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ORTHODONTIST Dover DE: DENTAL BRACES, INVISALIGN Dover DE
Dover DENTAL PATIENT You’re not going to believe this. My neighbor needs to get braces.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Why is this hard to believe?
Dover DENTAL PATIENT He’s an adult. He is an adult and needs braces.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Then it is good that he will get them. To have an attractive smile,
a person’s teeth really need to be properly aligned. It is absolutely stunning how a person’s
appearance improves after their teeth are straightened. Dover DENTAL PATIENT Really?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Not only that, there can also be serious health reasons to straighten
teeth too. Dover DENTAL PATIENT Really?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Poorly aligned teeth tend to wear faster than normal. They can
be more prone to cavities. And they can cause a poor bite that creates all kinds of problems.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT I am sure you are right. He’s just really embarrassed about the idea
of wearing metal braces like some thirteen year old.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Oh. That. I do understand. But your neighbor needs to know there is another
way to straighten teeth that isn’t embarrassing. It is called Invisalign.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE What? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Invisalign. The truth
is, many more adults are straightening their teeth today than ever before. Dover DENTAL
PATIENT Are teeth in general more crooked than ever before?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE No. But now they can straighten their teeth with no one knowing
they're straightening their teeth. Dover DENTAL PATIENT How do they keep it a
secret? Oh. Invisalign? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Right. Invisalign are
much less aggressive types of braces than conventional metal braces. It is a nearly
invisible clear plastic liner that fits over the teeth like a very thin plastic mouth guard.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT That is cool. Did I ever tell you that I wanted to be invisible when
I was young? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE I did not know that.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT I thought if I concentrated really hard, I could make myself disappear.
I haven’t tried for years. I will try now. I’m concentrating really hard. (Pause)
Dover DENTAL PATIENT There. Did it work? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE My goodness. Where did
you go? Pause. Dover DENTAL PATIENT It didn’t work, did
it? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Not so much. Listen,
I can’t make you invisible, but I can straighten teeth so practically no one will know. Plus
straightening teeth with Invisalign is much cleaner than with metal braces.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT Cleaner? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE With traditional metal
braces, food particles get caught in the wires. Dover DENTAL PATIENT And I bet metal braces
make it harder to brush and floss food away. ORTHODONTIST Dover DE You win that bet. Patients
with metal braces have a greater tendency to get tooth decay because teeth are harder
to clean. You can sometimes end up with gum disease, or even root canals if the patient
is not taking extra care about cleaning teeth while wearing braces. But with Invisalign,
the clear liners are removable. Dover DENTAL PATIENT You can take them out?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE You take them out when you eat and when you floss and brush your
teeth. Dover DENTAL PATIENT That is fantastic.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Invisalign is not just for grown-ups. Teenagers can use them too.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT Great idea. Someone who is fifteen or sixteen years old doesn’t
want to look like a little kid wearing braces either. Teenagers are very self-conscious.
I was. Did I mention I wanted to be invisible? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE We actually have something
called Invisalign Teen that we can use for teenagers. Dover DENTAL PATIENT Can children
use Invisalign? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Yes, but we usually
use metal braces on them. That is partly because many children aren't that disciplined to wear
Invisalign all the time. Dover DENTAL PATIENT So which works better
on people? Metal braces or invisalign? ORTHODONTIST Dover DE They each work really
well. But not everyone is a candidate for Invisalign. If your teeth are extremely crooked
or your bite is severely mis-aligned, you are better off with metal braces. But it really
takes a specially trained dentist or orthodontist to make that decision.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT But if you have a choice, is one faster?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Every case is different, but Invisalign seems to be faster in most
cases. When you come into the dentist office, special measurements are taken of your teeth.
You also choose how you want your final smile to look, and all this information is sent
to the special Invisalign lab where computers individually design the plastic liners for
each patient.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT That sounds very cool. ORTHODONTIST Dover DE They create a series
of liners that you wear one after another, each gently moving your teeth a little bit
more than the last one. Dover DENTAL PATIENT That sounds very cool.
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Invisalign tends to work faster because instead of dentist bending
wires and seeing if it will move the tooth into the desired position, the Invisalign
liners are all pre-set to move the teeth step by step in a very predictable manner.
Dover DENTAL PATIENT Fantastic. Who knew something you barely can see could be so great?
ORTHODONTIST Dover DE Remember, crooked teeth can create serious problems for your health.
Visit your orthodontist or dentist today to find out how to have healthy straight teeth.
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