If you are an adult who needs teeth straightening but loathes the idea of being a metal mouth for several years, invisalign braces are a great option. As the name of this teeth-straightening system suggests, these braces are nearly invisible. This means that your professional and personal life won’t be negatively impacted by wearing braces. You won’t have to feel embarrassed or hide you smile.
How does Invisalign work? A series of plastic aligners are specially designed for your mouth in order to transform your teeth from where they are now to how they should be aligned. You put in new aligners every few weeks, as instructed by your Invisalign dentist, until the course of treatment is complete. You wear the forms about 22 hours a day, just taking them out to eat and brush your teeth. This is another big advantage of this breakthrough system. With traditional braces, there are many things you cannot eat, and food also gets stuck in the brackets and wires, which can be unhealthy and unattractive. With Invisalign, you can eat freely and keep your mouth, and the forms, fresh and clean. If you have a special someone, or are on the dating scene, you will certainly look and feel much more kissable with clear aligners rather than metal brackets and wires! The smooth plastic aligners will also feel better in your mouth, and they won’t rub and irritate the cheeks and tongue the way metal braces often do.
There are a lot of adults who should have had braces when they were younger, but not every family can afford teeth straightening or understands the importance of orthodontic corrections to both appearance and health. If you have always wished you had straighter teeth, or have chronic dental problems due to crooked or crowded teeth, investing in braces — no matter what your age — is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. And with this nearly invisible technology, you can have braces without many of the frustrations that come with metal braces.
Every case is different, but in many instances, invisible braces aren’t any more expensive than traditional braces. And most people would happily pay a bit more, if necessary, to avoid dealing with metal braces. In addition, patients experience much less pain and less hassle with invisalign braces, which work gradually and don’t involve periodic visits to the dentist to have the wires tightened. The entire course of treatment is also much easier on your teeth and their roots. Metal braces, while effective, are really an old-fashioned approach with definite downsides.
A cosmetic dentist trained in this technology can assess if this straightening system will work for you, how long it will take, and how much it will cost. If you want a healthy, beautiful smile, these state-of-the-art braces may be the perfect solution.