Image source: www.suresmile.com
I should’ve waited for this. There is a new invention in town of orthodontics. It’s OraMetrix’s SureSmile. SureSmile reduces the time to make your teeth straight up to 6 months or a year only, not just like ordinary braces that takes a year or two. According to company CEO Charles Abraham, OraMetrix’s SureSmile combines digital 3-D imaging, computer-aided treatment planning and customized archwires to unbend teeth about 40% faster than traditional braces. Another advantage of OraMetrix’s SureSmile is that it will make you visit less, thus giving you less discomfort. SureSmile use an OraScanner, a video camera-like gadget that maps the path of each patient’s tooth movement when treatment begins. That allows the dentist to create a plan based off a 3D computer model. Traditionally, a plaster model and 2D X-rays have been used to create a treatment arrangement. Since this treatment is fast, it also is expensive, but those who had undergone the process said that its worth it.