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Benefits of Short-Term Orthodontics

Faris Kirmani • May 1, 2019

In the past, getting your teeth straightened always took a long time. These days, we have what is often described as short-term orthodontics like Six Month Smiles. There are many benefits of this technique: it can be good for your schedule, good for your pocketbook, and even good for your teeth. And that’s what’s most important, after all.

Save Time

One of the biggest benefits of short-term orthodontics is that you’re saving time. Instead of taking years to straighten your teeth, you can achieve the results you want in about six months. That shortened time in braces translates to a real savings in your schedule: when you’re having your teeth straightened you have to make more visits to the dentist. A shorter course of orthodontics means fewer visits to our office.

And with a procedure like Six Month Smiles, the savings is not just in fewer visits. Six Month Smiles takes advantage of recent advances in efficiency to make your tightening visits shorter. That’s right, you won’t just have fewer visits to our office, you’ll have shorter visits.

Save Money

Most of the time, you have to pay more to get services faster, but that’s not the case with short-term orthodontics. Six Month Smiles can often be cheaper than traditional braces, because it’s saving our time, too. If it takes us less time to achieve your results, we can charge you less. That’s what we call a win-win.

Save Your Teeth

Another benefit of short-term orthodontics is that they can be better for your teeth. Overall, orthodontics can improve your oral health, but there’s a risk that oral health could suffer during your orthodontic treatment. That’s because it can be harder to clean your teeth around braces.

Braces can also trap food, which gives oral bacteria a reliable food source that they can use to produce acid which damages your teeth and gums. The braces also provide many places for bacteria to hide, which means a larger population of bacteria on your teeth even after you’ve brushed.

Having a shorter course of braces means that there’s less time when you face these hygiene challenges.

Limitations of Six Month Smiles

Of course, there’s a tradeoff for these benefits. Mainly, it’s that Six Month Smiles can’t be used in all cases. It is only applicable to people who simply need cosmetic tooth straightening, not changes in the bite or movement of the large molars (back teeth).

But for many people, this is a great alternative to spending years in braces.

To learn whether Six Month Smiles is right for you, please call (02) 4501 7930 today for an appointment with a Hawkesbury cosmetic dentist at Riverlands Dental in North Richmond.

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