Teeth Straightening

Six Month Smiles®

Six Month Smiles® short term orthodontic treatment is a modern twist on tried-and-true orthodontics.  There is little debate within the orthodontic community that braces are the most widely used and most effective method to give patients straight, healthy teeth and a beautiful smile.

Six Month Smiles has taken the best aspects of braces and modified the treatment and the materials to give adults a common-sense, cosmetic solution that fits their lifestyle.  Here is what makes Six Month Smiles so innovative

• Average treatment times of only six months

• Six Month Smiles Lucid-Lok® clear brackets and tooth-colored wires are barely visible

• Use of braces has shown to provide the most conservative and predictable final result

• Six Month Smiles Patient Tray Kits™ ensure that your appointments are fast and comfortable

• Low forces and short overall orthodontic treatment times increase comfort, safety, and hygiene

• Six Month Smiles is typically less expensive than traditional braces, aligner therapy, or veneers

Self-ligating braces

Self-ligating braces are another type of metal brace specially designed to make treatment faster and more comfortable. Brackets are bonded to the front surface of your teeth and the arch wire is threaded through the brackets to connect them. The self-tightening system combined with advanced technology heat-activated wires mean that the process of aligning teeth is relatively gentle.

In terms of outward appearance, self-ligating braces are the same as conventional styles using a bracket and wire system. However, the modern technology used means that no elastic bands or metal ties are required to keep the arch wire in place.

Fixed braces use elastic bands around the brackets, whereas self-ligating brackets have a small clip mechanism to hold the arch wire in place. The elastic bands on fixed braces can cause friction resulting in longer treatment times, but as these elastic bands are not needed with self-ligating braces, straightening treatment time can be significantly shorter.

Self-ligating braces are constantly adjusting at a steady pace. This removes the pain or discomfort experienced when having traditional brackets, adjusted. The clips on self-ligating braces also gives the arch wire slightly more freedom to respond to the movement of your teeth making self-ligating braces a tailor-made and very comfortable orthodontic treatment.

Self-ligating braces are suitable for both adults and children. However, there are limitations to the kinds of orthodontic cases that can be treated with these braces.