subject: Invisible Braces, Braces For Adults [print this page] Its not just teenagers who wear braces on their teeth. Many people decide later in life that they need do something about crooked or misaligned teeth. The problem is, career or personal reasons may mean that following your teenage children down the tin grin route is not something you want to do. Thats why invisible braces are becoming so popular. Theyre a new system for straightening crooked teeth and closing unsightly gaps between teeth something that would traditionally have been done with metal braces. Using computer technology and three dimensional modelling your dentist can create a series of see-through aligners for your teeth often referred to by patients as invisible braces.
The aligners are specially made to fit your teeth exactly, and over time theyll move your teeth to give you a natural-looking, straight smile.
Patients report that the new invisible braces have three advantages compared to traditional metal braces: theyre more comfortable; theyre more convenient (you remove the invisible braces when you eat or when you brush your teeth) and theyre more discreet.
As with metal braces, the length of time that youll need to wear invisible braces for varies with the amount of corrective work that needs doing, but typically, treatment will take from six months to a year. When you see your dentist for the initial consultation hell be able to give you a good idea of how long youll need to wear the invisible braces.
There will be the occasional case where a patient has severely deformed teeth and traditional metal braces have to be used rather than invisible braces. But for the majority of adults looking to improve their smile and their self-confidence invisible braces represent a real effective breakthrough. And a chance to be one up on your teenage children! For more info visit: http://www.thehospitalgroup.org/invisible-braces.php
