Clear aligners have quickly emerged as a fierce competitor in the orthodontic appliances market with an increasing number of dental patients choosing the clear aligner alternative to traditional braces year after year.
Here are five reasons why clear aligners have become one of the top choices for transforming smiles:
- Faster results: Studies found that dental patients with clear aligners experienced a shorter treatment compared to patients with braces, according to the National Library of Medicine.
- Less upkeep: Since clear aligner trays can be removed from your mouth, keeping up with your dental hygiene isn’t a difficult task. When you choose clear aligners, you can easily brush and floss without the inhibition of brackets, bands, springs and wires. Choosing this option can also mean fewer trips to the dentist compared to traditional braces, which require regular tightening. Clear aligner users can change their own aligners every one to two weeks.
- Fewer restrictions: To avoid damaging the orthodontic appliance or injuring the mouth, users with braces must refrain from eating sticky, hard, or crunchy foods and are often warned against certain physical activities. With clear aligners, you can freely continue eating the foods you love, exercising, playing sports, and enjoying your day-to-day activities without worry.
- More comfortable: The sharp components of traditional braces can irritate mouth tissue and cause pain, discomfort, or mouth sores. Clear aligners are made from a material that provides constant, gentle force on your teeth to deliver trackable results.
- Boosted aesthetics: Clear aligner trays are virtually invisible, so people won’t even be able to tell you’re wearing them most of the time.