Invisalign: The Premiere Choice For A Smile Makeover
Why should Invisalign or Invisalign for Teens be a one of your top considerations for a smile makeover? It's easy to see Invisalign's advantages over other established procedures commonly used in smile makeovers. The advantages of Invisalign will, more than likely, give you a reason to smile.
Comfort, esthetics, and treatment time have always been the primary concerns for the adult patient when it comes to orthodontic treatment. Invisalign, when compared to other teeth straightening options, has been shown to solve many of these concerns.
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Do Braces Cause An Increased Sensitivity to Nickel?
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The popularity of body piercing in today's generation of orthodontic aged patients can mean that many of these patients may have already been sensitized to nickel by the time they see an orthodontist. Though, body piercing is not the subject of this article, it must be noted that that much of the metal used in jewelry contains nickel. You might ask, "what does nickel have to do with orthodontics?" Nickel is a metallic element used in many of the "high tech", ultra-flexible wires, auxiliaries, and stainless steel appliances used in orthodontic practice today, including the braces themselves. Nickel is known to cause more cases of allergic contact dermatitis than all other metals combined.[1] Most cases of nickel contact dermatitis are the result of direct contact from jewelry, clothes, watches, and glasses. Nickel is present in a large number of commonly used objects and can therefore cause contact dermatitis.
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This article is a summary of the latest research presented in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) and a report published by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairscontaining recommendations for treatment of dental patients who are taking oral bisphosphonates.
