Why do you choose Piedmont Orthodontic Associates?

Piedmont Orthodontic Associates, serving Spartanburg, Boiling Springs, and Gaffney, strives to provide exceptional treatment in an informative and friendly environment. Have you had a great experience at our office?

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Thank you,
-Dr. Gardner and team

What Do You LOVE About Our Community?

Dr. Ernest Gardner, your Spartanburg, Boiling Springs, and Gaffney orthodontist, is situated around some pretty unique neighborhoods. Each is special with its own personality, created by the people and places (and our amazing patients) living within.

Today, Dr. Gardner and our team thought we'd ask: What are your favorite things about our community? Is there a local event you attend every year? Do you have a favorite eatery? Perhaps a favorite getaway in South Carolina?

Please feel free to share some information about your favorite local hang-outs, and everything you love best about “your neck of the woods” in South Carolina.

If you need to schedule your next appointment, give us a call! Have a great week!

Summer fun with Piedmont Orthodontic Associates!

It’s summer here at Piedmont Orthodontic Associates, a season full of vacations, adventures and great memories. Whether you are headed to a barbecue, a camping trip, hitting America’s open roads or just having fun in the backyard, Dr. Ernest Gardner and our team want to hear all about it!

We encourage you to post any stories or photos from your summer adventures to our Facebook wall!

Foods to Avoid During Your Orthodontic Treatment

There are a variety of foods Dr. Ernest Gardner wants you to avoid while you're wearing braces. Some foods can occasionally damage braces, but certain foods can bend the wires or even break the brackets on your braces. If you’re wearing braces, you should avoid starch, sugar and gummy foods, as these foods can be difficult to remove during brushing. Foods that are high in sugar and starch tend to cause plaque, cavities and even tooth decay.

Avoid tough meats, hard breads and raw vegetables such as carrots and celery. Before long, you'll be able to bite a cucumber again. But you'll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as you're wearing braces.

Foods you should avoid include:

• Chewy foods: bagels, hard rolls, licorice
• Crunchy foods: popcorn, ice, chips
• Sticky foods: caramels, gum
• Hard foods: nuts, candy
• Foods you have to bite into: corn on the cob, apples, carrots

Also, chewing on hard things (for example, pens, pencils or fingernails) can damage the braces. Damaged braces will cause treatment to take longer.

If you have any questions on which foods you should be avoiding and why, we invite you to give Piedmont Orthodontic Associates a call or ask our staff during your next visit.

Piedmont Orthodontic Associates wants to know: What are your 4th of July plans?

This coming Monday, July 4th, is Independence Day and the United States of America will be turning 235 years old! It’s a day to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and also a time for every American to pay homage to our soldiers, past and present, who have placed themselves in harm’s way so that we may continue to enjoy our freedom.

Dr. Ernest Gardner and team will be celebrating this Monday and we would like to know, what are your plans for the 4th of July? Will you be out in the sun? Have you stocked up on fireworks? Are you going to grill up your favorite summer foods? Are you staying in town or heading somewhere else? If you have a 4th of July tradition, we would love to hear about it.

Whatever you plan to do, Piedmont Orthodontic Associates hopes you have a fun and safe holiday! Feel free to upload your 4th of July photos to our Facebook page and let us know how your Independence Day turned out this year.