You will loose half of your confidence if your teeth are crowded, crooked or gapped. But once you will go through our today’s blog from Tooth Care Dental Clinic, you’ll learn and would definitely understand how easily, quickly and comfortably we can treat you unsightly problems.

Alternative to braces

You guys are very much familiar with the basic standard braces that are used to bond brackets to your teeth and connecting wire is used to pull them into their right position. In the past, only option in braces was dark metal – Standard metal braces, although now, patients can choose clear brackets with regular metal wires and this one is less noticeable.

But now even we have much better alternatives to metal and clear brackets- “CLEAR ALIGNERS”

CLEAR ALIGNERS , are customized trays that fit over your teeth and gently move them into position as a fast, comfortable way to treat crooked teeth! Their advantages are invisibility, removability and less pain. Today there are teenagers who don’t want to wear braces they feel awkward to wear them.

Pros of clear Aligner

1.     Comfortability

 When we compared them with wired metallic braces, aligners are much more comfortable to wear. Edges of aligners are very smooth which fits in oral cavity very comfortability.. There are no wires, brackets or metallic part which we see in conventional braces, thus there is drastic reduction in any possibility of cuts and nicks in mouth. These aligners are very similar to mouth guards and quite comfortable to wear.

2.     Appearance

As we are mentioning it again and again that clear aligners, which means they are clear and metal free, so they appear more attractive to the eyes. They often go un noticed by other people around and thus the patient feel free to smile without feeling self conscious.

3.    Convenience

Clear aligners are not fixed like braces, they can be easily removed while eating,brushing or flossing which further ensures better oral hygiene and you feel no restriction while eating. A lot of patients develop gum diseases while undergoing conventional orthodontic treatment with braces but clear aligner slower that risk and it eliminates the risk of food particles getting stuck to the appliances. 

4.   Low maintainence 

Clear aligners are easy to maintain and easy to clean. It can be easily disinfected or cleaned using bleach and water with a tooth brush.

Drawbacks

1.     Expensive: One of the biggest cons of aligners is that they are expensive.

2.     It requires excellent cooperation. If you do not follow your dentist’s instructions for aligner, you will not see the desired results. You must wear you aligners for an average 22 hours a day. If you can not follow the rules then aligner is not a choice of treatment for you.

3.     They should be removed before eating or drinking anything.

4.     Cleaning and maintaining good oral hygiene is very important. You should brush and floss thoroughly after any food consumption.