Metal Braces and Clear Aligners

Dr Sunkara, Rolling Meadows dentist helps her patients decide whether metal braces or clear removable braces is the right choice. It’s crucial to keep in mind that while aligners can address most orthodontic issues, they cannot treat all of them.

Discuss your options during your initial session. In many instances, you may choose based on your preferences and what best fits your lifestyle. In other situations, metal or clear traditional braces may be the right choice because of the way your teeth are positioned.

Aligners

Being transparent and explicitly crafted to suit your teeth, aligners are less evident than braces. This may influence many patients, but not all patients. You can continue to brush and floss generally because your aligners are detachable. This is important since many individuals find cleaning their teeth while wearing braces difficult. In general, aligners provide greater comfort than braces. Because the plastic aligner is smoother than metal or porcelain braces, the lips and cheeks usually feel less uncomfortable, even if the teeth can still be slightly sensitive as they start to move.

Custom-made removeable clear aligners are fitted to match your teeth. The teeth are gradually moved toward their final position with each aligner. Various teeth have small lumps of composite resin, a filling substance colored like teeth, affixed to them to help the aligner grasp the tooth and move it in the proper direction.

Braces

Braces can be used to address all cases, but aligners can only treat a few of them. Braces are, therefore, always a possibility. Braces come in a variety of metal styles, either colored or uncolored. You cannot lose or forget to wear the braces because they are affixed to your teeth. This may be helpful for some individuals if they lack the internal motivation to wear their aligners as prescribed.