Speed Up Your Orthodontic Treatment
With MOPs
Have you been interested in beginning orthodontic treatment but are worried about being in braces, Invisalign, or other orthodontics for an extended period of time? If this is the case, you may be interested in learning more about micro-osteoperforation, also known as MOPs. The purpose behind most orthodontic treatments is to create a healthy and functional bite by aligning your teeth and jaw position. MOPs helps to deliver results quicker with fewer office visits. It’s a process of creating small pinhole openings in the bone around the teeth to accelerate tooth movement during orthodontic treatments. This stimulates bone remodeling and allows the teeth to move faster and more predictably into their ideal positions. MOPs has been demonstrated to accelerate bone remodeling by as much as 62%, according to a study done by the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. MOPs is a safe, minimally invasive procedure that can be used with any orthodontic appliance. It can be performed in-office in just a few minutes since only a topical anesthetic is required. We numb the tissue before creating the micro-perforations in the bone. In most cases, you’ll be done with the procedure within 20 minutes and will have little to no
discomfort afterward. Keep in mind that it may need to be repeated more than once depending on the difficulty of how the teeth need to move. With MOPs, you’ll run into far fewer issues throughout your orthodontic treatment as
movement will be faster and more predictable. MOPs can be used to help fix a variety of orthodontic issues before they even arise. The MOPs technique works with your own biology by stimulating the bone surrounding your teeth. If you’re interested in MOPs or beginning orthodontic treatment, give our office a call. We pride ourselves on providing the best possible care and service to our patients.
“I was daydreaming about this soup one Sunday morning and thinking I should make it. I had much to do and didn’t have the ingredients, which required some shopping. Then, my husband walked in with a container (frommy wonderful neighbor, Susan) filled with it. Now that’s LUCK!” –Dr. Alborzi ASH RESHTEH (PERSIAN NOODLE SOUP RECIPE) Dr. Alborzi’s Recipe Faves
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Ingredients • 6 tbsp olive oil • 2 large onions, thinly sliced • 5 cloves garlic, grated • 1 tsp turmeric • 2 tbsp dried mint • 1/2 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
Directions 1. In a large cooking pot, sauté onions with garlic for about 20–25 minutes until they are caramelized. Stir in turmeric. 2. Remove 1/3 of the onion mix, stir in dried mint while still hot, and save it for garnish. 3. Then add the chickpeas, kidney, and navy beans, water or stock, plus salt and pepper. Bring it to a boil. 4. Lower the heat and simmer half an hour. Then add lentils and cook for 15 minutes. 5. Add all the greens and simmer for 20 minutes. Adjust consistency of the soup as needed. 6. Combine a few tbsp of soup with a little bit of flour and stir it into the simmering soup. Add reshteh or linguini noodles and cook until they are done. 7. Stir in lemon juice as per taste. Mix some kashk or sour cream and the onion-turmeric- mint-oil topping into the soup, saving the rest for garnish. 8. Serve ash reshteh with dollops of kashk or sour cream and the onion-turmeric-mint-oil mixture.
• 1/2 cup kidney beans, soaked overnight • 1/2 cup navy beans, soaked overnight • 6 cups water or lamb/beef stock • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper • 1 1/2 tsp salt • 1/2 cup green lentils
• 2 cups spinach, chopped • 1 1/2 cups cilantro, chopped • 1 1/2 cups parsley, chopped
• 1 cup green onions or leeks, chopped • 1/2 cup fenugreek leaves chopped or 2 tbsp dried • 1/2 cup dill, chopped • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour • 3 1/2 oz reshteh or linguini noodles • 1 cup kashk sour cream or crème fraiche • 2 tbsp lemon juice
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