Teeth straightening with the dentist in Mackay

If you are thinking about what changes you’d like to make to your life for 2019, and want to make a lasting change that will benefit you every day, then you can’t do better than getting your teeth straightened.

Your smile is with you 24/7. It may not be in use while you sleep, but other than that it’s there, on tap, for use. So, if you don’t use your smile because you feel a bit embarrassed about the alignment of your teeth, the dentist in Mackay has an easy solution that can change your life on a fundamental level, forever.

It’s called Invisalign, and at Northern Beaches Dental in Mackay, we fit many people with this straightening device. You may not see them wearing it though because Invisalign is very hard to spot.

What is Invisalign?

Invisalign is an ultra-discreet straightening treatment for people with mild to moderate misalignments of the teeth. Instead of brackets fixed to the fronts of the teeth, and wires strung through them, Invisalign uses very thin clear plastic aligners that go on over the teeth like mouth guards.

Inside each aligner is a series of precision-placed bumps and ridges that press on the teeth. The sustained pressure from these ridges causes the bone inside the jaw to dissolve and rebuild itself, thus relieving the feeling of being pressed on. This is how teeth straightening works.

It takes about 7-10 days for each aligner to move the teeth, and when the feeling of discomfort has worn off, it’s time to replace that aligner with the next one in the series.

People love Invisalign because the aligners don’t interfere with their speech, or rub on the insides of their cheeks. They also are very hard to spot, which means that you can go to work and no one will be any the wiser. Your teeth will gradually straighten out, seemingly by magic.

Easy eating

You take your aligners out to eat and drink, which means you can eat what you like, and cleaning is easy too. Come on in to the dentist in Mackay to find out more.