Orthodontics Provide An Even Smile

Taking on your misalignment and offering an even smile can help you enjoy better oral health, as well as a more attractive appearance. We can take on minor and advanced cases with braces and even Six Month Smiles. In today’s blog, your Columbia, TN, dentist talks about our orthodontic options.

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The Benefits of Treating Dental Misalignment

We could develop dental misalignment as a result of complications with the growth of the jaw and the eruption of the teeth. Thumb sucking or tongue thrusting early childhood could be a factor too. As we grow, factors like tooth loss in the teen and adult years and the arrival of the wisdom teeth could also alter alignment.

When you develop dental misalignment, this could mean trouble thoroughly brushing and flossing, leaving your smile vulnerable to tooth decay and gum disease. The stress on your jaw joints due to poor alignment could mean a higher risk of TMJ disorder and even chronic teeth grinding (bruxism). You may also feel uncomfortable with your appearance and may hide your smile from the world. But we can help with our orthodontic treatment options, including braces and Six Month Smiles.

Braces

If you have a more advanced case of dental misalignment, then we may recommend braces. With this option, we will attach metal brackets to the front facing sides of each tooth, and then connect a portion of a thin arch wire to them with a band. We then adjust tension in the wire during periodic visits to begin shifting the teeth to their proper positions. This could take as much as two years, as the gums and jawbone need to reform around the new positions of your teeth. At the end, you will obtain an even and beautiful smile, one that is healthier too.

Six Month Smiles

But we can also help you achieve an even smile in as little as six months! With the Six Month Smiles system, we can use braces or clear aligners to gently shift teeth for patients with more minor cases of dental misalignment. The process focuses on moving the more visible front teeth, and doesn’t require the jawbone to reform around the new positions, so straighter smiles are possible in as little as a few months.

If you have any questions about the orthodontic process, or about whether you need braces or clear aligners, then contact our team for a consultation and to discuss your options today! We want to help you smile with confidence and enjoy better oral health and bite function too, so talk to us about our orthodontic solutions.

Learn More About Orthodontics with Creekside Family Dentistry!

Our team wants to help you enjoy an even and healthy smile again with our orthodontics. Give us a call today at Creekside Family Dentistry in Columbia, TN at (931) 388-3384 to schedule your appointment.