Adult man putting transparent braces for dental correction. holding invisible orthodontic retainer and aligner. Plastic braces dentistry to straighten teeth
Dental misalignment could lead to issues with the health, function, and appearance of your smile. To fix the issue and protect your oral health, you may benefit from orthodontic treatment. In today’s blog, your Maple Grove, MN, dentist talks about how we treat misalignment with clear aligners!
When you have crooked, crowded, and overlapping teeth, you need to seek treatment. Otherwise, misalignment could impact how well you can brush and floss, which increases the risk of tooth decay and gum disease. Uneven teeth also strain your jaw joints to boost the risk of TMJ disorder and even bruxism (teeth grinding). Your appearance could suffer as well, which impacts your social interactions and quality of life. But we can help with an array of orthodontic options, some which are cosmetic in nature and barely visible!
The Invisalign® system offers our patients a cosmetic alternative to traditional braces. Instead of brackets and wires, we will correct your smile with a series of clear and custom plastic aligners, which fit comfortably and help shift your teeth in as little as one year. These are also removable, so you can take them out before meals or prior to brushing and flossing. This means no need to change your diet and caring for your smile is much simpler, so you can avoid the risk of issues like tooth decay, gum disease, and teeth stains.
With the Red, White, and Blue® clear aligners, we use custom acrylic aligners that are invisible, like the Invisalign® process. However, this option is based mainly on the front facing and more visible teeth. This is also helpful for people with more minor cases of misalignment. This provides results faster, often in a matter of months!
With this option we will use brackets and wires, but these are clear in appearance and designed to be less visible when worn. In addition, these are designed to address misalignment and correct your smile in as little as six months, unlike traditional braces, which require up to two years in many cases!
If you have any questions about how we can correct your uneven smile with our custom approach to orthodontics, or if you want to learn more about our cosmetic orthodontics that could take as little as a year or less, then please reach out to our team today to get started! We look forward to helping you smile with confidence and enjoy better oral health too.
For orthodontics that are clear and comfortable, we can provide aligners and more. To find out more about correcting your uneven smile, call Elm Creek Dental in Maple Grove, MN, today at 763-416-0606. You deserve an even and healthy smile, and we want to help!
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