No More Metal Mouth: Clear Correct Braces vs Six Month Smiles

Modern dental technology has come a long way from traditional braces. Getting straighter teeth no longer mean that patients have to deal with shiny metal brackets inspiring the nicknames such as “Metal Mouth” and “Brace Face.” Our Auburn dental office now offers less obvious and quicker orthodontic solutions.  At Taylor Brook Dental Associates, we offer adult orthodontic alternatives including Clear Correct and Six Month Smiles. These orthodontic treatments are less visible than common braces and offer shorter treatment times.

Six Month Smiles

Six Month Smiles is a revolutionary clear braces system which does what it promises: Creates a great smile in just six months. SixMonth Smiles is still a traditional bracket system similar to traditional braces, except Six Month Smiles’ brackets are crystal clear and the wires are tooth colored. It also utilizes a low-movement steady force, which allows for a comfortable, shorter treatment time. 

This treatment is geared toward patients who are looking to cosmetically enhance their smile by aligning their visible front teeth but do not need complex corrections.

Six Month Smiles is suitable for patients looking to correct:

·         Spacing

·         Crowding / Overlapped teeth

·         Over and under bites

For those looking to steer away from wires and brackets altogether we recommend ClearCorrect.

ClearCorrect (otherwise known as Invisible Braces) incorporates no wires or brackets. Instead, it moves teeth with clear aligners.  Aligners are custom made for each patient with the aid of impressions and photos of your teeth. ClearCorrect labs will then generate a treatment plan for our patients giving them an idea of what their smile should look like when treatment is complete. Once the patient is satisfied with projected results, the aligners are made and sent to our office. Aligners are to be worn all of the time except while eating and drinking, or during daily brushing and flossing.

Patients are monitored for progress periodically through treatment. Typically, patients get their desired smile in 12-36 months.

Patients love ClearCorrect aligners because they are barely noticeable to other . While treatment plans with this method extend longer than 6 Month Smiles, we recommend this alternative orthodontic treatment for adult patients seeking correction for mild to moderate alignment problems.

If you have always wanted straighter teeth, now is the time! Call us at our Auburn dental office today!