When you have poor spacing in your smile due to dental misalignment, you may feel a little self-conscious about your smile. Instead of trying to hide your smile, why not seek orthodontic care? In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist talks about how we improve teeth spacing with clear orthodontic aligners.
The Value of Correcting Poor Alignment
When you have poor spacing and misalignment, this can make thorough brushing and flossing difficult, and could increase the risk of complications like tooth decay and gum disease. The pressure on our bite could also mean issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding) are more likely too. By correcting your alignment, you can boost your oral health and improve your bite function, while also ensuring you feel more comfortable with the appearance of your smile.
Creating Custom (and Clear) Orthodontics
To get started, our team will take a close look at your smile with advanced digital imaging systems. We want to assess the cause and extent of your misalignment to see if clear aligners are right for you. If so, these images and measurements can be used by experts in a dental lab setting to design and craft a series of aligners from a BPA-free plastic material, each set being completely clear and practically invisible when worn. Being custom-made helps ensure treatment with precision, so you can obtain optimal results in as little as one year in some cases.
How These Correct Your Smile
How will clear aligners correct your uneven smile? There will be a series of them, and you wear each set in the series for a specified amount of time, usually 20 to 22 hours a day over a period of two weeks. Each one gently moves your teeth closer to their optimal position, so you obtain more even and attractive smiles. The aligners are easy to clean and store, and can travel with you too. You can also remove them before meals, no need to alter your diet. Being removable also means a much easier time brushing and flossing, so you have less worries about tooth decay, stained teeth, and gum disease during treatment. You also have fewer office visits and can see optimal results in a much shorter time frame than braces.
If you have any questions about how our team will correct your uneven smile with clear and comfortable plastic aligners, or if you want to get started yourself, then contact our team today to learn more.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT COSMETIC ORTHODONTICS?
Our team wants to help you smile with confidence by taking on your dental misalignment. To find out more about our cosmetic treatments and comfortable orthodontics, you can call Dr. Browne in Prairie Village, KS, at 913-901-8585.
