Invisalign, Your Ticket to a Straighter, Healthier Smile

You may have missed the opportunity if you didn’t straighten your teeth as a teen. Fortunately, that doesn’t have to be the case! Invisalign can be as effective for adults as teens in achieving a straighter, healthier smile. Invisalign treatment can address alignment issues similar to traditional braces without the associated hardware. Invisalign uses clear, plastic aligners worn over your teeth to shift crooked teeth into alignment gently. You can learn more about Invisalign at the office of Laurel Morello DDS in El Cajon, California.

Straighter Teeth, Healthier Smile

Invisalign takes the stress out of straightening your smile by creating a practical, comfortable, and convenient system. Using 3D imaging, Dr. Laurel Morello will develop a treatment plan conducive to your smile needs. With this plan in mind, we’ll customize a series of aligners for your use. When used as directed, your aligners will slowly and accurately shift your crooked teeth into a straighter position. By wearing the aligners 20–22 hours daily and switching to a new set every few weeks, as per your treatment plan, you’ll see your smile goals fulfilled, and a straighter, healthier smile emerge!

In addition to a straighter, more pleasing smile, Invisalign can improve your oral health by:

Making Teeth Easier to Clean 

When your teeth are crooked and misaligned, they’re hard to clean. There are too many areas that your toothbrush and dental floss can’t reach. This can lead to extensive plaque and tartar buildup, which puts you at greater risk of decay and gum disease. Straightening your grin makes it easier to keep your mouth fresh and clean. By keeping up with good oral hygiene, you’ll have fewer dental problems and shinier, healthier teeth.

• Improving Your Ability to Chew: Invisalign treatment can correct problems with underbites, overbites, and crossbites, which can affect your ability to chew. With straighter teeth, you’ll be able to chew, grind, and digest your food properly. Invisalign can make eating more of a joy and less of a chore. Correcting bite issues will also eliminate undue wear and tear on your teeth, as your teeth will meet evenly.  
• Relieving Jaw Joint Discomfort: Misaligned teeth can strain your jaw muscles and TMJs—the joints in your lower jaw that manage jaw movement. Tension in your jaw muscles and joints can impair their function, causing discomfort when you open and close your mouth. TMJ dysfunction can also cause headaches, uncomfortable chewing, earaches, neck and back discomfort, and other irritating symptoms. By straightening your teeth and correcting malocclusion issues, Invisalign can reduce or eliminate jaw tension and stress to relieve TMJ discomfort.

Invisalign Treatment Near Me

The benefits of Invisalign orthodontics are many and varied and well worth the beautiful, healthy results! To schedule a consultation for Invisalign treatment at the office of Dr. Laurel Morello in El Cajon, CA, contact us at (619) 404-2634.

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