Did you know that over 4 million people in the United States wear braces? 1 million of those people are adults.
Are your teeth crooked? Too spaced out? Do you have an overbite or an underbite? When someone tells you to smile for a photo, are you embarrassed?
It might be time to consider straightening your teeth. When you go to the dentist, several options are offered to you. Traditional teeth braces and ceramic braces are probably the most familiar to you. But are you familiar with removable teeth aligners?
Keep reading to discover why removable aligners might be a great choice to brighten your smile.
1. Invisibility in Action
If you are already self-conscious about how your teeth look, traditional metal braces may make you even more self-conscious.
Removable teeth aligners are invisible braces. It will be very difficult for anyone to tell you are wearing them. There will be virtually no changes to either your appearance or your speech, so you can wear them with confidence.
2. Comfortable to Wear
Traditional braces have brackets and wires that can rub against and poke at the inside of your mouth. The trays used with removable teeth aligners are smooth and comfortable in your mouth.
Traditional braces require frequent, often painful tightening of the wires. Removable teeth aligners apply gentle, painless pressure to straighten your teeth. You simply switch out trays every few weeks to move the treatment along.
3. Convenience of Use
Since teeth aligners are removable, you can take them out on special occasions, such as a party or an important work presentation. You can also remove them for photo ops where you want the focus to be on you, not your teeth aligners.
Teeth aligners work best if worn for at least 22 hours a day. That leaves 2 hours where you can remove them for eating, brushing, and flossing.
There are no dietary requirements when you’re using removable aligners. Since you’re taking the tray out to eat, you can still have all the crunchy, chewy, and sticky foods that aren’t recommended for traditional brace wearers.
4. Effective Straighteners
Unless you have complicated dental issues, removable teeth aligners are just as effective as traditional braces. You’re a good candidate for removable aligners if you’re trying to correct an overbite, an underbite, or gapped or crooked teeth.
While traditional braces can take up to 2 years to do the job, removable braces can offer complete teeth alignment in less time.
5. Comparable Cost
You might think that all this comfort and convenience will cost more than traditional braces. On the contrary, removable teeth aligners run at about the same price as traditional braces. Depending on your provider, location, and dental insurance, you can expect to pay $3,000 to $6,000.
Removable Teeth Aligners: The Right Choice for You?
If your dentist tells you it’s time to straighten your teeth, you will need to decide which are the best braces for you. It’s good to remember you have multiple options.
Talk with your orthodontist about whether you should go with traditional braces or if removable teeth aligners are the way to go. Whatever you decide, you’ll be smiling with straighter teeth in no time!
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