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What Happens If You Skip Wearing Your Retainer?

What Happens If You Skip Wearing Your Retainer? A healthy, confident smile can have a lasting impact on appearance, comfort, and overall oral health. At Tangelo Orthodontics in Tulsa, OK, our team helps patients of all ages achieve smiles that look great and function...

Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 Orthodontic Treatment: What’s the Difference?

Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 Orthodontic Treatment: What's the Difference? Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 Orthodontic Treatment: What's the Difference? is a topic many patients ask about. A healthy, confident smile can have a lasting impact on appearance, comfort, and overall oral...

How Orthodontic Treatment Can Help With TMJ Pain and Jaw Discomfort

How Orthodontic Treatment Can Help With TMJ Pain and Jaw Discomfort If you've been dealing with frequent jaw pain, headaches, clicking sounds when you chew, or discomfort around your ears, you may be experiencing issues related to your temporomandibular joints (TMJ)....

Before and After: What a Transformed Smile Can Do for Your Career

Before and After: What a Transformed Smile Can Do for Your Career A lot of patients are curious about how a renewed, confident smile can influence their career. A healthy, confident smile can have a lasting impact on appearance, comfort, and overall oral health. At...

Why Choose Tangelo Orthodontics in Tulsa? Meet Our Team

Why Choose Tangelo Orthodontics in Tulsa? Meet Our Team Choosing an orthodontist is a meaningful decision. You're not just choosing a treatment, you're choosing a team that you'll trust with your smile for the next one to two years. At Tangelo Orthodontics, located in...

Financing Your Orthodontic Treatment in Pryor: What Are Your Options?

Financing Your Orthodontic Treatment in Pryor: What Are Your Options? One of the most common reasons people delay orthodontic treatment is concern about cost. We completely understand and at Tangelo Orthodontics in Pryor, we've made it a priority to offer flexible...

How to Floss and Brush Effectively With Braces

How to Floss and Brush Effectively With Braces Good oral hygiene is always important, but when you have braces, it becomes absolutely essential. The brackets and wires create many more surfaces for food and plaque to hide, and poor hygiene during orthodontic treatment...

Managing Orthodontic Emergencies: What to Do When Something Goes Wrong

Managing Orthodontic Emergencies: What to Do When Something Goes Wrong Orthodontic emergencies are rarely true emergencies in the medical sense but they can be uncomfortable and stressful, especially if they happen at night or on a weekend. At Tangelo Orthodontics in...

Teen Orthodontics: What Tulsa Teenagers (and Parents) Should Know

Teen Orthodontics: What Tulsa Teenagers (and Parents) Should Know

Teen Orthodontics: What Tulsa Teenagers (and Parents) Should Know The teenage years are prime time for orthodontic treatment and not just for cosmetic reasons. Between roughly ages 11 and 16, most of the permanent teeth have come in, the jaw is still growing, and the...

The Connection Between a Straight Smile and Oral Health

The Connection Between a Straight Smile and Oral Health When most people think about orthodontics, they picture a cosmetic treatment, a way to get a prettier smile. And while that's certainly true, at Tangelo Orthodontics in Jenks we want our patients to understand...