Recently, a study conducted by Wakefield Research revealed that over a third of Americans are unhappy with their smiles. Dental misalignment, including crooked and crowded teeth, hinders the appearance of our smiles. Fortunately, at Alpan Orthodontics, we can correct dental imperfections. In today’s blog, your Century City orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains how our orthodontic procedures can transform your smile.
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Los Angeles Orthodontist: Try Our Lingual Braces Quiz
Have you ever heard of lingual braces? These are brackets and wires placed on the back, or tongue facing, side of your teeth. This provides inconspicuous smile correction. At Alpan Orthodontics, we provide Incognito hidden braces, a popular lingual orthodontic system. In today’s blog, your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, uses a fun and informative quiz to explain how lingual braces can transform your smile while remaining hidden from view.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Answers Your Questions About Incognito Braces
Do you wish you could correct misalignment without enduring embarrassing metal braces? With Incognito hidden braces, you can boost the appearance of your smile using practically invisible orthodontics. In today’s blog, your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, answers questions about the innovative Incognito system.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Offers Invisalign for Adults and Teens
Would you be willing to wear braces to obtain a gorgeous smile? What if they were practically invisible? At Aesthetic Orthodontics, we understand many people hesitate to choose braces for smile improvement, which is why we offer innovative Invisalign aligners. In today’s blog, your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains how Invisalign provides inconspicuous smile enhancement.
The Difference that Adult Braces Can Make in Century City
The need to straighten crooked teeth isn’t confined to young children, although traditional orthodontic treatment is typically associated with younger generations. In fact, crooked teeth can have a profound impact on your confidence as an adult, whether from the diminished appeal of a crooked smile or the possible embarrassment of wearing metal braces for a couple of years. The impact can be even more severe if your career depends on the appearance of confidence. Your Century City orthodontist understands this apprehension, and since ignoring crooked teeth should never be an option, Dr. Alpan innovative braces to suit your adult sensibilities, such as Invisalign clear braces that don’t utilize brackets and wires at all.
Invisalign Clear Braces—for the Image-Conscious Professional
There are a number of discrete orthodontic options designed to maintain discretion throughout your treatment, such as tooth-colored brackets and wires or lingual braces that are fitted behind your teeth. As one of the more popular choices, Invisalign clear braces chooses to ignore traditional brackets and wires, instead using a series of custom-designed, clear acrylic aligners.
An Overview of Affordable Orthodontics in Century City
Like any good structure, maintaining a strong and properly-aligned smile is a long-term endeavor. Your Century City orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, specializes in offering effective, high-quality orthodontic procedures while keeping your treatment affordable. Since orthodontics focuses on your mouth’s continued alignment and good health, the initial cost of your treatment may not be the only cost to consider. Below, we explain the immediate and long-term cost of braces, and how we address these concerns as part of your affordable orthodontic treatment.
Immediate Cost of Braces
The most prominent expense is the immediate cost of braces, and the least expensive are typically the traditional metal bracket-and-wire assembly. As the most common and effective braces, metal ones are often prescribed to address early signs of malocclusion (bite misalignment), especially in younger children. Regardless of your choice, however, we offer a number of financing options at Alpan Orthodontics, including interest-free, in-house options with a down payment and monthly payments that fit your specific needs.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Explains TMJ Disorder
There are a host of issues that can arise from crooked teeth, including the diminished confidence of a less-than-appealing smile, but your teeth’s alignment is about more than looks; it’s about balance, which is a necessary component of a well-functioning mouth. Your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, believes it’s important to know the intricacies of your oral health, and enjoys helping patients find their smiles’ perfect balance through customized orthodontic treatment. Today, we explore a vital dysfunction that can result from unattended crooked teeth called TMJ disorder, which can negatively affect your smile’s integrity and the components that make it move.
Why Balance is Important
Your jaw is hinged to your skull at the temporal bones in front of each ear, and the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) move in tandem as your mouth opens and closes. When healthy and perfectly aligned, your jaw displaces the pressure of your bite evenly among the joints and muscles that move it and the teeth that absorb the impact.
Larchmont Orthodontist Discusses Braces for Children
There’s a reason why braces are often associated with younger children. As Dr. Alpan advises, early orthodontic treatment can help prevent the need for extensive treatment as your children grown older, and should be implemented (when needed) as early as possible. Your dedicated Larchmont orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains the advantage of early orthodontic intervention, and offers a variety of braces to suit the specific needs of your children.
The Importance of Early Intervention
According to the American Association of Orthodontists, your child should receive an initial occlusal analysis by age seven. Since your child’s teeth, jaws, and face are still forming at this age, intercepting functional and alignment problems can make it less complicated to finish treatment once your child’s permanent smile has finished growing. Depending on the case, children’s braces can help guide jawbone growth, direct permanent teeth into their optimal positions, and maintain/restore symmetry to your child’s smile.
Century City Orthodontist Explains the Cosmetic Benefits of Invisalign
While straightening crooked teeth is a vital concern to your good oral health, there’s no denying the fact that your teeth’s orientation also has a significant impact on your smile’s appearance. As a result, many older teeth and adult patients are more driven to straighten their teeth out of cosmetic concerns, and therefore, may be a bit apprehensive about traditional orthodontic treatment (metal braces). Today, your Century City orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains how Invisalign clear braces can offer the benefits of a straighter smile while appealing to your cosmetic sensibilities by remaining virtually invisible.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Explains Why Straight Teeth are Necessary
Most patients with misaligned teeth (malocclusion) need little more motivation to straighten their teeth than the diminished confidence of a crooked smile. For older teens and adult patients, however, the benefits of a straighter smile are often weighed against the consideration of wearing conspicuous metal braces, which may also affect your personal and professional confidence. At Aesthetic Orthodontics, Dr. David Alpan focuses on improving your smile’s confidence as well as its health and orientation. Today, your Los Angeles orthodontist explains why straightening your teeth is more than just a mere cosmetic concern, and describes how we can help you straighten your teeth discretely with your choice of adult orthodontic treatments.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Provides Smile Improvement
Do you have a misaligned smile? Are your teeth crowded or crooked? At Aesthetic Orthodontics, we can offer the treatment necessary to improve the appearance of your smile. In today’s blog, your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, discusses our popular methods of smile correction.
Los Angeles Orthodontist Answers FAQS About Our Quality Adult Braces
For many adults, a beautiful smile is crucial for making a great first impression. Unfortunately, a variety of dental issues, particularly those dealing with misalignment, often hinder the appearance of a person’s smile. At Aesthetic Orthodontics, we understand how important smile correction can be for a working professional. In today’s blog, your Los Angeles orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains how our orthodontic solutions can provide comfortable smile improvement.