Expressions Orthodontics

🌞 Summer Holiday Notice

Our office will be closed for summer holidays from July 2–17, 2026 and will reopen on Monday, July 20th.

Although our office will be closed for the holiday, our phone line will remain available. If you have any questions or concerns during this time, please call and leave us a message and a member of our team will get back to you on the next business day.

Wishing all our patients and families a wonderful, safe, and sunny summer! ☀️🌊

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Still taking your aligners out "just for a bit"? Swipe through this first. 👀

20-22 hours a day isn't a suggestion — it's what your entire treatment plan is built around. Every tray is precision-designed to move your teeth by tiny amounts. Skipping hours means that tray never fully does its job — and those missed hours pile up fast.

The 2 hours you do get? Use them for meals and brushing, then put them straight back in. Your future smile will thank you. 🦷

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Got braces? Save this! 📌

Here's the thing — you don't have to give up all your favourite foods. You just have to eat them smarter. 🍎✂️

Hard fruits? Slice them. Corn on the cob? Cut the kernels off. Thick pizza crust? Tear it into small pieces and chew with your back teeth. Most foods are totally fine with a little prep — the key is to never bite directly into anything hard or crunchy with your front teeth.

The ones to truly avoid: sticky candies and popcorn. Those are the real bracket-breakers.

A broken bracket can add weeks to your treatment time — so a little prep goes a long way.