Would the look of your smile improve if it were a bit straighter? If you have been thinking about ways to correct the alignment of your bite, consider an alternative to traditional metal braces. Orthodontic Clear Aligners target the visible portion of your smile to bring the esthetic results you crave in a shorter period. By taking a custom imprint of your smile, we can project how your appearance will improve after this treatment. We send your file to an offsite lab to create pairs of trays that you wear in succession. As the weeks go on, your trays pull teeth closer and closer to the desired outcome. You will soon learn that a more uniform grin is easier to clean! When teeth crowd or become crooked, even the most steadfast oral hygiene routine can leave bacterial deposits in places you are unable to reach. Similarly, because clear aligners are removable, you will have an easier time brushing compared to when wearing permanent metal braces.

At your Prairie Village, KS, dental office, we help our patients envision results and provide them in quick order! By exploring your options for alternative orthodontic correction, you can receive the same benefits with less of an impact on your current look. Clear aligners rely on a BPA-free, translucent material that is nearly invisible to the naked eye. That means it’s your choice to reveal your new appliance to friends and family or leave it a secret!

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Have you been thinking about services to help you straighten your smile? If your teeth crowd, are crooked or have other spacing issues, Orthodontic Clear Aligners provide the same straight smile as traditional bracket-and-wire braces with additional benefits. While most consider the esthetic effect a set of braces or clear aligners can provide, straightening your smile greatly increases your ability to fight tooth decay. This is because bringing your teeth into a more desirable position reveals their entire surface for brushing and flossing. When your teeth crowd, even the most rigorous brushing cannot clear all pockets of oral bacteria. Without treatment, this raises your incidence of decay and the potential for gum infection. By inspecting your level of dental misalignment, we can determine if you are a quality candidate for clear aligner treatment.

At your Prairie Village, KS, dental office, we look forward to helping you straighten your smile. When exploring your options for orthodontic correction, we explain the functional and health benefits that come in addition to your cosmetic upgrade. That means that by enhancing your cleaning ability, you prevent the need for more involved restorative procedures later in life.

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Is your smile as uniform as you would like it to be? When considering options for straightening your smile, you have alternatives to traditional orthodontic correction. By understanding the differences between each appliance, you can more easily decide which to select. Each service approaches the same goal of a straighter smile but goes about accomplishing this task in different ways. We offer Orthodontic Clear Aligners to help you bring your teeth into position with minimal impact on your smile’s appearance. This means you can enjoy a healthier, beautiful smile without worrying about how you look during treatment. Because clear aligners are removable, you can also enjoy an easier time performing your oral hygiene routine each morning and evening. If you would like to learn more about this system, please contact a member of our staff.

At your Prairie Village, KS, dental practice, we know that you pursue orthodontic service for both its cosmetic benefits and effect on your health. That’s why we offer a clear aligner option that takes into consideration how you look throughout the year of your treatment. Additionally, the creation of multiple aligner trays means you simply move on to the next set instead of coming into our office for constant readjustments. This helps you minimize your time in the dentist’s chair so you can get back to doing what you love most.

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