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Everyone knows the basics of good dental care. Brush your teeth after every meal, floss every day, see your dentist at least twice a year. It sounds simple. But what if you still don’t have strong, healthy teeth? Weak enamel can be a genetic weakness, or it can be caused by other conditions, like Celiac disease. I’ve always had weak enamel, so I started looking into ways that I could increase the strength of my teeth, and found that dietary changes could make a big difference. I started this blog to share my experience, and to talk about other ways you can make your teeth stronger and healthier. There are lots of things that you can do to improve your dental health. You just have to find them.

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4 Advantages Of Clear Dental Aligners

12 July 2021
 Categories: Dentist, Blog

Clear dental aligner treatment is an alternative to traditional wire braces that is becoming more popular by the day. Clear aligners improve on braces in several ways that make them more convenient to the average dental patient. Here are four advantages of clear dental aligners that make them a good option for anyone to consider.

1. Invisible to Others

The primary appeal of clear aligners for many people is the fact that they're virtually invisible while you are wearing them. People who would be uncomfortable wearing braces at work or school can feel confident in any social situation with clear aligners.

2. Greater Comfort

Friends and family with braces may have told you about the discomfort of wires poking their mouth or sticky foods getting caught in their braces. Clear aligners are much more comfortable to wear than braces, and you can even remove them to eat anything you want. 

Patients use different aligners over the course of their treatment. There may be some initial pressure and discomfort as you receive new aligners, but this will quickly disappear as your teeth and gums adapt.

3. Better Oral Hygiene

Being unable to remove braces doesn't just make it difficult to eat. Brushing and flossing in the tight spaces between braces and teeth is quite difficult, and it's easy to leave plaque and food particles behind. People with clear aligners can simply remove them while they brush and floss. To clean your aligners, you can soak them in soapy water for twenty to thirty minutes and then rinse them.

4. Faster Dental Visits

Braces can make a standard dental checkup take longer to complete. Your dentist will need to work around the wires and rubber bands in your mouth to inspect your teeth from every angle. Braces also add extra tasks to your dental checkup, such as replacing worn-out rubber bands and adjusting wires.

Clear aligners do not add any time to the dental check-up process, and you can be fitted with a new aligner in minutes. Clear dental aligners can even give your dentist more tools to work with. Many aligners are compatible with advanced dental scanners that let dentists easily create 3D models of your teeth to plan treatments.

If you have been looking for solutions other than braces for straightening your teeth, clear aligners may be the perfect solution. Contact a dental clinic like Oak Ridge Dental Arts for more information about clear aligners so you can find out if they are right for you.