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Is "6 Month Smile" a Good Alternative to Invisalign?
It seems "6 Month Smile" is being promoted as an alternative to Invisalign.
From what I have heard only the teeth that show are straightened. I was under the impression that the importance of all the teeth being straightened was to help retain the bite/straight teeth long term. Is straightening just the teeth that show ok if my bite feels ok? It seems too good to be true.
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SIX MONTH BRACES, IS IT A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO INVISALIGN
I am answering this from my hospital bed and just had my knee replaced this morning. I can tell you I was very careful about picking my doctor and looked very hard at his training, experience and reviews. Orthodontic specialists have between 5000 and 6000 hours of graduate training beyond first being a dentist. The web site for these short term braces explains that they can give the non orthodontist dentist all the information they need to do these treatments in only two...
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"Six month smile " is it a good alternative
In my opinion, a “Six Months Smile” is not possible with any type of treatment, whether it is with braces or Invisalign. Teeth need time to move and must move within that bodies own natural physiological ability to adapt to the change in bone and soft tissue. If one wanting to line up what we call the social six, which are basically the upper anterior teeth, this could possibly be done in six months without aligning the bite. Otherwise, treatment at the quickest...
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Gainesville Orthodontist
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6 Month Smiles vs. Invisalign
As an orthodontist who uses all kinds of gizmos to straighten the teeth, there is no easy answer to your question. When I sit down and evaluate a new patient, I look at the face, the bones and gums, the alignment of the teeth, and the bite. In some cases aligning only the front teeth may be acceptable. This can be done with braces (6 Month Smiles or the equivalent) or aligners (Invisalign). The teeth really don't care where the force comes from. The more important decision is...
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Albuquerque Orthodontist
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Six Month Braces
Six Month Braces is limited orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists study for an extra 2-3 years after dental school learning how to align teeth, arches, bites, and jaw bones perfectly.
Some patients don't want perfect. Some patients cringe at the idea of having braces on for 2-3 years. Some patients only want their front teeth straightened. Some patients are poor candidates for Invisalign because their teeth are too rotated or too crooked.
Six Month Braces is an alternative...
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Invisalign vs. 6 Month Smile.
There are many "products" today for straightening teeth.
What we need to remember is that its not a product that straightens the teeth but rather your doctors thorough understanding of your goals and his/her expertise in orthodontics and tooth movement. Now, 6 Month Smile is a great system that involved wearing traditional braces and concentrates on aligning the front 6 teeth. It takes a relatively long time to move teeth and this "product" is a...
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Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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6 month smiles versus Invisalign
It is important to remember that a crowded mouth may not just involve the front 6 teeth. THis is very rarely seen.
Most times posterior arch collapse leads to anterior teeth crowding.
So who would like a narrow posterior arch and then the front teeth pushed into an even narrower front segment.
In other words you are asking the dentist who uses 6 month smiles to give you a narrow arch/smile.
Invisalign if used properly involves opening up the dental arch to create space...
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6 month smiles vs invisalign
As a 6 month smiles dentist I offer both invisalign and 6 month smiles in my office. Patient may be candidates for both. Six Month Smiles focuses mostly on the 6-8 teeth that show when you smile. We are not correcting bites with 6 months smiles just correcting the look of the teeth. If the bite is OK you may be fine just doing 6 months smiles . Average cases range from 4-8 months.
6 month braces is NOT comprehensive ortho, and "perfect" is not the...
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6 Month Smiles is a great alternative
The focus of 6 month smiles is the smile and not the bite, root angles or goals that take 2-5 years to complete. It is an alternative to comprehensive ortho or Invisalign ONLY when the patient is not concerned with anything other than the appearance to the front teeth. Teeth don't move faster than normal, the case is simply done 'early'. An orthodontist would feel compelled to strive for "perfect" when many patients simply have different goals.
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I saw that you submitted your review. Thanks for doing that!! I'm looking forward to reading it! :)
I'm sure it will help a ton of people!! So glad you got the results you were after!!
Where were these four years ago? I asked the orthodontist just to straighten my front teeth. Blaa, blaa-sales-schpeel, two years and $6,000 later I had horse teeth that stuck out of my face when I laughed, no retainer for me. Back to square one.