Braces For Adults Are Easier To Get Than Ever Before

Can You Get Aligners?  

Aligners or invisible braces are taking the orthodontic world by storm nowadays. Every patient seems to have heard of them and is at least interested in knowing more about them. These aligners are an extremely good option for patients who are in jobs where they deal with members of the public, and cannot afford to have braces "seen" at all.

These aligners do not have any wires or brackets attached to them and are almost impossible to notice. They are also Removable, so they can be taken out before an important meeting or while attending a party.

The way that these aligners function is that the company fabricating them will do a computer analysis of your occlusion and predict the movement of your teeth over time using these aligners. This algorithm to predict the movement is of course proprietary and not shared with the doctors.

There are many advantages to this treatment and is quite possibly the best option for adults who are keen to get orthodontic treatment done while being as discrete as possible. One thing to be kept in mind is the importance of case selection in such cases.

There are only certain kinds of cases that can be treated with the use of aligners alone and the majority of failure cases can be attributed to improper selection of cases right in the beginning. The treatment time can range from a few months to over a year depending upon the case itself.

Some doctors may opt to offer their patients a combination of treatment options in which the bulk of the movements are carried out with the use of aligners, while the final finishing is done by the use of fixed orthodontics.

Aligners are usually much more expensive than conventional orthodontic treatment and are unlikely to be covered by insurance agencies. One thing for patients to explore is medical tourism for getting aligners. Since the analysis and the fabrication is done by the same company worldwide there is no chance of any substandard product being provided to you, while the cost may be less than half.

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Conclusion

People are more aware of the problems arising from misaligned teeth than ever before and are keen to get orthodontic treatment for esthetic as well as health purposes. Age and social convention should not be a barrier for people looking to make a change to their appearance. If the end result helps someone gain self confidence and feel positive about them then each and every effort should be made to provide them the treatment.