Month: May 2022

Single arch or single Invisalign treatment involves wearing Invisalign either on the bottom or the top teeth. It depends on your specific needs and dental issues. However, It’s important to understand that not everyone qualifies for single arch treatment. Your dentist can only determine if you are eligible for a single Invisalign treatment depending upon your occlusion (how your teeth bite).

Invisalign on one arch is usually best for people who have a few crooked front teeth or people who only want cosmetic teeth straightening. At the same time, double arch or double Invisalign treatment is for more complex cases like crossbites, open bites, or malocclusion (which means your upper teeth are not correctly aligned with your bottom teeth). Your dentist can give you both upper and lower teeth Invisalign to improve such dental issues. Hence, it is not essential to get both top and bottom Invisalign. However, you can get both top and bottom Invisalign in serious dental issues. And if you’re facing problems like spacing or gaps, slightly crooked front teeth, misaligned teeth, any teeth in your smile zone, etc., you can go for a single Invisalign treatment. 

Lastly, if you face a severe dental problem, you should consult your dentist immediately for quick and proper treatment.

Once you have got our desired result from Invisalign and your teeth are correctly positioned, your orthodontist will advise you to wear a retainer. The retainer could be temporary or permanent based on what your orthodontist feels is best for you.

So, why the retainers?

• Invisalign puts gentle pressure on your teeth to push them in the right direction, and once that force is gone, your teeth will tend to move back to their original positions. This is especially true for growing kids and teenagers as their bones are not fully hardened, and they have a very high metabolic rate. Due to this, a retainer is a must.
• Invisalign retainers remind your teeth to maintain their positions after the active Invisalign treatment.

There are mainly two types of retainers to choose from:

• Fixed or permanent retainer: For this, a small wire is placed on the back/inside surface of your front or/and back teeth. These retainers may be used for an indefinite period so that your teeth never get a chance to move back. The retainer is unobtrusive, and no one can see you are wearing it. Also, you will never lose the retainer as it is bonded to your teeth.

Removable retainers: These come in two forms:

• • Hawley retainer: This is a traditional wire retainer.
  • Clear retainer: This is often referred to as Essix or 3D retainer and looks like the Invisalign trays. In this, you can see the wire component from the outside, but the plus point is you can remove them when you wish to.

After Invisalign treatment, you must use retainers as advised by your orthodontist; else, your teeth will tend to shift back. The retainer could be a permanent or a removable one as advised or preferred by you and your orthodontist.

Schedule your appointment with a dentist today and get the treatment on time!

• Black: Can appear as if your teeth are rotting or as if you have food stuck between your teeth.
• White: White elastics are likely to stain more easily and might make your teeth appear yellow.
• Yellow: Tends to make yellow-toned teeth look even more yellow.
• Brown or Green: It may be mistaken for food in your teeth.

• To complement darker skin tones, select pink, gold, orange, dark blue, turquoise, or violet.
• To compliment lighter skin tones, choose pale blue, bronze, dark purple, or subtle reds and pinks.
• To make your teeth appear whiter, you must choose darker colors.
• Keep an eye out for lighter colors that may make your teeth appear yellower.
• Colors that compliment or match your eyes are a good choice.
• Consider colors that go well with the clothes you wear most frequently.

Traditional braces are made up of numerous parts. The archwires that go from tooth to tooth are held in place by strong metal bands that encircle your back molars. Rubber bands secure the upper and lower archwires to brackets on the front of each tooth. That’s when things start to become interesting.

Since dentists advise that children begin orthodontic treatment between the ages of 8 and 14, the majority of the color options are geared toward children. Still, for a particular occasion, some adults may choose a playful, short-term splash of color.

At each orthodontic appointment, don’t be scared to request new colors of braces.

Because everyone is different, there will be no similar patient care plans for braces. When you wear braces, a lot of things are taken into account, and each of these limiting factors will have an impact on how long you’ll have to wear them.

When determining the duration, some of the most important factors to consider are:

• The age of the patient
• The extent to which teeth are misaligned
• Pre-existing dental and skeletal problems

When all three of the above-mentioned factors are taken into account, a more precise time frame for your orthodontic treatment can be determined.

Maybe. Patients who properly follow treatment recommendations have a better chance of having their braces removed sooner. This might be as easy as brushing and flossing regularly or, in the case of aligners or removable equipment like bands, wearing them for the entire prescribed treatment time every day.

While wearing braces, patients should also follow good eating habits. Avoiding sticky or hard foods like corn, gum, popcorn, chips, and candies can help you get through your treatment faster. Brackets that are broken or missing can cause treatment to take longer.

Finally, not everyone recognizes how difficult it is to brush your teeth wearing braces, but it is essential to do so correctly.

Schedule your appointment with a dentist today and get the treatment on time!