orthodontic emergency

💀 Don’t Let These Scary Habits Ruin Your Smile!

💀 Don’t Let These Scary Habits Ruin Your Smile!

October is all about spooky fun — haunted houses, scary movies, and trick-or-treating. But some habits are truly frightening for your smile… especially if you're in orthodontic treatment.

At Glander Rochford Orthodontics, we’re here to make sure our patients from Greenwood, Center Grove, and the southside of Indianapolis avoid the real-life horror stories that can happen when you don’t take care of your braces or aligners. Here are some “scary smile habits” to stay far, far away from this fall — and what to do instead!

What is an orthodontic emergency?

What is an orthodontic emergency?

If you have braces or an appliance in your mouth as part of your orthodontic treatment, there may be times when you call the office outside of our typical office hours. When this happens, you can leave a voicemail that we will respond to when the office is open next, or you can call our emergency number.

Many patients ask, “what is our emergency number for?” so we’ve decided to outline what is truly an orthodontic emergency.

Can I Play Sports with Braces?

Can I Play Sports with Braces?

It’s fall in Indiana, which has the Glander Rochford Orthodontics team thinking about football, basketball, and all things sports!


We hear the question “can I play sports with braces?” all the time. It’s an important thing to consider, because there is an increased risk to certain mouth injuries when you are wearing traditional braces with brackets. This is true for children and adults that are active in any way, not just sports.