It’s no secret that metal braces aren’t fun to wear. They’re inconvenient to brush and floss with, they require tons of appointments and painful adjustments, and some people feel self-conscious about smiling with them on.
Sometimes you just have to put up with this stuff for the sake of your smile. What if there was a better way? You may not know that Invisalign can actually help treat most common smile imperfections – including the following four.
1. Overbite
Sometimes called a deep bite in severe cases, an overbite is a condition in which your top teeth hang too far over your bottom teeth. This causes the force of your bite to be unevenly distributed across your teeth, leading to problems like tooth wear, jaw pain, and gum recession.
A skilled dentist or orthodontist can use Invisalign to correct an overbite by extracting a few teeth from your top arch and adding attachments and elastics to your trays. Severe overbite may require metal braces or jaw surgery.
2. Underbite
As you might expect, an underbite is sort of the opposite of an overbite. People with this condition have lower teeth that stick out further than they should, obscuring the natural smile line of the top teeth and placing abnormal stress on the lower incisors in particular. It can lead to many of the same problems as an overbite would, including gum recession and accelerated tooth wear.
Underbite can often be corrected with Invisalign using the same techniques dentists use to fix overbite.
3. Open Bite
Open bite happens your top teeth don’t fit properly over your bottom ones, leaving a space between the two – the “opening” that gives the condition its name. This is a more complex problem than most cases of over- or underbite, usually requiring adjustments to both arches and sometimes even jaw surgery to correct. However, many milder cases can be successfully treated with Invisalign alone.
If you think you’d like to treat your open bite this way, ask your dentist about it. They’ll do a thorough examination to determine whether you’re a good candidate for it.
4. Crooked Teeth
You don’t need to have a specific orthodontic condition to benefit from Invisalign treatment. Most people who get clear braces do it just to make their teeth look straighter. Whether your teeth are severely misaligned or you just need some small adjustments to achieve your dream smile, Invisalign is a simple, discreet way to get the results you’re looking for.
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Getting started with Invisalign treatment is easy at Ouellette Dentistry. Contact us to book your first consultation appointment and get your customized treatment plan today.
