What works best for you - Braces or Invisalign?

Most of the experts recommend braces and Invisalign to straighten your teeth. Want to straighten tour teeth, but worried with a lot of questions regarding treatments and related concerns? Leave your worry to us; our team of expert dentists is here to help you out. Of course, what works best for you depends upon your oral health. However, at Clear Choice Dental, our dentists will take measurements of your face during different facial expressions to understand how your teeth will look in every context. Accordingly, they will recommend the best course of action for you.

Braces vs. Invisalign

Braces can be of two types, metal braces and clear braces. Traditional metal braces are effective to treat extreme overcrowding or misalignment. These braces allow the dentist more control at moving the teeth in small increments. Clear braces, also regarded as invisible braces, are fabricated using either plastic or ceramic. They offer better aesthetics to the patients as compared to complete metal braces. Clear braces are comparatively more expensive than metal braces, because the production of clear porcelain is more costly than metal braces. They are more fragile and often take more time to install

Invisalign, on the other hand, is premeditated to be invisible. The Invisalign system comprises of transparent aligners that are custom designed to apply constant pressure to crooked teeth in the same way as braces. At the end of every two weeks, fine-tunings are made to the trays to compensate for the movement of your teeth.

Both treatments bless you with straighten teeth, healthier gums, better oral health, better chewing and speech ability, improved bite, and enhanced smile aesthetics. However, both treatments have their own pros and cons. Braces are irremovable whereas Invisalign are removable.

Pros and cons of both treatments

Pros of Braces	Cons of Braces
More effective for more complex issues	May have some pain, sores or discomfort from wires, brackets or tooth movement
No temptation to leave them out, so less self discipline is needed for success	May have some tooth discoloration or crack
No additional cleaning steps required, above and beyond regular brushing and flossing	May have complexity eating sticky, hard foods

Removable and invisible	Must brush after each meal, otherwise staining can occur
No difficulty in eating, no problems of food getting stuck	Must remove prior to having food and drinks
No discomfort from wires	May have discomfort from tooth movement

If you are a sportsperson and plays sports regularly, braces is not an ideal suggestion for you. On the other hand, Invisalign is not best fit for you if you have get done bridgework or back teeth bite issues.

Success ratios of both the treatments vary person to person. Our expert team of dentists will recommend the most effective solution to perfect your beautiful smile and straight teeth.

Clear Choice Dental (CCD) is a leading name in quality restorative, surgical and aesthetic dental services in Western Australia, Yokine, Maddington, and Joondalup. Our mission is to provide a lifetime of optimal oral health to our patients and strive to foster patient relationships based on mutual trust, excellent customer service and the best patient care available. To know more about the dental clinics and excellent and affordable dental services it provides, call 1800 246 423