Starting in 1998, Align Technology, Inc, was the first company to bring Invisalign removable, clear braces to dental consumers.  Recently, two newer companies, Simpli5 and ClearCorrect, have become available to patients as competition to Invisalign.  But are these two any better than industry leader Invisalign?  Today, we’ll look at the these two competitors to see [...]

It used to be that kids got braces when they were in middle school or even high school.  Now it seems that children are starting orthodontics in elementary school.  Why the rush?  There have been studies that show that the sooner children start some kind of orthodontics, the more successful their treatment will be.  Although [...]

Are you fortunate enough to have a natural flawless smile with perfectly aligned teeth? Then consider yourself lucky! As for the rest of us, there can be many problems associated with your teeth not just from an aesthetic point of view, but from a functional standpoint as well.  The specialist known as the orthodontist works [...]

Some of you might have heard the saying “tin grins are in”. This, of course, refers to a smile full of metal bands, brackets, and wires or in other words traditional braces. But what if you want straighter teeth without the anyone ever knowing? If this sounds perfect to you, then you will be interested [...]

We all want perfect teeth, but at what cost? There are certain procedures that can be performed that can completely change the way your mouth looks, but it’s going to cost you! Implants If you have a missing tooth and want the replacement to look very natural, an implant is your best bet. Implants can [...]

San Francisco is a diverse, multicultural, cosmopolitan city with almost every ethnicity you could imagine. Reflective of that finding a good dentist is not difficult since there is a high concentration of quality dentists in the city, whether general dentist or a specialist. Before hitting the yellow pages or searching for a San Francisco dentist [...]

To give you some idea of modern dentistry and the technology of getting orthodontic braces, here is a simple time lapse video showing a gentleman getting his braces set on his lower teeth in just around an hour. There are many different types of braces and some are more aesthetically pleasing with a clear style. [...]