

More than one patient has come into our office and asked, “What can I do to help my teeth when wearing Invisalign?” While everyone’s teeth and...

Summer is here and with it comes trips to the pool, the beach, and the park, which are all great settings for family picnics and barbecues. But some...

Many patients ask Dr. James T. Hutta and our team about the differences between Damon Smile braces and regular braces. Today we thought we'd share...

Dr. James T. Hutta and our team at James T. Hutta DDS know that for some of our patients wearing braces, it can be difficult to weave through those...