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Getting to the Bottom of Chewing Gum Myths

February 19th, 2025

It's a moment many of our patients have experienced. One second you're chewing on a piece of gum, then suddenly you forget to keep chewing and swallow the entire rubbery gob whole! It's at this point you remember your mother warning you as a child that if you swallow gum it will stake a claim…
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Why it’s Important to Leave Us Reviews

February 12th, 2025

At our office, Dr. Ajanaku and our team do all that we can to make sure that your experience with us is the best it can possibly be. However, there’s an important role you play in this as well: leaving us reviews and feedback. Whether there is something you’d like us to improve upon, or…
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Electric Toothbrush: How do you choose?

February 5th, 2025

Since the introduction of the power toothbrush in the 1960s, this tool has undergone many technological advances, from design and bristle motions to rotation oscillation and sonic vibration. What is rotation oscillation? That’s when the head of the toothbrush alternately rotates in one direction and then the other. Power toothbrushes can deliver up to 50,000…
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My toothbrush did what?

January 29th, 2025

If you were to put your toothbrush bristles under a high-powered microscope, what you would see might give you nightmares: millions of bacteria, busily crawling up and down your toothbrush bristles, consuming proteins that came from your mouth, and still clinging to the bristles even after you’ve rinsed them with water. Rinsing your toothbrush after…
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At Merritt Orthodontics we pride ourselves on being an affordable family orthodontist that accepts all insurance plans and payment options, like cash and credit cards.

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1901 NW Military Hwy #110
San Antonio, TX 78213
(210) 344-9715
Monday - thursday: 8am - 4:30pm
friday: 8:30am - 3:30pm
*Closed for Lunch: 12:15pm to 1:45pm