Healthy teeth and gums play a very important role in orthodontics. Seeing your dentist regularly for exams will improve your smile and positively affect your orthodontic treatment! Healthy teeth and gums move teeth into alignment faster! We ENCOURAGE you to see your dentist twice a year, if not more! Here are some guidelines for maintaining excellent […]
Gentle Braces for Great Smiles

Braces make the biggest smiles better
Braces straighten crooked teeth.
Straight teeth look better, work better and last longer.
And braces do more. Braces help children find confidence in their smiles. The type of confidence they need to succeed throughout their lives.
They were very gentle with my mouth.
Brianna B., Patient
5 / 5 stars for Viechnicki Orthodontics
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How about some Floss?
Let’s face it… flossing with braces can be DIFFICULT! So many steps: There’s the package of threaders that must be looped with floss the tedious task of guiding the pointer behind your arch wire the separating of floss from threader and then… finally you can floss! But wait, that was just for one tooth! … […]
Manual vs. Powered Toothbrush
Which is better? A Manual or Powered toothbrush? Dr. Viechnicki wants to you know the answer is, BOTH. Manual toothbrushes are just as good as the powered one when it comes to proper oral hygiene! It’s how you use them, that equals out this conflict. Dr. Viechnicki supplies you with BOTH a manual and the powered SONICARE toothbrush! […]
Invisalign vs. Clear Braces
Dr. Bryon Viechnicki talks to a group of Lehigh Valley dental professionals about the differences between Invisalign and clear braces. Watch below to learn about how adults can get straight teeth and confidence in their smiles. Invisalign-vs-clear-braces Do you still have unanswered questions? Ask them in the comment section below!
The Doctors Are Always Gentle
James M. in Allentown, PA on October 7, 2013 5 / 5 stars for Viechnicki Orthodontics Bethlehem I like all the hard work everyone put in. All the girls here are so nice and the doctors are always gentle. (Viechnicki Rocks :))
April 2013 Braces Breakers Candy Count
The April 2013 candy count is here! Comment below to guess the number of gumballs in the jar. P.S. Gumballs are hard, chewy and sticky – the braces breaking trifecta! Gumballs can knock braces off teeth when you bite down. And they can pull braces off teeth when you open.
March 2013 Braces Breakers Candy Count
Have you heard? It’s time to share this month’s candy count! Guess the number of peanut M&Ms in the jar and win the March 2013 braces breakers candy count. Share your guess in the comments below! Braces patients know that there is a chance that they will break their braces by chewing candies that contain […]
February 2013 Braces Breakers Candy Count
The February candy count is here! This month’s Braces Breakers Candy Count is licorice. Twizzlers are known for their braces-breaking potential. When braces patients bite together, the red licorice clumps and binds around the wire and brackets. This is a dangerous scenario when you start to open. Don’t be surprised if you here some clicks […]
Before and After: Spaces Between Teeth
In this before and after, you are going to see how braces close gaps between teeth. The pictures below are from one of Dr. Viechnicki’s actual patients with spaces between her upper and lower teeth. Problems with spaces Problems happen when teeth don’t line up just right. The two most common problems caused by having […]
January 2013 Braces Breakers Candy Count
The first Braces Breakers Candy Count of 2013 is here! Just like actual bears, gummy bears are cute, but devastating. Gummy bears are a sticky candy that can pull braces off teeth. Even if braces don’t come off while chewing on these gelatinous bears, there is a good chance that the braces will get weakened. […]