在我們成長的年代裡,在大陸很少有人去清洗牙齒。只有牙齒蛀了發炎了,要拔掉了,才會去見牙醫。我是在來到美國以後才開始了我有生以來的第一次清洗牙齒。你一定能猜到,別人半年清洗一次,醫生讓我10天清洗兩次並且從此每3個月清洗一次,持續了很久。似乎他要把我以前該洗牙的次數,在他這裡都補上!
小時候有不少人牙齒不整齊,有的突出,有的兜齒,極大地影響了外貌。由於牙齒的岑差不齊,很多人,想笑不敢張嘴, 大大影響了感情的表達。似乎在那時,牙齒和長相一樣,是爹媽給的。如果沒有長端正,它就要跟你一輩子了。來美國之前,即使就是在北京高等學府中,我好像從來也沒有見到任何人帶牙托,矯正牙齒。
在美國,你會發現,大多數美國人的牙齒都很整齊。那是因為他們從10歲開始,便開始矯正牙齒。保險公司一般可以報銷50%。如果是雙職工,父母在各自公司都買牙醫保險,那便是很英明的投資。多麼難看的牙齒經過大約兩年的矯正,都會變得很好看。以至於,現在很多30-50歲的來美華人,都帶上了牙套,以彌補以前不可救藥的小“缺陷”,使自己變得更加美麗和自信。
一天,從網上看到一個詢問, 一位家長想比較和尋找最便宜的”矯正牙齒的醫生“。我帶著這個問題詢問了深資齒列矯正專家馬玉慈牙醫博士。馬醫生說,大多數人認為,牙列矯正是為了使牙齒排列整齊,獲得一個美麗的微笑。實際上,齒列矯正不單純是要使牙齒整齊,更重要的是要使上下牙齒有一個健康的功能性咬合關係。這對患者的牙齒,牙周組織及咀嚼系統功能有很重要的意義。不良咬合關係可能導致慢性頭痛,面部肌肉疼痛,甚至偏頭痛。
馬醫生說,齒列矯正是一個使全口牙齒重新組合的大項目(big project!),一定要認真對待。他們首先需要收集資料,認真研究,做出正確詳細的診斷,這是確保最佳矯正效果的首要步驟。馬醫生的行醫準則是對每個病人盡心盡力,以最大的努力,達到最好的效果。她會針對每一個病人的不同情況,設計出一個最佳治療方案。在接下來的矯正過程中,精心治療,以達到最佳效果。
馬醫生在業務上精益求精,她不斷地深造,參加各種學習,以求擁有和掌握最新最先進的技術,更好地為病人服務。從她的網站上,您可以讀到:Dr. Ma has completed the Roth/Williams two year course in Contemporary Orthodontics and Functional Occlusion at the AEO Institute at the University of Detroit/Mercy, and has gained an in depth understanding of functional occlusion, and incorporated her knowledge into her daily orthodontic practice . It is a common practice to mount models on Articulator at our office.
我們都說,一分價錢一分貨。一個優質的服務,可能需要更高的技能,更先進的設備,不斷更新的知識, 更多的鑽研和思考,以及更多的專注。“The detail makes the difference"。很多時候,您想要尋找優質的服務,但可能花錢都買不到,是要靠緣分的!您一定要知道,您在尋求什麼?您究竟需要什麼?當您理解了您的孩子為什麼要矯正牙齒時,找到一個好的齒列矯正醫生,可能給您的孩子帶來的不僅是美麗的笑容,而且是牙齒,顎關節,和咀嚼肌肉3方面功能上的和諧,對於他的健康至關重要。
請讀一下Lexington 的年輕鋼琴演奏家George Li的父親寫的一段感受:
Lexington, MA5.0 star ratingUpdated - 10/14/2011
Three years ago I searched for the best orthodontist since his appearance is extremely important for his professional career - a piano concert artist. After comparing many orthodontists by talking to their references and having personal interviews with orthodontists themselves, we selected Dr. Yuci Ma.
Three years later, my wife and I found that choosing Dr. Yuci Ma to be George's orthodontist was the best decision we've made in our lifetime. Because of this, we sent our second son, Andrew Li, to Dr. Ma. We are completely satisfied with Andrew's significant improvement.
We would like express our deepest gratefulness to Dr. Ma for the wonderful job she has done to both our sons. In many recent concerts that George has performed, his fans noticed the significant improvement in George's facial appearance and congratulated him.
We also would like to emphasize that Dr. Ma always put the needs of her customers at her highest priority. Many times, George broke his braces and called her office, Dr. Ma always replied and replaces the broken braces in very short notice, sometime was at evenings with very little charges.