Six Month Smiles
What Is The Six Month Smile Treatment?
Six Month Smiles is one of the orthodontic treatments we offer here at Clear Lake Dental Care. Six Month Smiles is a revolutionary teeth-straightening method that is as effective as metal braces and as discreet as Invisalign. The straightening treatment uses virtually invisible brackets and tooth-colored wires to slowly move your teeth to their ideal position.

What Are The Benefits Of The Six Month Smile Procedure?
With Six Month Braces, you can get results in as little as six months because the force is strategically focused on certain teeth only. Six Month Smiles provides patients with benefits such as:
- Reducing treatment time
- Discreet clear wires instead of metal
- Typically does not require tooth extraction
- Moving your teeth gradually and comfortably
- An affordable alternative to conventional braces
Who Are The Ideal Candidates For The Six Month Smile Procedure?
Patients that are 15 years of age or older and want to straighten their teeth without years of work are candidates for the Six Month Smile treatment. Six Month Smiles is ideal for treating misalignment problems and cosmetic problems concerning your front teeth including spacing, overbites, crowding and overlapping teeth, and asymmetry.
A consultation with one of our highly skilled dentists at Clear Lake Dental Care will determine if you are a candidate. During your consultation, our staff will examine your mouth and jaw. In addition, they will take digital impressions or molds of your teeth to design the custom braces and start your six-month process.
How Are Six Month Smiles Braces More Comfortable Than Regular Metal Bands And Wires?
With Six Month Smile brackets are only placed on the front teeth. This means there can’t be the irritation of the cheeks as occurs with traditional braces, where every tooth has a band on it. Plus, the shorter duration of treatment, only 6 months with Six Month Smiles versus 16-18 months on average with braces, means you’ll have less discomfort simply because the treatment period is so fast.
The treatment approach also matters. Six Month Smiles braces use low force to move teeth more comfortably. People often think that the accelerated treatment with Six Month Smiles simply means more “tightening,” of regular braces but that’s not the case. Six Month Smiles can achieve its shorter timeline because the emphasis is on the cosmetic appearance of the teeth rather than the position of the patient’s bite.
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Are you the type of person who doesn’t want to wait through years of orthodontic treatment to straighten your teeth? Being outfitted with traditional metal braces can be a pain in many ways. Not only does it take years to straighten your teeth, but the braces can be hard to clean and uncomfortable.
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to straighten your teeth in Webster, TX, check out Six Month Smiles! Your confidence will be sky-high after straightening your teeth with Six Month Smiles!
We proudly offer both Invisalign and Six Month Smiles. Each has unique advantages that may apply to various situations. The two systems share similarities that patients appreciate, including being discreet, comfortable, effective, and offering some degree of flexibility in treatment. However, there are also a few differences patients should know:
- Where Invisalign uses clear plastic aligners, Six Month Smiles uses clear brackets and wires to straighten teeth.
- Aligners can be removed for meals and oral care, brackets and wires cannot.
- Invisalign corrects alignment at both the front and the back of the mouth, Six Month Smiles straightens only the front teeth.
- Because only the front teeth are straightened, Six Month Smiles reaches its goal in a shorter time frame than Invisalign.
- Neither Invisalign nor Six Month Smiles are better than the other. Each may be appropriate in different situations. We help patients decide which system is best for them by providing clear details of each during their consultation in our friendly office.
The teeth are moved into a better position during Six Month Smiles treatment. After the desired outcome has been achieved and teeth are in ideal alignment, it is necessary to wear a retainer as directed by your dentist. The retainer prevents teeth from shifting over time, which can happen due to the pull of the periodontal ligament.
Yes. All orthodontic treatments, from traditional braces to Invisalign and Six Month Smiles, require a retainer when the tooth movement is complete to keep the teeth in their new positions. Without a retainer, the teeth tend to try to slide back to their former locations. The Six Month Smiles program has a variety of retainer options. Our Clear Lake dentists will recommend one or two based on your situation.
The Six Month Smiles system works similarly to traditional orthodontics. Tooth-colored brackets are bonded to teeth at the front of the mouth. An archwire runs through to connect each bracket. The wire is adjusted monthly to continue the straightening process.
The brackets and wires used in orthodontic treatment are not bad for teeth. The bonding material is easily removed after the teeth-straightening program. With good care during a course of treatment, patients should not develop decay around their braces.
Some patients worry that straightening only the front teeth could present problems. When Six Month Smiles is being considered, we perform a careful bite assessment to ensure that treatment improves the cosmetic appearance of the smile without adversely affecting teeth at the back of the mouth.
In short, Six Month Smiles is not bad for your teeth.
Six Month Smiles is a customized treatment that may last anywhere from a few months to approximately nine months. Because every case is unique in what needs to be achieved, we must estimate costs based on the findings of our initial consultation and examination. After your first visit with us, you will have all the details you need to determine the best approach to getting a smile you love.

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