Archives for September, 2009

Sep 10

invisalign.jpgmetbraces.jpgInvisible braces are sweeping the dental world of orthodontics, young and adults alike are shifting to it as a more acceptable form of treatment for misaligned teeth. There’s a catch though, evolving more into a cosmetic rather than a treatment many realize they require more visits to the dentist (once a week) for them to become effective so they can be re-aligned and replaced with new ones to go to the next step in the alignment process. Metal braces and ceramic braces, are still the best form of treatment for moderate to severe misalignment cases and they work on the mere fact that these braces are self-tensioning (can be set to apply a certain amount of pressure as the orthodontist wants it to) after the long treatment period when the teeth are in their final desired position, then one could opt for the newer invisible aligners as supplementary aid in preventing the re-aligned teeth from going back to their old places.