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At Pearl Dental Group At Jones Creek, we offer transparent orthodontic solutions throughout the Baton Rouge region. Properly aligned teeth play a crucial role in maintaining optimal dental wellness. Misaligned teeth are more susceptible to discoloration and bacterial infections. Through tooth alignment, we can enhance your aesthetic appeal while simultaneously reducing cavity formation risks. We can also resolve jaw-related problems by correcting your bite alignment. Transparent orthodontic treatment represents a holistic and subtle approach to managing dental health issues.
We recognize that although many individuals desire straighter teeth, numerous teenagers and adults feel uncomfortable wearing conventional metal orthodontics on their teeth for over a year. Despite not being as inconspicuous as desired, metal orthodontics serve as an efficient method for tooth straightening. This treatment functions by attaching a metal attachment to each tooth’s surface and threading a wire through these attachments. It’s virtually impossible to overlook when someone wears conventional metal orthodontics. Although the treatment is effective, it can adversely affect someone’s appearance during the process. This situation has prompted many individuals to look for a superior alternative, which we offer.
As a premier provider of transparent orthodontics, we present our patients with an option instead of conventional metal systems. Patients concerned about how metal orthodontics might affect their appearance can achieve the same straight-tooth benefits without requiring a mouth filled with metal. Transparent orthodontics provide patients the opportunity to wear tooth-toned wires and attachments that merge with the teeth’s natural shade. This choice isn’t suitable for children but proves highly effective for mature patients. Not all providers offer this alternative, making it essential to collaborate with a dentist before beginning treatment. If you reside in or around Baton Rouge LA, we encourage you to contact us and arrange a consultation to assess whether invisible orthodontics suit your needs.
At Pearl Dental Group At Jones Creek, we provide transparent alternatives for adults and teenagers throughout the greater Baton Rouge region. We can align teeth and position them perfectly so patients achieve beautiful, brilliant straight smiles. If you have misaligned teeth, unsightly spacing between teeth, or bite misalignment, we can help address these concerns and more. Transparent orthodontics function just as efficiently as metal systems but with significant enhancements. Transparent orthodontics are considerably harder to detect, making them perfect for active professionals, teenagers, and those who prefer not to compromise their current appearance during treatment.
Several types of transparent and nearly invisible alternatives are available. One functions similarly to conventional metal orthodontics where we attach brackets to each tooth and run wire between the brackets. The distinction is that rather than being constructed from metal, transparent orthodontic brackets consist of tooth-colored resin that harmonizes with the natural tooth. The wire is also tooth-toned, making the orthodontics nearly invisible and challenging to notice. We find this solution works effectively for teenagers and adults capable of maintaining proper oral hygiene with transparent orthodontics. Otherwise, food particles can discolor the brackets. This solution serves as an outstanding alternative to conventional orthodontics and proves equally effective at addressing all dental health issues.
Transparent orthodontics also exist as aligner systems. Transparent aligners resemble complete retainers that encompass the teeth and are positioned on both upper and lower teeth. Aligners offer more convenience than metal orthodontics since patients can remove them when needed. One primary concern people have about wearing orthodontics is their permanent nature until treatment completion. For instance, if you receive orthodontics then decide to marry, you’ll either have orthodontics in wedding photos or pay for removal and reinstallation afterward. Similarly, if you have an important work presentation and want to impress clients, your orthodontics cannot be removed for the meeting. This situation makes many adults hesitant about committing to two-year treatment plans. We understand that appearance matters beyond vanity—it affects your ability to maintain a professional image and preserve self-confidence. As a Baton Rouge provider of transparent orthodontics and aligners, we ensure you don’t need to sacrifice appearance or lifestyle while straightening teeth; aligners are essential to this approach.
When straightening teeth with aligners, the primary benefit is removability. While patients wear aligners approximately 22 hours daily, they remove aligners during meals and tooth brushing. Patients can also remove aligners during sports, athletic activities, or photography. With transparent aligners, there’s no need to modify eating habits or worry about food lodging between brackets. Patients can remove transparent aligners for any purpose, provided they continue wearing aligners for at least 22 hours daily. If you’re interested in learning more about this process, we encourage you to contact us and schedule an appointment with our Baton Rouge practice.
We treat both teenagers and adults and understand that both groups can benefit from similar treatment approaches. While children may not be suitable candidates for transparent orthodontics, teenagers can wear transparent orthodontics if they maintain proper care. The primary difference between transparent orthodontics for teenagers and adult orthodontics is that teenagers may need to use their aligners for extended periods. Given their active schedules, we anticipate teenagers will remove their aligners more often for activities like sports participation.
With Invisalign® treatment, the patient will receive a series of aligner trays and swap out each one for the next one in the series every two weeks in order to gradually straighten the teeth.
ClinCheck® software allows professionals to map out the straightening process the patient’s teeth will go through with Invisalign® in great detail.
Incisal ridges are the portion of the crown of the tooth that makes up the incisal portion and can be a direct cause of overbite if they are extended too far.
Malocclusion is the condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not meet properly when the bite is closed. Conditions of malocclusion can include overbite, underbite, crossbite and open bite; all of which are treatable with Invisalign®.
Smart Track® Material
Smart Track® material is in Invisalign® aligners to increase comfort, improve control of movement, increases the speed of treatment and applies a gentle force to the teeth over time.
Vivera® retainers are a type of retainer that consists of clear plastic material and helps to maintain orthodontic corrections after a treatment.
The blue compliance indicator is a small blue dot on the aligners that will fade from blue to clear in order to indicate if the patient is wearing the aligner for the proper amount of time and where the patient is in the Invisalign® process.
The gum line is the line in the mouth where the teeth and gums meet. If a patient struggles with gum recession, then the gum tissue around the teeth may begin to wear away.
An iTero Element® scanner allows professionals to create a 3D image of the patient’s teeth in minutes and predict what it will take to move the teeth into proper alignment.
An overbite is a type of malocclusion that occurs when the upper teeth jut out over the lower teeth, covering them and causing other issues.
SmartForce attachments are small attachments that professionals place on the patient’s teeth before placing aligners to help move the teeth.
Smile-Scan analyzes the way a patient smiles by measuring the position of the mouth and eyes before giving a score.
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