Anne Petersen's Blog

You know, we spend a lot of effort in making ourselves look good in the United States. I mean, seriously, take a look at how much time and money you spend on making sure you look your best (and that’s just for men. Seriously, have you seen how much time your girlfriend or wife spends on making themselves look good? That extra fifteen minutes every time that you are looking to go out so they can do their hair, even if they are going to just be putting something over it in a few minutes or something like that, or if you’re going to a movie theater where literally no one is going to be looking at their hair? That time adds up. I’m just saying.).

And what is it that we seem to concentrate on when we decide that we want to look our best? Well, a lot of people look at the way that they are dressed, and that makes a lot of sense. A good outfit can be a great way to dodge the fact that you have literally nothing interesting to say (seriously, I see this all the time with hipsters especially. It’s cool that you have a hat that you bought from a guy who hand made it,or that you have something that you wear that was made by sherpas or some such nonsense, but maybe you should find something interesting to say that isn’t about stuff you own, eh guys? Oh, and talking about how you pretend to make ‘artisanal’ chocolate isn’t a great conversation either, folks). A lot of people think about things like weight loss and all of that, and arguably, that has quite a bit of validity too. But I am here to suggest that you need to be thinking about your teeth as well.

Yes, the teeth, those things that you show off whenever you smile heartily (hopefully, anyway, otherwise you have a creepy smile, more likely than not). No one seems to put that much thought into the way that their smile looks, and the fact is that that is a real letdown. But if your smile isn’t perfect (and let’s be honest, it probably isn’t perfect, given statistics considering such a thing), you need to invest in the help of your orthodontist. Orthodontic care takes precision and time, but with the proper application of the aforementioned time and precision, you will be able to get the smile you desire. Here are just a few of the methods for realignment of the teeth that we are using today to make your smile look its very best.

1. Standard Braces

First brought into use way back in the early seventies, they have been kind of dominating the world of orthodontic treatments since then. The fact of the matter is that when it all comes down to it, the most common ways being used to fix up the smile is the use of such braces, and that if you don’t find yourself using such braces, it is because you are either using a more advanced model of standard braces, or because your issues may need to be resolved with the use of surgery.

2. Ceramic Braces

When it comes to making sure your smile looks its best but doing so with discretion, let me be honest and say that standard braces aren’t the way to go. Yes, they can fix up your smile successfully, but the fact is that there are better ways to go if you want some discretion (and the honest reality is that a lot of people do, in fact, want to fix up their smile with discretion). As this is the case, a step up toward making sure your smile looks its best is the use of ceramic braces. Cutting down on the metal placed in your mouth makes it easier for you to hide your braces.

3. Clear Braces (IE Invisalign)

Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean that even ceramic braces are the most discreet way for you to be able to fix up your smile. No, that would be long to clear braces like Invisalign, the most discreet method currently in use to fix up smiles. They are, as the name would suggest, clear, meaning you can fix up your smile and do so without anyone ever noticing you’re using said braces.

So, if you are looking to fix up your smile, here is where you can start. Trust me when I say that you will be a lot happier when your smile has been perfected and you can show it off to the whole world.