Fixing Your Crooked Teeth Without Braces

By Amy Ton, DDS

Sunrise Dental

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Fixing Your Crooked Teeth Without Braces

Straightening your teeth can make a significant difference to having a healthy mouth and keeping your teeth for life. Straighter teeth can help you avoid the negative effects of periodontal disease by giving you healthier gums, improved hygiene, and decreased risk of abnormal wear and trauma.

Historically, the solution for crooked teeth has been metal braces. There is still a time and place for them, but many people find braces undesirable for cosmetic reasons and for a variety of other concerns. These include not being able to remove them, difficulty brushing and flossing, metal that irritates your cheeks and gums, frequent visits to your dentist, and of course not being able to eat all of the foods you enjoy.

For these reasons, many people choose to avoid treatment completely. Not only can this increase your risks for serious dental and health issues, it may impact your self-esteem and confidence. Many people want a “perfect smile” and crooked teeth can be embarrassing for some, even to the point of hiding their smile. So what can you do, if you have crooked teeth and don’t want braces?

Invisalign is a treatment specifically designed for people like this. Invisalign takes a modern approach to straightening teeth, using a series of custom-made aligners created for you and only you. These aligners are made of smooth, comfortable, and virtually invisible plastic that you wear over your teeth.

Wearing the aligners will gradually and gently shift your teeth into place, based on the exact movements your dentist plans out for you. There are no metal brackets to attach and no wires to tighten. You just pop in a new set of aligners approximately every two weeks, until your treatment is complete. You’ll achieve a great smile and most people won’t even know that you’re straightening your teeth.

Some of the advantages of Invisalign over metal braces include being able to eat whatever you like, as the aligners are removable. Brushing/flossing isn’t nearly such a hassle. For those involved with contact sports, Invisalign allows you to continue wearing your aligners without worrying about sharp brackets cutting your mouth.

With this new treatment available at many dental practices, crooked teeth aren’t a problem you have to live with. Do yourself a favor and schedule an appointment with a certified Invisalign provider to learn if this is the right treatment for you you’ll be glad you did.