Braces & Clear Braces | Oxnard & Santa Paula
We're Your Santa Paula Braces Experts
If you’re looking for someone you can trust to provide a brilliant straight smile in the Santa Paula area, the team at Santa Paula Orthodontics is here for you. We proudly create beautiful new smiles for patients of all ages in Santa Paula and the surrounding communities. Traditional braces are one of the most effective tools we have for achieving optimal tooth and jaw alignment, and we’re proud to offer patients a variety of orthodontic options, including traditional metal braces and ceramic braces.
Braces treatment with your Santa Paula braces expert
Our team will collect digital x-rays, photos, and a model of your mouth before we put your braces on. Our orthodontist, Dr. Jared Lee will then use this data to formulate a customized treatment plan based on your particular orthodontic needs. The data we collect will include information that will help determine how your brackets are placed, such as the movements each tooth needs to make in order to reach the best position.
Once the brackets have been attached, wire is inserted to provide customized pressure on all the teeth that need to be moved. Through a process called remodeling, bends in the wire will encourage your teeth to make specific and precise movements. This process involves minor changes in the bone that surrounds the roots of teeth. When your braces put pressure on a tooth, cells called osteoblasts and osteoclasts form around its root. Together with the wire, this creates negative pressure on one side of the tooth, where the bone will be removed. The bone is reformed on the other side of the tooth. This pressure and bone remodeling slowly move teeth into the correct position.
Remodeling can only occur if constant pressure is put on a tooth. This means that teeth will often begin drifting back towards their old positions over time once your braces are removed. You should use a retainer regularly to help prevent natural drifting and keep teeth in their new and improved positions.
What your Santa Paula braces expert offers
Did you know that today’s braces are better than ever? All of our treatment options are excellent and can correct a variety of oral issues, from simple to complex. Traditional metal braces often close gaps and align teeth faster than other treatments do, which can shorten your overall time. This also makes braces a more cost-effective option if you’re on a budget.
The strength, durability, and affordability of traditional braces are a big part of why they’ve withstood the test of time and are still the top orthodontic treatment year after year.
Metal Braces
The tried-and-true traditional metal braces system is the most common type of braces. These braces work to straighten your teeth using metal brackets and archwires that are constructed out of high-grade stainless steel. Today’s metal braces are more comfortable and fun than ever - you have the option of choosing colored elastics to add a punch of personality to your treatment! But don’t worry, if you prefer a more subtle approach, we also offer clear or tooth-colored elastics.
Ceramic Braces:
Another option for straightening your smile, ceramic braces work the same way metal braces do, but the brackets are made with a clear ceramic material instead. Ceramic braces tend to be used on the upper front teeth more often than the lower teeth. They’re very popular with our older teen and adult patients because they are such a discrete treatment option. The brackets tend to be a bit larger and more brittle than their metal counterparts, so we normally won’t recommend them for our younger patients.
You can often see visible signs of improvement relatively quickly when using traditional braces, which can help increase your confidence in both your smile and the orthodontic process!
Your trusted Santa Paula braces expert
At Santa Paula Orthodontics, we believe that advanced, personalized care leads to the best results and most positive orthodontic experience. Dr. Jared Lee and the rest of our skilled team focus on patients as individuals, no matter the age, personal concerns, or clinical needs. Your doctor will create a treatment plan that works with all parts of your life when you choose braces treatment with our practice. Using our leading-edge techniques and state-of-the-art technology, we will provide efficient, comfortable care that will help you change both your smile and your life!
Schedule a free consultation with us today to get started!