Cosmetic Dentistry - The Breakthrough The World Has Waited For!

Cosmetic dentistry is all about improving your teeth to make your smile look good. It is concerned with the aesthetics of the teeth and involves various methods and procedures to improve teeth that are stained, chipped, cracked or mis-aligned. People who have teeth that are badly stained or have a crooked smile, are ashamed to smile and seek a cosmetic dentist to set things right.

Teeth whitening probably are the most popular of all cosmetic dentistry treatments and America alone spends over a billion dollars each year on cosmetic treatments and over the counter products to have whiter than white teeth and a dazzling smile. You can go to a cosmetic dentist to correct problems with your teeth or simply because you want to smile like the stars in Hollywood!

There has been a new breakthrough in cosmetic dentistry – teeth alignment with the use of invisible braces; no metal braces that make you look as ugly as whatnot. Called Invisalign this is truly a revolutionary system to straighten crooked teeth and close gaps between teeth. The very latest computer technology has been brought into play and coupled with the use of 3D modeling, a series of see through aligners or clear braces are generated. Virtually unnoticeable, patients call them invisible braces; the reason being the braces are fabricated to fit over your teeth so perfectly, and move the teeth into position over time to give a most natural look.

While the innovation is a credit to the cosmetic dentistry industry, the price is truly exorbitant, reaching a whopping eight thousand dollars or even more.

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The invisible braces work in the following way:

• You wear them constantly for up to 22 hours of each day
• You remove them to eat and, brush and floss your teeth
• Teeth move slowly into place over time
• Your aligners have to be changed every 2 weeks approximately
• Regular progress checks with the dentist are a must
• Treatment lasts anywhere from 6-12 months for the process to be completed.

The benefits of invisible braces over the traditional metal braces:

• Convenience: one of the greatest advantages of the invisible braces over metal braces is the fact that you can remove your invisible braces to eat and brush your teeth; you cannot do this with metal ones and the problem of food getting stuck in them and oral hygiene become issues.

• Comfort: the invisible braces fit snuggly over your teeth and after the initial discomfort of having something over your teeth, you get comfortable with them. In the case of the metal braces the metal and the elastic bands cause much discomfort and pain, which lead to irritation and inflammation of the soft tissue and the gums.

• Camouflage: the invisible braces are so called by patients because they are virtually invisible. Ever seen a person with metal braces react when meeting someone, their smile looks like someone being tortured, they hate to smile! With the invisible braces it is really hard to tell someone is wearing braces unless the person gets in your face. Smiling is not an issue and people with these braces feel quite free to do so.

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