Why We Offer Clear Aligners

We provide orthodontic treatment to help correct your uneven smiles. But instead of metal braces, we offer a more comfortable and cosmetic alternative with clear braces. In today’s blog, your Prairie Village, KS, dentist talks about why we offer orthodontic clear aligners and how they can provide an even smile!

The Importance of Treating Misalignment

We urge you to see our team if you have dental misalignment. An uneven smile is more than a cosmetic issue. While improving your appearance can be a major boost for your confidence, seeking orthodontic treatment can also improve bite function and oral health. Alignment concerns often provide places for sugar and starch particles to become trapped, even if you brush and floss, which can increase the risk of complications like tooth decay and gum disease, as well as bad breath and teeth stains. The pressure on your bite from the imbalance and misalignment could also cause painful issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). But we can help boost your oral health and smile beauty with clear and comfortable orthodontic aligners.

The Benefits

While braces are effective, they can alter your appearance during treatment, which is often a major concern for our teen and adult patients. But with clear aligners, we have a nearly-invisible option to correct your smile. These can gently and carefully shift your teeth, and do so in a shorter time timeframe than braces. An even smile could be possible in as little as one year! These orthodontics are also removable, a benefit that means an easier time eating as you don’t have to avoid certain foods. Being removable also means a much easier time brushing and flossing, so you are less likely to develop tooth decay and gum disease during your treatment process, and you also avoid major teeth stains.

Starting Your Treatment

Interested in correcting your uneven smile with our clear and custom plastic aligners? Then contact our office! We will take a close look at your smile to assess the cause and severity of your misalignment, and from there we can decide if you need orthodontic treatment with our clear aligners. If so, we will take detailed images and impressions of your bite with digital technology, a fast and convenient process that provides an impression far more accurate than a standard physical mold. Experts use the digital impressions to design and craft them, as each set is custom-made for your smile. You then start treatment, wearing each set in the series of about 20 to 23 hours a day over a period of two weeks, until you obtain optimal results.

Do You Want to Try Our Orthodontic Clear Aligners?

With the right treatment, we can help you enjoy an even smile with a cosmetic approach. To learn more about treating your misalignment with our clear braces, call Dr. Browne in Prairie Village, KS today at (913) 901-8585.