Do you have dental misalignment? If you have an uneven smile, this could not only alter your smile’s appearance, but also harm your overall oral health too. But to straighten your smile and offer improvement, we can provide orthodontic treatment. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist talks about helping smiles with braces and clear aligners.
The Causes of Your Poor Alignment
What do we develop misalignment? For some, this could be due to issues in childhood, such as thumb sucking or tongue thrusting. Premature loss of baby teeth could also alert how permanent teeth erupt, leading to misalignment. This could also happen if the baby teeth don’t fall out on time. Complications with the growth of the jaw and oral structures could impact alignment, as could the arrival of wisdom teeth in the late teens and early 20s. In adulthood, tooth loss could also cause portions of the smile to shift, creating poor alignment. As part of your treatment, our team will assess the cause of your misalignment, so we choose the best option to help you enjoy a straighter smile.
The Impact on Your Smile
When we have crooked, crowded, and overlapping teeth, this could lead to poor oral health. For example, the alignment issues could provide places for stray food and drink particles to become trapped, which then increase the risk of tooth decay and gum disease, as thorough brushing and flossing is very difficult. The strain on your jaw joints could leave you vulnerable to complications like TMJ disorder or even bruxism. You could also feel embarrassed about your smile and take steps to hide it, which impacts your overall quality of life and your social situations. But we can help address these concerns with orthodontic treatment, correcting your uneven smile with braces or possibly clear aligners.
Braces
Metal braces can help address more complex cases of misalignment, so even if you have severe alignment issues, you could obtain a straighter smile in about two years. The lengthy time frame is because the gum and bone tissues need to reform around the new portions of your teeth, and this takes time. With this orthodontic option, our team will attach metal brackets to the front facing side of your teeth. We then connect a thin arch wire to them with bands. These bands can be colorful or clear, depending on your preferences. Our team will then adjust tension in the arch wire during periodic visits, which corrects your teeth with time. Be sure you brush and floss, and clean between your brackets and wires to remove stray food and drink particles, limiting your risk of stains and tooth decay during treatment, and so you won’t have white spots when the brackets are finally removed.
ClearCorrect Aligners
With ClearCorrect, our team can help address misalignment, but instead of braces we will use a series of clear and BPA-free plastic aligners. These will be made based on detailed digital images and measurements we take of your teeth from multiple angles. With this information, experts in a lab setting will design and fabricate aligners so they fit comfortably and help shift your teeth with precision and accuracy, so you can obtain an even smile in as little as one year in some cases.
The treatment process involves wearing a set of aligners for between 20 and 22 hours a day on average, removing them only for short periods to eat and brush and floss. You wear each set for about two weeks and then upgrade to the next set in the series. The process then gently shifts your teeth. Being removable means you have an easier time brushing and flossing, so you can better protect your smile during treatment. The removable nature also means you don’t have to avoid certain foods or alter your diet. Being removable can also mean you take them out for special occasions, like graduations, first dates, or job interviews. The aligners are also easy to clean!
If you have any questions about how we correct your uneven smile and offer a more attractive appearance, or if you want to talk to our team about which one is right for you, then contact our office today. Whether you need braces or clear aligners, we can help you enjoy an even and beautiful smile!
Do You Have Questions About Correcting Dental Misalignment?
Our team knows how important an even smile can be, which is why we offer custom orthodontic treatment with braces and aligners! To schedule an appointment with Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX, call (214) 851-0130.
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