Six Month Smiles In Webster, TX

Are you the type of person who doesn’t want to wait through years of orthodontic treatment to straighten your teeth? Being outfitted with traditional metal braces can be a pain in many ways. Not only does it take years to straighten your teeth, but the braces can be hard to clean and uncomfortable. If you are looking for a quick and easy way to straighten your teeth in Webster, TX, check out Six Month Smiles! Your confidence will be sky-high after straightening your teeth with Six Month Smiles!

What is The Six Month Smile Treatment?

Six Month Smiles is one of the orthodontic treatments we offer here at Clear Lake Dental Care. Six Month Smiles is a revolutionary teeth-straightening method that is as effective as metal braces and as discreet as Invisalign. The straightening treatment uses virtually invisible brackets and tooth-colored wires to slowly move your teeth to their ideal position.

Ideal Candidates for Six-Month Braces

The majority of teens and adults who are concerned about the appearance of their smiles are good candidates for Six Month Smiles treatment. According to studies, this system achieves comparable results to other orthodontic methods. In general, this protocol is intended for the correction of misalignment at the front of the mouth. Treatment may involve teeth from the canines (incisors) forward, where teeth are most visible.
Some of the problems that are corrected with Six Month Smiles include:

• Mild tooth rotation
• Gaps between teeth
• Crowded teeth
• Overbite
• Underbite
• Crossbite

A comprehensive consultation and examination are conducted to ensure that misalignment does not affect the molars. Our objective is to move front teeth into a better position while preserving the proper fit of back teeth.

Benefits of Six Month Braces

With Six Month Braces, you can get results in as little as six months because the force is strategically focused on certain teeth only. Six Month Smiles provides patients with benefits such as:

• Moving your teeth gradually and comfortably
• An affordable alternative to conventional braces
• Typically does not require tooth extraction
• Reducing treatment time
• Discreet clear wires instead of metal

Six Month smile Candidates

Patients that are 15 years of age or older and want to straighten their teeth without years of work are candidates for the Six Month Smile treatment. Six Month Smiles is ideal for treating misalignment problems and cosmetic problems concerning your front teeth including spacing, overbites, crowding and overlapping teeth, and asymmetry.

A consultation with one of our highly skilled dentists at Clear Lake Dental Care will determine if you are a candidate. During your consultation, our staff will examine your mouth and jaw. In addition, they will take digital impressions or molds of your teeth to design the custom braces and start your six-month process.

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The Six Month Smiles Process

Six Month Smiles is basically a tweak on traditional metal braces that change the treatment time to an average of six months. Based on the impressions from your consultation, we will calculate the movement path for your teeth and the placement of the braces. Six Month Smiles uses tooth-colored brackets that are placed on your teeth and wires that connect each bracket just like traditional metal braces.

At your appointment, the brackets and wires will be placed using a bonding agent. Once bonded, we attach the archwires and adjust for the proper fit. After this appointment, we see patients about once a month for tightening and adjustments until treatment is complete. Finally, at the end of six months, the brackets and wires are removed. Patients will need to wear a retainer so that the teeth don’t move back to their original position. You’ll love your smile after going through the quick and easy treatment with Six Month Smiles.

Do Six Month Braces Hurt?

Anytime teeth are moved, whether with traditional braces, Invisalign, or Six Month Smiles, there will be some discomfort. Because the brackets and wires of Six Month Smiles are limited to the front teeth only, there is no irritation to the cheeks and sides of the mouth. Brackets may take some getting used to and may be felt inside the lips, but this is a temporary acclimation. Patients can also expect some soreness for a few days after archwires are tightened. This is because teeth are being moved within the ligament that holds them stable. Usually, over-the-counter pain medication sufficiently controls comfort.

What Our Patients Have to Say

“I had a wonderful new patient visit at Clear Lake Dental Care. The environment was very clean and the staff was very friendly. The dental assistant I worked with was very thorough, knowledgeable, and made me feel very comfortable!” -Kelly B.

Which is Better Invisalign or Six Month Smile?

We proudly offer both Invisalign and Six Month Smiles. Each has unique advantages that may apply to various situations. The two systems share similarities that patients appreciate, including being discreet, comfortable, effective, and offering some degree of flexibility in treatment. However, there are also a few differences patients should know:

• Where Invisalign uses clear plastic aligners, Six Month Smiles uses clear brackets and wires to straighten teeth.
• Aligners can be removed for meals and oral care, brackets and wires cannot.
• Invisalign corrects alignment at both the front and the back of the mouth, Six Month Smiles straightens only the front teeth.
• Because only the front teeth are straightened, Six Month Smiles reaches its goal in a shorter time frame than Invisalign.
• Neither Invisalign nor Six Month Smiles are better than the other. Each may be appropriate in different situations. We help patients decide which system is best for them by providing clear details of each during their consultation in our friendly office.

Caring for your Braces

It is important throughout your entire treatment process, as well as afterward, to maintain proper oral hygiene. In order to do so, patients should brush at least twice a day and floss. For additional cleaning, patients can use a water pick under the archwires. Clear Lake Dental Care also recommends avoiding sticky food, such as gum, or hard food, such as apples. Both items and those similar, can damage the brackets and wires.

Are Six Month Braces Bad for Your Teeth?

The Six Month Smiles system works similarly to traditional orthodontics. Tooth-colored brackets are bonded to teeth at the front of the mouth. An archwire runs through to connect each bracket. The wire is adjusted monthly to continue the straightening process.
The brackets and wires used in orthodontic treatment are not bad for teeth. The bonding material is easily removed after the teeth-straightening program. With good care during a course of treatment, patients should not develop decay around their braces.
Some patients worry that straightening only the front teeth could present problems. When Six Month Smiles is being considered, we perform a careful bite assessment to ensure that treatment improves the cosmetic appearance of the smile without adversely affecting teeth at the back of the mouth.
In short, Six Month Smiles is not bad for your teeth.

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