Braces Treatment
Braces Provider in Bee Cave, Kyle, and Austin
Braces are still one of the most efficient and effective ways to straighten various tooth and bite problems.
Orthodontic braces can correct a variety of oral health issues, including crowding, misaligned teeth, spacing, overbites, underbites, crossbites, and open bites. Addressing these concerns carries many benefits beyond a beautiful smile and the confidence that comes with it. Teeth that are aligned are much easier to clean, which makes them less vulnerable to cavities or gum disease. Teeth that fit together in a good bite, can last a lifetime.
How Do Braces Work?
Braces work by applying continuous, gentle pressure to your teeth over time to gradually move them into their correct positions. Small metal or ceramic brackets are bonded to the surface of each tooth. These brackets serve as anchors for the braces and hold the archwire in place. The archwire is a thin metal wire connects the brackets and provides the force needed to move the teeth. The archwire is adjusted over time to guide the teeth into their proper alignment. The archwire applies a steady, controlled pressure to the teeth and their surrounding bone. This pressure stimulates the bone around the teeth to remodel, allowing the teeth to shift into their desired positions.
Braces Treatment Before & Afters
What Are Self-Ligating Braces and How Do They Work?
Braces have changed significantly over the years. Boss Orthodontics is dedicated to delivering the highest quality orthodontic care to our patients. By leveraging state-of-the-art braces technology, including self-ligating braces, we ensure treatment is both effective and efficient. We offer our self-ligating brackets in metal and tooth-colored (ceramic) options. Traditional braces use colored ties to hold the wires in place. These ties create friction and have to be frequently changed to reactivate the wire for continued movement of the teeth. Our advanced self-ligating brackets have less friction and use a specialized clip to hold the wire in place and gently reactivates itself. With less friction and self-tightening action, the result is faster initial un-crowding of the teeth with fewer trips to our office.
Self-ligating brackets are known to accumulate less plaque than their traditional counterparts. Their sophisticated design is more cleansable and when coupled with proper oral hygiene practices, promotes healthier gums and teeth. Our self-ligating braces work outstanding for teen braces and adult braces patients.
Braces Treatment Options
Metal Braces:
Our modern self-ligating metal braces are smaller, more comfortable, easier to clean, and more efficient than traditional braces!
Clear Braces:
Clear braces (also known as ceramic braces, tooth-colored braces, white braces) offer a more discreet alternative to metal braces, using clear or tooth-colored brackets that blend in with your teeth. They are an excellent choice for teens and adults seeking a more cosmetic treatment option. If you’re looking for clear braces, this could be the perfect solution for a subtle yet effective approach to straightening your teeth.
Clear Braces vs. Metal Braces:
The primary difference between our clear and metal braces lies in the material they are made out of. While both are self-ligating braces and functionally identical, clear braces are ceramic, which has different material properties than metal. The main benefit clear braces have over metal is that they are more discreet and blend in more; however, some patients love the more traditional look of metal braces and like to pick fun colors to accessorize their braces. There are some negatives attributes of ceramic braces that are important to mention. Our self-ligating version ceramic braces mitigate some of the negatives, but they are still present and we may discuss them if they are relevant to your treatment at your consultation visit. Ceramic brackets have higher friction than metal brackets and sometimes can increase the amount of time it takes to align significantly crowded teeth. The other main negative is ceramic brackets can stain with food and drinks we consume (examples: wine, coffee, tea, and some spices). Many people still choose ceramic braces and love them, but its important to know the trade-offs.
Clear Ceramic Braces
Esthetic Self-Tightening Braces
Metal Braces
Self-tightening Braces
Why Choose Boss Orthodontics for your Braces Treatment?
Boss Orthodontics is a family practice that specializes in comprehensive and limited orthodontic treatment for children and adults. Both Dr Hunter & ReAnn Boss are board certified orthodontists who care about you and your smile. Boss Orthodontics has a focus on high quality care and service that you will notice.
We utilize the latest high-tech self-ligating brackets (braces) that gently tighten themselves over time. This means they don’t require the monthly tightening like traditional braces and frequent change of the colored ties. This allows us to space your appointments further apart. The huge benefit here is the braces are still working for longer and you don't have take as much time out of your busy schedule to come into the office.
Orthodontic technology is constantly improving. The Bosses pride themselves on staying up with the latest in orthodontic and 3D technology to offer the best quality care to their patients.
Benefits of Braces at Boss Orthodontics
Boutique Office
Boss Orthodontics is a boutique practice where our doctors dedicate more time to you, delivering personalized, high-quality care and service. We treat every patient like family, often asking ourselves, "What would we do if this were our own family member?" when creating your treatment plan.
Tooth Shape and Proportion
We take pride in offering tooth edge contouring to enhance symmetry and aesthetics, creating a more polished and balanced smile. If restorative dentistry is needed, we’ll discuss your options during your consultation and throughout treatment to ensure the best possible outcome for you and your smile.
Shorter Treatment and Fewer Appointments
At the heart of our practice is a commitment to healthy, efficient tooth movement and seamless appointments. We know life doesn’t pause for orthodontic treatment, which is why we prioritize efficiency. Our streamlined approach and self-ligating braces minimizes the number of visits while ensuring optimal progress, so you only come in when it’s truly necessary.
Broad, Bold Smiles and Smile Arc
We work within the limits of healthy bone and tissue to create a broad, full smile that enhances your facial aesthetics. Our treatment plans always take the smile arc into account, ensuring the edges of your teeth naturally follow the contour of your lower lip, a hallmark of a truly beautiful smile.
Active Retainers
We are perfectionist and often use active retainers after braces are removed to achieve next-level precision, artistry, and well balanced bite. Our advanced orthodontic technology is remarkable—similar to how aligners move teeth, the scan we take after your braces are removed allows us to fine-tune and perfect your smile with exceptional accuracy.
Comfort
Our self-ligating braces are designed with small, low-profile brackets and rounded edges, applying gentle, consistent forces for a treatment experience that prioritizes your comfort.
Two Sets of Retainers
At Boss Orthodontics, we include two sets of retainers with your treatment, giving you added peace of mind. If something happens to one set, you’ll already have a backup ready to go.
Retainer Follow Up Appointments
Additionally, we offer one year of post-treatment braces check appointments to ensure your Boss Smile stays as perfect as the day your braces came off!
General Benefits to Braces
Enhanced Oral Hygiene
Straight teeth are easier to clean, making brushing and flossing more effective while improving overall oral and periodontal health. Proper alignment prevents food from getting trapped, reducing the risk of cavities and gum disease, helping you maintain healthy teeth and gums for a lifetime.
Elevate Your Smile’s Aesthetic
Properly aligned teeth create a more balanced, attractive smile by eliminating gaps and crowding, enhancing both health and appearance.
Better Bites
An aligned bite allows your upper and lower teeth to fit together seamlessly, improving chewing functionality and reducing the risk of premature wear, damage, or discomfort.
Improved Self-Confidence
A beautiful smile can boost your self-esteem, empowering you to show off your newfound confidence with pride.
Brace vs. Aligners
The biggest difference between braces and clear aligners, such as Invisalign, is how they work. Braces are bonded to the teeth and continuously apply pressure to move them into place. In contrast, clear aligners are removable and only work effectively when worn consistently for at least 22 hours a day, seven days a week.
We often ask our patients: Are you someone who thrives with routines, stays consistent, and is responsible? If so, clear aligners might be an excellent alternative to braces. On the other hand, some patients prefer a more hands-off approach, where the primary focus is maintaining clean braces, teeth, and gums.
Additional Braces Options at Boss Orthodontics
Hybrid Treatment
For many adults and teens who desire quick and discreet orthodontics, hybrid treatment is ideal. It combines the best attributes of self-ligating braces and clear aligners. This involves using self-ligating braces for up to six months to rapidly unravel crowding, broaden the arch, improve smile arc, and do most of the heavy lifting. After the self-ligating braces work their magic, braces are removed, and we do the fine-tuning with our clear aligners. Hybrid treatment allows us to correct your teeth much faster than with just aligners alone.
Active Retainers
Traditionally, when the braces come what you see is what you get. At our office, we love to be perfectionists and utilize our advance 3D technology to fabricate active retainers for smile perfecting whenever needed. This technology allows us use the 3D scan your teeth and enlarge them on our big screen and digitally dial in the details to perfection. We then print in house 1-3 stages of the active retainers to get the teeth to programmed position-essentially a very short set of clear aligners. This truly is a game changer in orthodontics and improves smile symmetry evenness of the bite.
Orthodontic Braces Near Me
Contact Boss Orthodontics with office locations in Bee Cave, Kyle, and Austin, TX to learn more about our self-tightening braces for fewer office appointments and faster results.
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