Dental misalignment could mean you have crooked, crowded, and overlapping teeth. Without treatment, this could impact your smile’s beauty and your overall oral health too! But our team can help with a cosmetic approach. In today’s blog, your Rowlett, TX, dentist talks about clear and comfortable Invisalign® and ClearCorrect™ aligners.
The Impact of an Uneven Smile
We could develop an uneven smile for a number of different reasons. There could be complications with the growth of the jaw or the eruption of the teeth, or we could lose baby teeth prematurely in childhood or suck our thumbs. For others, tooth loss in the teen and adult years, or even the eruption of the wisdom teeth, could be responsible. When we have an uneven smile, we feel self-conscious about our appearance and may hide our smile from the world. Since thorough brushing and flossing is much more difficult, the risk of tooth decay and gum disease is higher too. In addition, the stress on the jaw joints could mean a greater risk of TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). By addressing your misalignment, you help keep your smile beautiful and healthy!
Invisalign® and ClearCorrect™
We have both Invisalign® and ClearCorrect™ options to address your misalignment. Instead of using metal brackets and wires, these systems employ a series of clear and custom plastic aligners, which gently reposition your smile to correct misalignment, often in a shorter time frame than braces. To begin, our team will take detailed digital images of your smile from several angles, using these to create a 3D impression. In a lab setting, experts will use the impressions to design and fabricate your aligners from a BPA-free plastic material.
Now, you are ready to start treatment! Essentially, you will wear a set of aligners each day for about 20 to 22 hours, over the course of around two weeks. At this point, you then begin wearing the next set of aligners for the same amount of time. The process continues as each set brings your smile closer and closer to optimal alignment. In the meantime, you can remove your aligners before meals or prior to brushing and flossing, so they don’t have negative impacts on your daily routine. The orthodontics themselves are also easy to clean and use.
If you have any questions about how we shift your uneven teeth with Invisalign® and ClearCorrect™, then contact our team today. We would love to help you obtain an even smile!
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Our team is ready to help you enjoy an even smile with our clear and comfortable orthodontics. To learn more about how our team takes on your uneven smile, call Rodem Tree Dental in Rowlett, TX, today at 972-475-2321.