Braces
Braces in North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda
Whitesides Orthodontics offers various types of braces in North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, Florida, including traditional metal and clear braces, self-ligating braces and WildSmiles® braces for patients of all ages.
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Metal braces
Traditional metal braces are the most common type of braces and are more comfortable today than ever. Made of high-grade stainless steel, metal braces straighten your teeth using metal brackets and archwires. With metal braces, you can choose your braces colors with custom elastics (rubber bands) – our younger patients love choosing colorful ones to show off their personality and our adult orthodontic patients often prefer neutral elastics to blend in.
Clear braces
Clear braces are made of ceramic materials and are less visible on your teeth than metal braces. For this reason, our clear braces in North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda are used mainly on older teenagers and adult patients who would prefer an invisible braces option. While our clear braces near you are visually less prominent, they require more attention to oral hygiene as the ceramic brackets are larger and are more brittle than their metal counterparts. For these reasons, clear braces tend to be used more on upper front teeth than on lower teeth.
Self-ligating braces
Self-ligating braces are made from the same materials as traditional braces. However, self-ligating braces do not require elastics, meaning fewer appointments and less friction being placed on the tooth. They are the same size as traditional braces, but use a specialized clip in place of elastics to help the archwire guide teeth into place. The clip helps reduce the amount of pressure being placed on the tooth and requires fewer adjustments because there are no elastics to replace.
Whitesides Orthodontics offers:
- Self-ligating metal braces
- Self-ligating clear braces
Clear aligners
Clear aligners, such as Invisalign®, are a series of invisible, removable, and comfortable acrylic trays that straighten your teeth like braces. Not only are the aligners invisible, but they are removable, so you can eat and drink what you want while in treatment, plus brushing and flossing are less of a hassle. The aligners are comfortable and have no metal to cause mouth abrasions during treatment.
Whitesides Orthodontics offers: