As an adult looking to straighten your teeth, correct your smile, and lead a more confident life, any hearsay of how six month smiles ruined my teeth or Invisalign reality vs. expectations may have a significant influence on your decision. But these treatments are well known for their incredible success rate, so the real challenge …
Dental professionals recommend that athletes with braces wear a mouth guard over their dental appliances when taking part in a contact sport, including during practice. People with braces can also wear a mouth guard when sleeping for a myriad of benefits that include: To reduce the risk of lacerations to the mouth caused by the …
The benefits of Invisalign and braces are well known and documented. Yet, there may be concerns for patients with pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) using their orthodontic appliances. Generally, TMJ can be corrected using orthodontic devices if it’s caused by bruxism or a misaligned bite, and the necessary adjustments can be made to manage …
Invisalign braces are advertised as a straightforward, discrete replacement for traditional metal braces, however you might not be aware that your treatment could not go as smoothly as you had thought. For instance, your initial treatment may require 40 trays or so, worn over a period of 1-2 weeks. So ideally, after the 40 trays …
Quitting Invisalign: Invisalign expectation vs reality Read More »
Many patients are skeptical about the effectiveness of Invisalign. But the success rate of Invisalign treatment is around 96%, which means that the failure rate is only 4%, or 1 in every 25 patients. Obviously, this seemingly straightforward dental appliance known as Invisalign aligners has a lot to offer. Perhaps even more exciting is that …
With advancements in Invisalign technology today, it is not unusual for dentists to tell their patients to eat with their aligners in, such that they only need to remove them for cleaning. Apparently, this can reduce the risk of nerve damage to one or more teeth that have to move to a greater extent. Eating …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzNS2bYoqU Thousands of dentists around the world have successfully used detachable appliances for many years in orthodontic treatment. With the application of mass customization and 3-D technology, nearly anyone can use invisalign aligners to straighten their teeth without any concerns. Invisalign is recognized as an effective orthodontic procedure that rectifies a wide variety of bite, …
If you try fitting in your retainers after not wearing them for several months, you will likely find that they don’t fit because your teeth have moved. On the other hand, if you can successfully wear the retainer, it will shift your teeth back to where they were when you first used it – after …
If i start wearing my retainer again will my teeth move back? Read More »
It is critical that you wear your retainers as instructed by your orthodontist after removing your braces, every night without stopping, forever, in order to prevent your teeth from shifting back to their previous condition before braces. The most exciting and anticipated stage of an orthodontic patient is the removal of braces or Invisalign aligners …
Kids may need to visit an orthodontist from a young age, especially if they have inherited a dental condition from their parents, like opposing genes. For instance, 8-year-old kids with large teeth from the father, and small jaws from the mother will experience challenges like crowding and malocclusion as the teeth grow; hence, the need …
