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The Difference that Adult Braces Can Make in Century City

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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.

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An Overview of Affordable Orthodontics in Century City

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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.

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Century City Orthodontist Explains Lingual Braces

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As a dedicated orthodontist in Century City, Dr. David Alpan specializes in all aspects of orthodontic treatment, including your personal preferences, comfort, and confidence throughout the course of your treatment. For your convenience, we offer numerous different kinds of braces to suit various needs. Today, we explore the benefits of Incognito hidden braces—an advanced form of lingual braces that are fully customizable for optimal comfort and success.

What are Lingual Braces?

An important concern for many adult patients who need orthodontic treatment is the pronounced appearance of traditional braces. As the name suggests, lingual braces are placed on the lingual, or inside, surface of your teeth, facing towards your tongue. Incognito hidden braces are uniquely designed to your mouth’s specifications and contoured to fit the lingual surface of your teeth, offering you the precision and effectiveness of traditional braces without announcing your orthodontic treatment to the world. Aside from Incognito, Dr. Alpan has extensive with nearly every lingual system, including invisibraces, AOA lingual braces, 3M Creekmore lingual braces, Harmony braces, lingual care, and i-braces.

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Century City Orthodontist Explains the Cosmetic Benefits of Invisalign

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woman-with-straight-smileWhile 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.

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Century City Orthodontist Explains the Basics of Braces

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Braces, along with various other orthodontic treatments, are a common and highly-effective means to restoring order and balance to a misaligned smile. To help you better understand the need for and benefits of braces, your Century City orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, offers a brief breakdown of why you would need braces in the first place, then explains the components of modern braces and how they straighten your teeth.

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Century City Orthodontist Offers Clear Braces for Teens

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Young adults often feel self-conscious about their appearance. While traditional braces could address smile issues and correct misalignment, many teens worry about the affect braces will have on their social standing. Thankfully, at Aesthetic Orthodontics, we offer a clear solution: Invisalign. In today’s blog, your Century City orthodontist, Dr. David Alpan, explains how Invisalign offers teens clear and comfortable smile correction.

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Why you should get orthodontic treatment

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The goal of orthodontic treatment is a good bite—meaning straight teeth that mesh well together says Los Angeles Orthodontist Dr. David Alpan. A good bite makes it easier for you to bite, chew and speak. This can enhance your dental health and your overall health, and may improve self-esteem. Orthodontic treatment is often part of a … Read more

Care to share program

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At Aesthetic Orthodontics, we offer a program to our patients called Care to Share! We reward our patients handsomely with a Visa gift card for referring friends. There is no better way to honor us than by referring friends and family, so we think it is important to make it worth your while and to extend … Read more

World Health Organization Urges Move Away from Dental Amalgam | The Holistic Dentist

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I came across this post by a holistic dentist in Glendale, CA. Many of you are aware that my father, Dr. Jack Alpan, practiced dentistry and was also a naturopathic doctor. Through his tutelage and research of my own, I believe that using dental amalgam, or mercury-containing fillings, is dangerous and potentially very toxic to the body. If you have amalgam fillings, my recommendation would be to replace those fillings with composite or another less toxic alternative.

World Health Organization Urges Move Away from Dental Amalgam | The Holistic Dentist:

There’s been plenty of good news lately on the effort to end the Age of  Toxic Dentistry, such as the Malibu City Council’s resolution supporting the global phase-out of dental mercury, which was unanimously approved just last week.

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Seven Common Questions Parents Have

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The article below was posted on the American Association of Orthodontists website and I think it is a great starting place for parents who are considering orthodontic treatment. The Aesthetic Orthodontics website offers more in-depth information about orthodontic treatment. As always, I invite you and your family to come in for a free consultation to … Read more

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