Traditional metal braces straighten your teeth in small increments. These metal brackets slowly push your teeth into their correct position as a dentist tightens the wire stretching across your smile. Typically, traditional braces take anywhere from 1 to 3 years to complete, depending on the complexity of your case. Clear aligner treatment, while faster and more comfortable than braces, still takes around 6 to 12 months. Although effective, these orthodontic treatments require a significant amount of time and effort. In most cases, adults seeking to straighten their smiles want to avoid prolonged periods of orthodontic treatment. Fortunately, Brockley Dental Center has a much faster solution. Using dental veneers, we can provide instant orthodontics! These custom porcelain sheets fit over your teeth, concealing imperfections and straightening your smile in just a few appointments.
Understanding Dental Veneers
Dental veneers are thin sheets of porcelain or ceramic that sit flush against your smile to hide imperfections. Veneers can act as a sort of instant orthodontics, as they hide small misalignments and gaps, effectively straightening your smile in fewer appointments.
Aside from straightening your smile, veneers are able to fix:
- Overlaps
- Stains
- Small chips and cracks
Due to their customizable nature, these porcelain shells allow you to redesign your teeth! By adjusting the size, length, shape, and color of your veneers, you can then create your ideal smile.
However, it’s important to note that you must have healthy teeth to be eligible for instant orthodontics. Because veneers require strong and healthy teeth as a foundation, any gum disease or signs of decay must be treated promptly before we begin the veneer process.
Once we determine your eligibility, we’ll create a custom treatment plan for your smile.
Instant Orthodontics Treatment
During your initial consultation, we’ll perform a thorough dental exam to make sure your smile is healthy. Then, we’ll take impressions and a 3D X-ray of your teeth to help design your smile. With your input, we’re able to create a digital “smile simulation” that allows us to tailor each veneer to your preference.
At your first procedural appointment, we’ll need to prepare your teeth for veneers. After numbing your smile with a local anesthetic, we’ll use special dental tools to remove the very top layer of your front-facing enamel. Think of this step like removing the stained or damaged enamel to make room for a fresh layer! However, we’ll need time to craft your final veneers, so you’ll have to wear a temporary set while you wait.
While wearing these temporary veneers, pay attention to the fit and look of each veneer. Any changes you request on your temporary set will be reflected in your final version!
Then, once your final veneers are ready, we’ll remove the temporaries and try on the final version. If you need any last-minute changes, we’ll likely be able to make them that day. Once you’re satisfied with the fit and look of your new smile, we’ll bond them in place!
This process is the simplest way to straighten your smile, while also allowing you to conceal stains, discoloration, and minor damage.
The Cost of Instant Orthodontics
Orthodontic treatment is typically covered by insurance. Unfortunately, instant orthodontics usually is not. Because of the incredible cosmetic benefits veneers provide, insurance companies usually don’t provide coverage for these thin sheets of porcelain.
However, that doesn’t mean that instant orthodontics is totally out of your budget! At Brockley Dental Center, we offer flexible financing plans that help patients split their costs into manageable monthly payments. With our third-party financing partners, patients can straighten their smile more affordably!
Revamp Your Smile in the Greater Pittsburgh Area!
Where regular orthodontic treatment is long and arduous, instant orthodontics allows you to straighten your smile in just a few appointments! Using dental veneers, you can craft your ideal smile and watch it come to life in just a matter of weeks. To discover if you’re eligible for instant orthodontic treatment, schedule an appointment with Brockley Dental Center today!
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