Invisalign - More Comfortable, Less Noticeable

Apart from spoiling your appearance, improperly aligned teeth also affect your confidence level. Due to the tremendous advancements in technology, convenient and comfortable orthodontic treatment solutions are widely available for teeth straightening. With the help of Invisalign, the more comfortable and less noticeable dental braces, you can straighten your misaligned teeth without experiencing any kind of discomfort or mouth abrasions.

Invisalign: A Perfect Solution for Misaligned Teeth and Improper Bites

Invisalign braces are a safe and perfect option for rectifying dental abnormalities such as crooked teeth, buckteeth, extensively spaced teeth, overcrowded teeth, crossbites, openbites, underbites and overbites. Once these dental irregularities are corrected, you benefit from strong healthy teeth, a dazzling smile, appealing facial charm and superior physical fitness. You no longer have to worry about problems such as irregular wear of tooth surfaces, digestion problems, chewing disorders, tooth loss, gum diseases and speech impairments.

Extremely Comfortable and Convenient Orthodontic Treatment Option

The major advantage of Invisalign braces is that they don’t have metal wires and brackets and so are more comfortable to wear. Additionally, these braces are virtually invisible and therefore less noticeable, enabling you to complete the treatment without the knowledge of others. Another benefit is that Invisalign braces are easily detachable and hence the patients can maintain excellent oral hygiene. They can eat, drink, brush and floss normally.

Invisalign braces are specifically designed using advanced computer imaging technology according to your teeth structure. During the treatment, patients are asked to wear a set of aligners for two weeks and then replace it with a new one for accelerating the alignment process. Orthodontic procedures with Invisalign can be completed within 9-15 months and the patients may have to use about 18-30 sets of
aligners.

Find an Experienced Orthodontist

When planning to take orthodontic treatments with Invisalign, the more comfortable and less noticeable braces, consult an experienced orthodontist. Reveal your requirements and results expected from the treatment to the specialist.

What Causes Crooked or Misaligned Teeth?

There are many factors that play a role in the position of your teeth. If you are dealing with overcrowded, crooked or misaligned teeth, the solution may be a visit to our office to discuss how orthodontics can work for you.

When born, genetics determine your jaw bone and the shape your pallet will take as you grow. In extreme cases these are internal factors that can be surgically altered, if needed. But the majority of patients will be able to resolve any problems resulting from lack of jaw space or small pallet through orthodontics.  

If permanent teeth grow that are too large for the jaw to accommodate, this creates overcrowding usually resulting in an over bite or cross bite. There isn’t anything to be done to control the size of permanent teeth, but if overcrowding is the problem, extracting one or a couple of teeth will allow the remaining teeth to shift back to a better position usually with the help of braces.

Many youngsters rely on sucking their thumb or fingers as a source of comfort. Unfortunately, this can develop into a habit that impacts how permanent teeth develop. The constant pressure placed on the upper pallet of teeth through thumb sucking can force the teeth to grow in at a crooked angle.

Teeth grinding or jaw clenching are usually the result of teeth that are not aligned correctly. Unfortunately the grinding just exacerbates the problem by adding the discomfort of ache in the jaw, neck, head, ear or teeth. Wear and tear from teeth grinding can compound misalignment resulting in broken teeth.

Since many of the traits that dictate how our teeth will develop are inherited, this is a watch and wait situation. However, as a child grows those biannual visits to the dentist become very important. You can visualize an aesthetic problem developing, but your dentist can detect any problems that can develop from improper alignment.

Teeth that overlap or come in crooked create an ideal location for plaque build-up. These areas become difficult to reach with a toothbrush trapping food, allowing plaque to form, which ultimately leads to tooth decay or gum disease.

Orthodontics can resolve many issues while offering the patient a beautiful smile that will boost self-confidence for a lifetime. To learn about your orthodontic options, contact the office of Dr. Seth Newman, serving Long Island and the surrounding areas, to schedule your professional consultation.