Clear Braces

Clear Braces & Aligners for a Straighter Smile

At Healthy Smiles Dental Care, we offer straightforward solutions for adults and teenagers in the 45040 region. Dr. Sulbha Midha specializes in straightening teeth, ensuring each patient achieves a beautiful and brilliantly straight smile. Whether you have crooked teeth, noticeable gaps, or a misaligned bite, we can assist you. Clear braces are as effective as metal braces, with several notable advantages. They are significantly less noticeable, making them an excellent choice for busy professionals, teenagers, and individuals who want to maintain their appearance throughout the procedure.

Comparing Clear Braces to Traditional Braces

There are numerous options for clear and minimally visible orthodontic treatments. One method closely resembles traditional metal braces, involving the placement of a bracket on each tooth and threading a wire between them. However, with clear braces, the brackets are made of a tooth-colored resin that blends seamlessly with the natural tooth. Similarly, the wire is tooth-colored, rendering the braces nearly invisible and virtually indiscernible. This approach is highly effective for teenagers and adults who can maintain proper dental hygiene while wearing clear braces.

It's important to note that food may otherwise cause discoloration of the brackets. Overall, this technique offers an aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional braces while being equally effective in addressing all orthodontic concerns.

Advantages of Clear Aligners

One of the most significant benefits of using aligners to straighten teeth is their removability.
Although patients wear the aligners for approximately 22 hours daily, they can take them out for eating and oral hygiene.
Regular brushing, flossing, and dental check-ups ensure the best possible outcome.
Aligners can also be removed for sports, physical activities, or photographs.
With transparent aligners, there's no need to alter your diet or worry about food getting stuck in the brackets.
Patients can remove clear aligners for any reason if they wear them for at least 22 hours daily.

Procedure

Using a special dental cement, the orthodontist fixes the transparent ceramic brackets to the front surfaces of your teeth. Once the brackets are in position, your orthodontist will connect a tooth-colored wire to the brackets and secure the wire to your back molars using metal bands. Finally, they'll secure the wire using transparent elastics attached to your brackets. An orthodontist typically places clear braces in one to two hours.

If you'd like to learn more about the procedure, please contact us at (513) 339-1032 and schedule an appointment at our Mason office.