Straightening teeth is now a much more popular option when trying to improve the aesthetics of the front “smiling” teeth. In the past if teeth were crooked we would consider veneers or even cut teeth down to crowns to perfect a smile. We now understand the cost to the tooth to these treatments and would much prefer to conserve the tooth tissue, hence the increase in tooth straightening treatments.
Six Month Smiles uses conventional orthodontic brackets and wires but they are tooth coloured and hardly visible when in place. The forces used are lower than in conventional orthodontics and we are only aligning the “smiling” front six teeth not trying to change the biting teeth, as we would in conventional orthodontics.
Because the forces are low this system is very comfortable and because we are only changing the front teeth treatment progresses very quickly. Average treatment times are five to nine months with the average being six, hence the name, Six Month Smiles!