Las Vegas Braces Provider, Dr. David Alpan Educates Patients on Nutrition's Effect on Orthodontic Success

LAS VEGAS, NV, March 28, 2011 (Press-News.org) Dr. David Aplan, a Las Vegas braces expert, used National Nutrition Month as a springboard to discuss the importance of diet and nutrition on the outcome of orthodontic treatment with his patients.

March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association since 1980. NNM recommends a well-balanced diet filled with whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, low-fat dairy and lean protein for health and wellness.

"Since teeth are anchored in the jaw bones, getting the calcium and vitamin D needed to keep bones healthy allows for effective and permanent realignment of teeth," says Alpan, a Las Vegas orthodontics specialist.

Good nutrition, in combination with proper oral hygiene, wards off cavities that can form around orthodontic hardware and keeps tooth enamel strong, preventing the unattractive discoloring of the tooth around the bracket.

"I always recommend patients completely avoid foods like candy and soda, and use caution when eating hard, crunchy or sticky foods because they can damage orthodontic appliances and braces, bend wires, require extra visits for repairs and even set back treatment time," says Alpan, a Las Vegas orthodontist.

Braces do not give patients a free pass to boycott crunchy vegetables and fruits. Patients can incorporate crunchy vegetables into their diet by slicing them thinly, steaming vegetables or adding fruit and vegetables to a smoothie.

"Avoiding essential nutrients in a healthy diet would completely undermine the ultimate goal," says the Las Vegas braces provider.

Learn More
Learn more about Las Vegas invisible braces provider Dr. David Alpan and his practice Aesthetic Orthodontics at http://www.aeortho.com/ or by calling the office at 702-784-0500.

About Dr. David Alpan
Dr. David Alpan earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco and became licensed to practice dentistry in California and Nevada in 1996. He went on to earn his Orthodontic Specialty certificate at UOP in 1998. During the same year, UOP awarded him the Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree for his masters' thesis on the results of his two-year TMJ research project.

Dr. Alpan founded Aesthetic Orthodontics in Los Angeles in 1998 and in Beverly Hills and Las Vegas in 1999. Align Technology hired Dr. Alpan to teach Invisalign classes, just three years after Invisalign certified him as a provider.

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