Straighten Your Teeth With Braces
Straighten Your Teeth for The Perfect Smile with Braces
Braces
Braces are used to correct “bad bites,” or malocclusion (teeth that are crowded or crooked) At Keem Smile Dentistry Houston, we are committed to providing you with the highest standard of braces treatment. If you have misaligned teeth, an overbite or under bite and would like to straighten your teeth, Our Dentist will first and foremost, understand your needs, thoroughly assess your dental health and discuss preferred treatment options with you. We provide our patients with a detailed treatment plan before commencing on any dental work.
What is Dental Braces?
“Dental braces, or orthodontic appliances, are devices used by dental professionals to straighten crooked teeth or correct a misaligned bite”. It helps to re position the teeth with an aim to correct the bite and result in a beautiful smile. It works by placing constant pressure on each tooth to move them to the desired position.
Types of Braces
Clear Aligners
Clear aligner is a popular removable brace that uses a set of clear aligners to straighten teeth. Without a trace of metal, it gently moves teeth using a series of transparent plastic aligners. Your aligners will be custom-made just for you, and each one will move your teeth little-by-little. Because there are no metal wires or brackets, clear aligners is very discreet. Best of all, you can take your brace out to enjoy all the foods that would be difficult to eat with a fixed brace on. Just make sure you wear your brace for a minimum of 20 hours each day.
Merits of Early Braces Treatment
The main goal is to begin treating orthodontic problems at an earlier age, while a child’s teeth and jaws are still developing and before the orthodontic situation gets worse. In the long run, getting braces early will make the entire process shorter, cheaper, and less complicated. By visiting us for early consultation, your child can avoid a number of different orthodontic problems. Early treatment can:
- Improves the relationship of the upper and lower jaws.
- Utilizes the maximum advantage of the child's growth.
- The bone is more pliable, and teeth move more easily.
- Moves protruding teeth back so that they will be less susceptible to injury.
- Improves facial appearance and self-esteem.
- Patient is cooperative and enthusiastic at this age.
- Helps reduce chance of removing permanent teeth later.
- Reduce length of time wearing full braces.
Braces Treatment For Children
The American Association of Orthodontists The American Association of Orthodontists recommends children be seen by the orthodontist at age 8 This is an ideal time to start treatment for children with misaligned teeth or any other orthodontic problems. The time is not necessarily based on age, but on the stage of the child’s development. Certain problems, like jaw underdevelopment, may require treatment at the tender age of seven, with a second stage of orthodontics after all their permanent teeth come in.
Treatment For Adults
Does the word braces call to mind a teenager with a mouth full of metal? If so, it’s time to rethink that picture. Many people think orthodontic appliances are meant only for children and teenagers. The truth is more adults than ever are choosing to improve their smile through realignment. Crowded or overlapping teeth can be difficult to clean, making tooth decay and gum disease more likely and as such, These problems raise more than cosmetic concerns.
Although orthodontics is similar for adults as for children, they’ve gotten better for everyone. There are numerous options for braces that are less noticeable and easier to maintain.
Clear Aligners
Clear aligner is a popular removable brace that uses a set of clear aligners to straighten teeth. Without a trace of metal, it gently moves teeth using a series of transparent plastic aligners. Your aligners will be custom-made just for you, and each one will move your teeth little-by-little.
Because there are no metal wires or brackets, clear aligners is very discreet. Best of all, you can take your brace out to enjoy all the foods that would be difficult to eat with a fixed brace on. Just make sure you wear your brace for a minimum of 20 hours each day.
Lingual Braces
The invisible alternative for patients who don’t want to wear braces or when Invisalign is not an option. Lingal Braces are Placed behind your teeth making them totally invisible. No one will know that you are wearing them unless you tell them
Incognito is a revolutionary system that can treat the most complicated cases. The brackets and wires are custom made for each patient, using advanced CAD CAM technology, thus ensuring maximum efficiency and comfort. However minor corrections can be treated with other simple lingual type.
Ceramic Braces
Ceramic dental braces (also sometimes called white, esthetic or clear braces) are a form of conventional orthodontic appliance made up of brackets bonded to your individual teeth and an archwire that runs across them.
Their fundamental difference simply lies in the fact that the bracket used is made out of a ceramic compound instead of metal, which means that they can be clear or tooth-colored (white) instead of shiny metal. This difference helps to make the patient’s braces less obvious to others and generally more aesthetic in nature
Metal Braces
Metal braces are the traditional braces commonly worn by most people seeking orthodontic treatment. These tend to work best, but they are visible. They can be used to treat all orthodontic problems, including issues with misaligned bites or jaws and crooked teeth.
Today, metal braces are sleeker and more comfortable than they have been in the past. You can have fun with them by switching up the colors of the ligatures and they are generally less expensive than other treatment options.
Dental Financing and payment Options for Braces
We offer multiple payment options in a bid to make payment and the overall Dental experience a pleasant one. Event though we are affordable and our prices are low cost. We understand sometimes, patients do not have the cash at hand to make the payment for the services required there and then. Sometimes you have to wait out the pay period but tooth ache or whatever Dental Emergency you have does not really understand.
Hence, we accept multiple forms of payment including credit cards to enable our patients make payments with their bank at no additional charges. We also accept Health and savings card. Because we have had an increasing number of Defaulters in the past. For now, Keem Smile Dentistry has stopped offering in House Payment plans simply because we are a small business that does not have the staff strength to go after every bad debts. However, We do offer payment plans for multi step Procedures like Dental Implants, Dentures and Crown that require multiple visit to our office before they are completed so patients can pay as you go. There is also the option of Third party financing companies like Care credit, AJEVA etc that would provide funding for qualified patients at 0% interest rate for 6 Month – 2 years Same as cash. Multiple Dental Specials are always going on and Sliding Scale fees for services be sure to contact our office and we can discuss better whatever options we have to help you.
Savings Plan
Enjoy quality dental care at discounted prices with your Discount Plan or Savings Plan. Everyone is accepted and membership can include coverage for your family.
Financing
We make every effort to keep down the cost of your care. We accept most types of dental insurance, plus have special offers for patients without insurance. and Third Party Financing with upto 6 Months 0% APR
Dental Specials
No Insurance? You can Still Enjoy quality dental care at affordable rates with the specials we are currently offering. For Applicable situations, we also offer sliding fee scale.
All ppo Insurance accepted
Keem Smile Dentistry is an In Network Dental Provider with more than 150 dental insurance Carriers inlcuding mjro carriers like Cigna, Metlife, DeltaDental and many more. We Accept all PPO Plans and will file insurance claims as a convenience to you . We offer in network pricing as set by your Dental insurance provider ad we will work with you to understand your coverage and benefits so that utilize your benefits optimally.
