Orthodontic Treatment

Why should I straighten my smile?

A properly aligned jaw, meanwhile, also has advantages for your oral health. When your jaw is well-aligned, it distributes the force in your bite more evenly, which prevents you from developing excessive wear and tear in localized areas of your mouth.

It also makes you less susceptible to developing TMJ disorder, a painful condition that affects the proper functioning of your jaw.

Lastly, a straight smile is more cosmetically appealing, and when your smile looks good, it can boost your self-esteem and make you feel more confident.

What types of orthodontic treatments do you offer?

Traditional braces
Traditional braces straighten your smile with a series of brackets and an archwire. Dr. Suarez bonds the brackets to your teeth and threads the archwire through, and then tightens the archwire so that it exerts a small but consistent amount of pressure on your teeth. Over time, that pressure causes them to shift into a better alignment in your mouth.

Invisible braces
Invisible braces are functionally identical to traditional braces, but they use ceramic brackets instead of metal. This makes them less visible on your teeth, giving your orthodontic treatment a more aesthetics-minded approach.

Fastbraces
Fastbraces® uses state-of-the-art technology that straightens your teeth in a fraction of the time it would take with traditional braces. Using an innovative triangular bracket and specially shaped square wire, Fastbraces realigns the root and the crown of your tooth simultaneously, as opposed to traditional braces, which move your root and crown in separate stages. The result is a treatment time that takes only 3-12 months.

Invisalign and ClearCorrect
Invisalign and ClearCorrect are both revolutionary orthodontic treatments that use a series of clear plastic aligners to straighten your teeth. Dr. Suarez designs your aligners from an impression of your smile, and much like braces, they exert a small pressure on your teeth that gradually pushes them toward their correct position.

Invisalign and ClearCorrect can make straightening your teeth more comfortable and convenient than traditional braces, and do so with tools that are very aesthetically conscious and virtually unnoticeable on your teeth.

To learn more about the orthodontic treatments at Healthy Dental Expressions, schedule a visit by phone or online today.