Health and Fitness

Have you ever thought “I want to get my teeth straight but don’t want to wear braces”? Well now you may not need braces to have perfect teeth. Straightening teeth using a series of clear aligners instead of braces is gaining popularity among adults and adolescents. The most popular clear aligners are called Invisalign aligners. Some people call them Invisalign Braces because they can straighten teeth though technically, they are not braces at all.

Invisalign is a series of clear aligners or trays. Each aligner fits over either the upper or lower teeth and moves your teeth just a fraction of a millimeter. You change the aligners about every two weeks so that by the time you are done wearing the last aligner, your teeth are straight. Patients may remove the Invisalign aligners to eat and brush, but otherwise they are supposed to wear them all the time.

There are many benefits…

There is a sense in our culture to look stunning, have pretty or handsome features, and to be popular and charming. The news and media constantly drills into the public that beauty is better than brains and that beauty should be coveted and copied. One of the most important elements of attractiveness is your teeth. We all grew up with our moms saying “brush your teeth before you go to bed” and most of us have tried to keep our mouth clean and looking good so that our smiles shine.

Sometimes that is just not the case as crooked teeth are inevitable and we realize at a young age that our teeth are not going to come in properly. We don’t have to worry about this seemingly horrible problem. Why? Because there have been great advances in science and orthodontics to help many Americans attain the stunning smile they deserve. The…