What are you reading this summer?

With summer in full swing, some of us at Apple Creek Orthodontics wanted to remind all our patients about the importance of reading. Sure it’s easy to keep putting off reading this time of year, but reading during the summer is actually a vital step in brain development and warding off the dreaded “summer slide.” Plus, reading is always fun and stimulating!

Today, we thought we’d ask: What's on YOUR summer reading list? What are some of your all-time favorites? Out of ideas for great summer reads? Ask us for suggestions, and we'd be happy to provide some good suggestions. You may also ask a local librarian here in Appleton for some ideas or check out these summer reading ideas that we came across on Friday, from Barnes & Noble.

Happy reading! Be sure to share with us your summer picks or your all-time novels on our Facebook page!

Drs. Tomassetti and Lin want to know: Do you know where your retainer is?

If you've recently completed treatment at Apple Creek Orthodontics, we’d like to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Tomassetti or Dr. Lin will provide—or have provided you by now—with retainers. After braces are removed, teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Drs. Tomassetti and Lin is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

To learn more about the advantages of wearing retainers after your orthodontic treatment, please visit our website for retainer instructions and check out this helpful article about retainers from KidsHealth. You may also give us a call at 920-268-4331!

We hope you're having a great summer!

The advantage of SureSmile® at Apple Creek Orthodontist

We hope you're having a relaxing weekend! Our creative staff at Apple Creek Orthodontics have yet to blog about the advantage of SureSmile treatment at our convenient Appleton office, so today we thought we'd share a video about the power of SureSmile treatment. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology, Drs. Tomassetti and Lin can now get a 3-D image inside your mouth that helps them decide exactly how they'd like to align your teeth.

Through the use of SureSmile technology, Drs. Lin and Tomassetti can offer you a "braces experience" that provides shorter treatment times, fewer office visit, less overall discomfort and high-quality results. In fact, your average treatment time with SureSmile is almost 40 percent faster than traditional braces.

Check out what patients are saying about SureSmile!

For more information on SureSmile, please visit our website or give us a call at 920-268-4331! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Apple Creek Orthodontics present: Patriotic fun facts!

On Sunday, our staff at Apple Creek Orthodontics - including Drs. Lin and Tomassetti - will be busy celebrating America's 234th birthday. And because we know our patients love fun facts, we thought we'd provide you with some fun facts about Independence Day! Have a great Fourth of July weekend everyone, and we'll see you next week!!

- Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.

- An estimated 2.5 million people lived in America in July 1776. Today, an estimated 309 million people reside in the United States.

- The major objection to being ruled by Britain was taxation without representation, which meant that people didn't want to be taxed by a government that did not represent them.

- In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

- The stars on the original American flag were arranged in a circle to ensure that all colonies were equal.

- America's mascot, the bald eagle, can achieve speeds of up to 200 miles per hour when making a predatory dive. During a normal flight, bald eagles can travel up to 30 miles per hour.

- The American flag patch is backwards on U.S. Army uniforms. The reason? The blue field on the flag (the part with the stars) faces forward to symbolize carrying the American flag into battle.

- Someone who specializes in the history of flags is called a vexillologist.

- The word ‘patriotism’ comes from the Latin patria, which means ‘homeland’ or ‘fatherland.’

- According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans consume over 150 million hot dogs during their Independence Day festivities.

- Speaking of food, there's a 1-in-6 chance the beef on your backyard this Independence Day weekend grill came from Texas. The Lone Star State is America's leader in the production of cattle and calves.