COVID-19 Update
Great News ! In the next few weeks we will be able to start seeing patients again with certain restrictions and guidelines. We will be contacting all patients to reschedule previously cancelled appointments. There is no need to call us, as we will be in touch by phone email or text. New safety measures and protocols will be introduced as well for your next visit to the office.
We would like to assure our patients that delaying orthodontic visits for short time longer is unlikely to cause any significant harm.
As long as you are brushing your teeth regularly, keeping ideal oral hygiene standards and following the instructions which are summarized below for those with fixed braces, removable braces, Invisalign, retainers, or expanders:
- Maintain excellent oral hygiene, including brushing after meals and flossing daily
- We recommend continuing to wear your elastics and removable appliances, retainers and Invisalign aligners.
- Please take extra care to make sure the appliance is clean, and hands are washed and/or sanitized when removing or placing the devices or elastics back in the mouth. Brushing the appliances with toothpaste for 30 seconds is all that is required to sanitize them.
- If you have an expander or other device that requires you to activate it- STOP turning the expander or appliance until we resume normally scheduled visits
- If you are in fixed braces or Invisalign and are using elastics, MOVE TO WEARING ELASTICS ONLY AT NIGHT-TIME until we resume normally scheduled visits
- For those who have finished their treatment and are wearing retainers, follow the instructions that were provided at your last visit regarding the wear-time of your retainers
- If your bonded retainers break or become loose WEAR YOUR REMOVABLE RETAINER as much as possible, ideally FULL TIME, until we resume normally scheduled visits and we can repair the break.
- If you will run out of Invisalign aligners before your next appointment, consider changing your aligners to every 3-4 weeks until we see you again, or call to arrange for us to get more aligners to you.
If you have an urgent orthodontic problem that requires our attention, please call us at 905-845-8411, or send us an email to info@oakvillebraces.com along with a picture if possible.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
Keep Healthy and Safe,
Dr. Gwartz and Dr. Ho and Staff
