Surgical Sterilization with Cassettes

Our office uses an extremely high level of sterilization to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. Dr. Thomas’ sterilization techniques are used by most high quality orthodontists throughout the United States.

Sterilization is critical in any Orthodontic office & is something all of us at powaybraces take very seriously. ALL of our instruments are first placed in customized cassettes – designed for use in orthodontics, and then wrapped in surgical grade material. They are then heat sterilized in an medical grade autoclave (Midmark).

It’s California law that all dental and orthodontic instruments are fully wrapped, sealed, and sterilized in an autoclave. Instruments are not allowed to be openly sterilized and then placed in bags after they are removed from the machine.

Our sealed wrapped cassettes are then brought to the orthodontic chair for treatment and only opened when ready for patient use.

We take pride in all aspects of our practice & you are welcome to see how we sterilize our instruments for all of our orthodontic patients.

Alice in Wonderland Production & Poway braces

Congratulations to our Patient David Bru – he is starring in the upcoming Theater Production of Alice in Wonderland at the American Spirit Theater in Escondido!!

Dates for the Shows are: February 26,27th, March 6th @ 7:00pm and March 6,7th @ 2:00pm.

Visit www.cyt.org or call 619 588-0206 for more information

All of us at Powaybraces are proud of David and hope he has a great time!

Advanced Orthodontic Education!

We are proud of the fact that our office (powaybraces) always strives to incorporate the latest advances in Orthodontic care. Recently, Dr Thomas and his staff attended the 9th annual Damon Forum held in Phoenix Arizona. It was a 3 day meeting where the doctors and staff attended courses and lectures from 8am – 5pm every day.
Topics included advanced treatment techniques, New material on how to correct difficult bites in 18 months with far more comfort for our patients, and the use of temporary ancor screws to help many people avoid jaw surgery to correct their bites!
Previous years Dr. Thomas was one of the keynote speakers at the Damon Forum teaching how to best use custom braces for all patients.
Our office strives to give our patients the best possible orthodontic treatment with great customer service – exactly what we would want for our children as well.

Powaybraces Pizza Night

Powaybraces & Dr Thomas have rented out Round Table Pizza – March 25th, 5-8pm for all of our fantastic patients and families.

We are hosting a pizza night as a token of our appreciation and thanks for your choosing our Orthodontic practice to give you your awesome smile.

Stay posted on our powaybraces Facebook page and also ask about it when you come in during the next month to find out all of the details for this event. Come in, have your braces fine tuned, and get ready for Pizza, games, prizes and FUN!

New All Clear Damon Braces!

A very exciting event happened last week!!!! Our office (powaybraces.com) is one of a select few in the country who are now proud to provide totally Clear Damon Braces.

Poway Braces is the first and only orthodontic office in the Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Ranch, Ramona, Mira Mesa and surrounding area’s to be able to provide all Clear Damon braces.

If you’ve held off on getting braces due to unsightly looking braces, these are for you. A Huge difference over all other clear braces is the fact that the Clear Damon braces will NEVER discolor, turn yellow, green, brown, or any other color.

Have you ever seen someone who has clear braces but they have, unsightly discolored rubber bands going around the braces?? This is an all too common result of using small rubber bands to hold the wire into the braces.

The all new clear Damon braces never, ever, discolor or change their appearance and have all the fantastic benefits of the Damon System. Throughout our web site and other blog entries, detailed descriptions of these benefits can be found.

Braces are Amazing

One of the best things about our job involves watching the transformation of a patients smile. We get to see every step of the way, from the moment they come in right up until the day they get their braces removed.

Brandon really had an amazing change with both his smile and with his ability to close his lips together comfortably. Notice the difference from before braces and after they were removed.

Confusion exists about whether or not permanent teeth should ever require removal (extraction). As this result shows, there is a time to remove permanent teeth. We had 4 teeth removed, close the spaces completely, aligned the teeth, and allowed the front teeth to be brought back enough to greatly improve his profile.

This is what Orthodontics & Braces are all about.

Tooth Brushing and Braces

Written by Dr Thomas' Team:

Here at Dr Thomas' office, we are dedicated in providing our patients with the very best tools and training for achieving exceptional oral hygiene while wearing Damon Braces.

Did you know that before you even come in for your initial exam appointment with us, we have already contacted your dentist to see when you had your last cleaning appointment and if you have any pending work still needed to complete (for example cavities)? We work closely with your dentist during the duration of your orthodontic treatment.

At your bonding appointment (when your braces are put on), we go over detailed cleaning instructions and give you a hygiene kit. This kit comes with a traveling case to keep it organized. Our hygiene kit includes a dual headed toothbrush, travel toothbrush, 15 yard mint flavor floss, 3 minute sand timer (you should be brushing 3 minutes each arch), dental floss threaders, orthodontic wax, and a mouth mirror.

Poor Brushing can cause permanent damage to your teeth & we want to make sure this does not happen. Proper brushing helps keep teeth clean and healthy. To brush your teeth properly you must brush under, above, behind, and around all surfaces of every tooth and bracket. Remember to brush the inside and the outside of both the top and bottom gums.

Make sure to check after rinsing, and if your teeth and brackets are not clean and shining.....brush them again.

Lastly, remember to floss carefully around each tooth. This process is more time consuming than without braces but if done regularly will help keep your teeth healthy. Only floss the ones you want to keep :-)

Happy New Year!

Toothfully yours, Dr Thomas & Team