Braces and Clear Aligners in Armidale
At Markham Street Dental, we offer both tooth-coloured and metal braces to straighten teeth, enhance your smile aesthetics and improve alignment. Additionally, we can treat your orthodontic needs with SureSmile®.
Dr Joseph Nyepetsi and his team like to see patients who are happy with their smiles and patients who have improved oral health following braces or clear aligners in Armidale, NSW.
If your teeth are not as straight as you would like them to be, or if you’re concerned about the state of your child’s smile, we encourage you to schedule a braces exam in Armidale, NSW.
Additionally, Dr Nyepetsi will examine your smile, take digital x-rays and speak with you about the possibility of braces or SureSmile to correct your teeth.
Braces Options in Armidale, NSW
Many patients with crooked or misaligned teeth are good candidates for braces, but Dr Nyepetsi will make the final determination based on your exam. In addition, he can sometimes provide pre-braces treatments to help you qualify for tooth-coloured or metal braces if you have a dental issue posing a barrier.
Tooth-coloured braces are designed to be more discrete, but metal braces may be the sturdier option. Dr Nyepetsi may make a recommendation based on your lifestyle as well, but ultimately, the decision is yours.
In any case, braces are a great option to correct crooked teeth and smile misalignment.
The therapy is the same whether you go with tooth-coloured or metal braces. Dr Nyepetsi relies on a series of brackets attached to your teeth. Wires (either tooth-coloured or metal) are stretched across these brackets. Periodically, you visit your Armidale, NSW, dental clinic for tightening appointments. Dr Nyepetsi will also check in with you to ensure your teeth are lining up on schedule. He’ll make adjustments if there is an issue.
SureSmile® in Armidale, NSW
SureSmile is a series of clear aligners that you wear over your teeth. These discreet aligners move your teeth into the desired positions across the treatment timeline, helping ensure a more comfortable treatment period.
To create SureSmile clear aligners in Armidale, we take digital prints of your teeth and forward the results to the appropriate lab for fabrication. Then, you wear each aligner according to the schedule provided by your dentist before moving on to the next. Dr Joseph will evaluate your progress throughout treatment to ensure everything is moving along as planned.
One of the many benefits of clear orthodontics is removing your aligners during oral hygiene sessions or eating your meals.
The Benefits of Braces and Clear Aligners at Markham Street Dental
Braces in Armidale, NSW, are designed to fix the following issues:
- Crooked teeth
- Crowded teeth
- Overlapping teeth
- Twisted teeth
- Gaps between teeth
- Overbite—upper teeth jutting over lower teeth
- Underbite—lower teeth jutting over upper teeth
- Crossbite—top and bottom teeth not lining up
Aside from aesthetics, when your bite is not aligned, it can cause wear on your tooth enamel, cavities, and eventually breakage. An aligned smile is also easier to care for and clean. There are no more nooks for bacteria to collect or overlapping areas that your toothbrush and dental floss can’t reach.
After Orthodontics in Armidale, NSW
Following your therapy, Dr Nyepetsi fits you with a custom retainer to ensure your teeth remain in their new positions. Your Armidale, NSW dentist or a team member will tell you how often to wear your retainer and provide all aftercare instructions.
Are You Looking for a Straighter Smile?
If you would like to discuss braces or SureSmile with Dr Nyepetsi, we welcome your call to book an exam.
We proudly serve patients throughout the CBD, Armidale, Kentucky Walcha, Uralla and all surrounding locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear Aligners are a series of transparent mouth guards designed to progressively straighten your
teeth into their ideal position. They are comfortable and completely invisible, so you don’t have to
change your lifestyle.
The series of invisible aligners work by straightening teeth over time. Each set of aligners is worn for
a specified amount of time as instructed by your treating dentist. You will progressively change your
aligners until treatment is finished and teeth are straight.
During your consultation, we will find about your smile goals, if you are a candidate for clear
aligners, then we will check your teeth, take some relevant x-rays, photos,
and 3D model of your teeth. Then, using state-of-the-art treatment planning software, movement of
each tooth is calculated and ultimately your custom aligners are made.
You should wear your aligners both during the day and at bedtime for a minimum of 22 hours a day.
You should only take your aligners out when you eat, drink, and while brushing your teeth.
At Markham Street Dental, we treat patients of all ages, and we offer orthodontics for adults!
Many patients are not happy with their smiles. Typically, this means crooked or overlapping teeth. Fortunately, we offer orthodontic therapy that takes care of these issues and more.
Your dentist in Armidale, NSW offers braces to help correct the following:
- Misaligned bite
- Crooked, twisted and overlapping teeth
- Gappy smile
Gaps or uneven spacing between teeth
Most of the patients we see with these issues are good candidates for braces, but our dentist provides an evaluation to be sure. This initial appointment also decides the length of treatment, which is always based on your unique case. Additionally, your dentist answers all of your questions and helps you determine whether braces are the best option.
Our braces rely on brackets and wires to guide your teeth into straight positions across the treatment timeline. Periodically, you visit our dental clinic for adjustments, and so your dentist in Armidale can make sure your teeth are lining up on schedule.
At the end of therapy, your dentist provides a custom retainer to keep your teeth in alignment.
Contact Our Dental Clinic for Braces in Armidale, NSW
We are excited to assist you on your journey to achieving the smile you've always wanted. If you're ready to take the next step, we encourage you to reach out to a friendly team member. Our dentist near me in Armidale is here to help guide you through the process.
Meet Our Doctor:
Dr Joseph Nyepetsi BDS (Hons), Grad Dip Ortho, Cert Dental Implants, GCM
Dentist
Dr Joseph Nyepetsi is our dentist and the owner of Markham Street Dental.
He was born in Botswana and holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (honours degree) from the National University of Ireland at Cork, a Graduate Diploma of Orthodontics from James Cook University and he has completed the Master Implant Program with Brener Implant Institute in North Sydney where he passed didactic component with distinction. He also holds a Certificate in Business Management from the Australian Institute of Business in Adelaide.
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