Aquarium came to us!

July 17th We had a day with the Fishes!

We invited the Aquarium of the Pacific to stop by so we can bring the Pacific Ocean to our patients and friends. They brought their dynamic mobile tide pool exhibit truck "Aquarium on Wheels." The aquarium staff will taught us all about California marine inhabitants. There was a touch tank that had REAL LIVE sharks, sea stars, anemones and a whole lot more marine life. It's was an awesome experience to feel a slippery sea cucumber or experience the rough textured skin of a shark.

Little Yellow "Green" Car!

Maybe some of you have noticed the little bright yellow car parked in our parking lot. That's Dr. Brodsky's new Smart Car. A few years ago while Dr. Brodsky and his wife were in Europe, he decided he would buy a Smart Car if they ever became availabe in the US.
It was a long wait and process to get that little car. Initially, Dr. Brodsky had to put his name on a 9 month waiting list just to order the car. Next, it took another month before he could pick up his sporty yellow car.
This stylish foreign car weighs about 1800 pounds, carries the driver and one passanger. People worry about its safety on the road but amazingly it passed with an outstanding four star crash test rating. The Smart Car is distributed through Mercedes-Benz . It has a three cylinder engine and gets 35 miles to the gallon.
Dr. Brodsky says, "It's the coolest car I've ever owned and I am happy to be a part of the 'green' generation!"

Doctors went fishing!

The Doctors Fishing Adventure

Dr. B. and Dr. Charles headed to Alaska over the July 4th weekend to a small fishing village named Seldovia some 120 miles south of Anchorage. Dr. B. caught a large 40 pound King Salmon and numerous halibuts. Dr. Charles' largest catches were a 35 pound halibut and a 35 pound King Salmon. It was special for the doctors to have their fishes filleted and packaged to fly home with them. They returned home with 100 pounds of frozen fish for their family and friends. Wow! When's the BBQ?

Why Braces?

Your dentist may have discussed with you the benefits of having healthy teeth and proper jaw alignment. Crooked and crowded teeth are hard to clean and maintain. This can result in tooth decay, gum disease and lead to tooth loss. Other orthodontic problems can contribute to abnormal wear of tooth surfaces, inefficient chewing function, excessive stress on gum tissue and the bone that supports the teeth, or misalignment of the jaw joints. These can lead to chronic headaches and face or neck pain. Treatment by Dr. Brodsky can be less costly than the additional care required to treat dental problems arising as a result of orthodontic problems. For most people, a beautiful smile is the most obvious benefit of orthodontics. After your braces come off, you'll feel more self-confident.

Brodsky Imaging

We are pleased to announce the addition to our orthodontic office of a craniofacial imaging center called Brodsky Imaging. Our imaging center will provide low radiation three-dimensional Computerized Tomography (3-D CT) images to our orthodontic patients utilizing the overwhelmingly popular I-CAT Cone Beam CT scanner. This new and exciting technology will enable the doctors to obtain high definition, 3-D CT scans of our patients' maxilla and mandible. With one scan, lasting under 10 seconds, the doctor will be able to obtain all the necessary x-rays required for orthodontic treatment.

Because of the uniqueness of our I-CAT machine, we allow the surrounding dental and medical community to use our machine to create images for their patients. All scans are taken in a very patient-friendly atmosphere where the patient can be seated in an upright position similar to a standard panoramic procedure. We will provide the referring doctor with either a CD-ROM or printed copies of the data. This 3-D data can be utilized for:

• Dental implant planning
• Orthodontic/Surgical Studies
• Impacted teeth evaluations
• TMJ studies
• Bone grafting evaluations
• Sinus and Airway studies
• Oral path/reconstruction studies
• Endodontic studies

The level of radiation exposure with this technology (34-68 uSv) is much lower than your typical medical CT scan (1200-3300 uSv) or full mouth series x-rays (150 uSv).

For dentists interested in taking this technology a step further, Brodsky Imaging will help you navigate the world of computer-guided implant surgery. The CT scans we provide are easily imported into third party dental implant planning software such as: Nobel Guided Surgery™, Simplant™, and VIP/Implant Logic Systems™. The software listed allows you to precisely plan an implant case prior to surgery, avoiding regional anatomy, measuring bone width pre-operatively, order surgical drill guides and even generate a provisional or final prosthesis if desired.

Brodsky Imaging is excited and proud to provide the latest and most advanced craniofacial imaging for our patients as well as the local medical/dental community.

Everybody Benefits from Braces!

Braces aren’t just for pre-adolescents and teenagers anymore! Anyone, at any age, can benefit from orthodontic care; whether it is correcting a problem not treated in your younger years, or catching a problem early.

To ensure the best overall treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists recommends that children receive an orthodontic consultation as early as age seven. If a problem is evident, taking action early can spare a lot of treatment and expense down the road.

If you never received orthodontic treatment when you were young, don’t worry! You’re never too old for a beautiful smile. Set up an appointment for a consultation and find out how adult orthodontics will transform your smile, and your life!

Celebrating Getting Your Braces Off?

Today I came across a video that was too funny to pass up! This boy is celebrating getting his braces off, and what better way to do it than to show off his new pearly whites in song. While you're watching his hysterical rendition of today's pop music, check out how straight his teeth are after treatment.