El Paso Lingual Braces
Transform Your Smile
At Gross Orthodontics, lingual braces help you get your best smile without anyone noticing you’re in treatment. lingual braces go on the backs of your teeth to give you subtle care and amazing results.
Keep Your Treatment Behind the Scenes
Traditional braces use brackets and wires that stretch across the front of your teeth. Lingual braces take a different approach — while they still use brackets and wires, they’re attached to the back of your teeth instead of the front.
At Gross Orthodontics, lingual braces are a great option, and work just as well as traditional braces.
Hidden Treatment, Obvious Benefits
When you choose lingual braces, you enjoy several advantages:
Invisibility
Since lingual braces are attached behind your teeth, they remain hidden from view, allowing you to smile confidently without the metal look of traditional braces.
Customization
Dr. Gross customizes each set of lingual braces to fit your teeth perfectly, ensuring comfort and precise treatment.
Effectiveness
Lingual braces can correct a wide variety of orthodontic issues, from minor adjustments to complex alignment problems.
Confidence
You can feel more confident during your treatment, knowing your braces are not noticeable to others.
How Do Lingual Braces Work?
lingual braces work just like traditional braces by applying gentle, continuous pressure to move your teeth into their desired positions.
The placement on the backside of your teeth requires a customized approach, ensuring comfort and effectiveness. Here's how it works:
Customization
We use advanced 3D imaging and CAD/CAM technology to craft braces that fit the contours of your teeth perfectly.
Application
During your appointment, Dr. Gross bonds the braces to the back of your teeth, ensuring they are securely attached and ready to start shifting your teeth.
Adjustments
Regular appointments allow us to make necessary tweaks, keeping your treatment on track and ensuring your teeth are moving as planned.
Differences Between Lingual & Traditional Braces
While lingual braces offer many benefits, there are some considerations to keep in mind.
It may take some time to get used to the feel of lingual braces. Initially, you might experience some discomfort or changes in speech, but these typically subside as you adapt. Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial.
Brushing and flossing thoroughly around the braces is essential to prevent plaque buildup and ensure a healthy mouth. Attending all scheduled appointments is vital to monitor progress and make necessary adjustments to your braces.
Who Can Use
lingual braces are suitable for a wide range of patients, but they’re especially beneficial for adults and teens who feel self-conscious about wearing visible braces, as well as those with more complex orthodontic issues that require precise control over tooth movement.
Additionally, athletes and musicians may find lingual braces to be less intrusive compared to traditional braces.
Lingual braces may not be a good solution for an extreme overbite because the brackets are likely to pop off more easily. However, the only true way to tell if you are a good candidate for this type of orthodontic appliance is for you to visit our West or Northeast El Paso office and have an exam with Dr. Gross.
Start Your New Smile
The team here at Gross Orthodontics can let you know if lingual braces will work for you and create a treatment plan that will realign your teeth and give you the smile you want. Schedule your free consultation to get started today!