Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Invisible Braces Give you Discreet, Pain-Free Orthodontic Treatment

Invisible braces let you do away with unsightliness of metal braces and still get the corrective orthodontic treatment you need. New technologies are now able to duplicate the results of banded orthodontic therapy without the pain and embarrassing presence of visible metal in your smile. You have two options you can choose from if you are interested in invisible braces. Each type offers its own distinct advantages in terms of treatment time, the degree of correction that must be performed, cost, and the cosmetic discretion throughout the duration of treatment.

Six Month Smiles® are a new form of invisible braces that rely upon invisible brackets and tooth-colored wires to conceal themselves. They combine the basic design of traditional braces with superior grade materials and are much more comfortable when adjusted. They offer several distinct advantages over traditional metal equivalents.

• Six Month Smiles® braces take only 6 months to produce the same results as metal braces.
• Few people, if any, will ever notice the clear brackets and tooth-colored wires.
• The patient tray kits that come with Six Month Smiles® make it fast, convenient, and painless to adjust them.
• The shape and size of Six Month Smiles® makes dental hygiene easier and more effective.

Invisalign invisible braces are removable aligners that are custom-made for your individual lower and upper teeth. These aligners are made using 3D models created from impressions that the dentist takes of your upper and lower arches. Computer animation sequences then forecasts each needed step in the alignment correction process. As these corrective actions are mapped out, they are literally built right into the shape of the aligner so it will exert just enough pressure on your teeth to painlessly move them back where they belong.

Removable invisible braces offer several clear advantages over metal braces.

• To begin with, Invisalign aligners are completely transparent. No one is likely to notice you are wearing them.
• Invisalign aligners can be taken out when you brush and floss your teeth and when you eat meals. They will not interfere with normal speech and are made to be comfortably worn in your sleep.
• The high degree of customization made possible through 3D computer technology has made Invisalign invisible braces one of the world’s most precise and effective orthodontic treatments in cosmetic dentistry. By isolating the most minuscule alignment problems, the computer maps out, every corrective step, and it incrementally makes changes with each new set of aligners.
• Invisalign aligners are made out of from special, medical plastic and have comfortable, smooth edges that will never hurt your gums.


Invisalign takes almost as long as metal braces take to produce their final results. However, most people notice drastic improvements long before their treatment is over. Furthermore, the high level of incremental precision, painlessness, and the invisible secrecy of these braces makes them both medically and cosmetically superior to most band orthodontic treatments.

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Two Types of Clear Dental Braces You Can Choose

Our experience in both general and cosmetic dentistry has taught us over the years that most people who forgo or put off corrective orthodontic treatment do so because of shyness. No one wants to be seen smiling with a mouth full of metal. Clear braces offer the obvious advantage of discretion over traditional metal braces. For these individuals whose self-consciousness is completely understandable, new technologies and better materials can now produce the same results as traditional orthodontic therapy.

There are two options you can consider, depending on the length and degree of treatment you need, and how much you can afford to invest time and money wise in the process.

Invisalign clear dental braces are removable aligners that are custom made to fit your teeth.
The dentist begins by making impressions of your upper and lower bite, which are then used to make a 3D model of your teeth. A computer is then used to forecast the realignment of teeth in a series of steps. Each step forms the blueprint for the creation of an Invisalign aligner. Each set of aligners is worn for 2 weeks, for a minimum of 22 hours per day. Treatment will consist of anywhere from 9-15 aligners, depending on the severity of tooth misalignment.

Invisalign offers a number of advantages over metal braces.

  1. To begin with, they are completely removable. You can take out your aligners for brushing and flossing your teeth, or to eat, and then put them back in. Aligners can be worn in your sleep.
  2. Invisalign aligners are completely transparent. It is almost impossible for people to see them, even when they are standing close to you.
  3. The level of customization made possible by 3D computer technology makes Invisalign clear braces among the most precise corrective dental therapies available anywhere in the world today. The smallest problems can be pinpointed with the computer, appropriate corrections forecast, and aligners created that will make each adjustment incrementally.
  4. The aligners are made from a special, medical plastic with comfortable, smooth edges designed to avoid irritating your gums.
  5. More than likely you will see a marked improvement even before you complete your treatment.

Invisalign takes almost as long as banded orthodontic treatments to produce final results. The advantage that aligners offer is incremental precision in tooth alignment correction, complete comfort throughout the procedure, and a completely discreet, cosmetic alternative to visible metal in your mouth.

The cost of Invisalign aligners is about $6,000.00 for full treatment.

Six Month Smiles® clear braces use invisible brackets and tooth-colored wires to conceal their presence.
This revolutionary corrective treatment combines the basic design of traditional braces with better materials and more comfortable adjustment techniques. There are a number of advantages Six Month Smiles® offers over metal braces.

  1. True to their name, these clear dental braces take only 6 months to do the work that traditional orthodontic treatment takes 2 years to accomplish.
  2. The clear brackets and tooth-colored wires are practically undetectable, even to people who are standing close by.
  3. Patient tray kits that come with the braces make adjustments convenient, fast, and comfortable.
  4. The shape and size of the materials allow for more effective dental hygiene.

Six Month Smiles® take far less time to correct minor and moderate alignment problems, and they are considerably less expensive than all other types of clear dental braces. They are ideal for people on a budge with mild to moderate two alignment problems who need a short-term solution as soon as possible. The total cost is approximately $3,000.00 for one arch, and $4,500.00 for both arches.

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