7 Reasons Why Fastbraces Might Work For You

Fastbraces® Highlights

1. FAST – treatment time that is measured in months instead of years!
2. EASY – retainers for only 15-20 minutes a day
3. SAFE –  Tested by leading Universities in the U.S., Europe, and South America
4. QUALITY – The original, certified by the Inventor and made in the U.S.
5. SIMPLE – Almost always Non-Extraction treatment
6. CLEAN – possibly less decay around brackets due to short treatment duration
7. CLEAR – aesthetic ceramic brackets available with a tooth colored wire

Technology that creates beautiful smiles in a Fast and Safe manner 
Fastbraces® are designed to straighten teeth in a short time period of 3 months to about a year! The teeth are moved differently and safely, creating a beautiful smile that you have always dreamed of!

How it Works
Fastbraces® Technology was developed with safety in mind allowing the system to be fast and affordable without compromising patient care. Fastbraces® Technology uses a unique, patented bracket design that is triangular shaped. The triangular shaped bracket allows for the use of just one wire. Now, patients can get a beautiful, straight smile in as little as a few months. Some patients see results in just a few weeks!

The Research
Fastbraces® Technology has shown optimal performance in the following areas:

1. Low frictional forces. 
2. Pain reduction statistically.
3. Less root resorption statistically. 

Read more about Fastbraces® Technology by clicking Fastbraces® Orthodontics , Q and A Orthodontics And Fastbraces Why, How Long, Does It Hurt? & see examples of before and after Fastbraces® cases in our gallery 

Posted by Andrea & Karen

Milford Dentists is proud to help the good people of the North Shore with all their dental requirements; especially in our mission to help you with your orthodontic needs - From Devonport and Belmont up through Takapuna, Castor Bay,Mairangi Bay & Browns Bay as well as Albany, Northcote, Hillcrest, the Whangaporoa Peninsula and beyond give us a call - 09 4896575.

What Are The Benefits Of Dental Implants Over Other Treatments?

7 Reasons Why A Dental Implant May Be A Good Option For You

What are the advantages of dental implants over dentures and bridges?

1. 

   A dental Implant is pretty much the next best thing to replace a missing tooth - Once dental implants are fully integrated into your jaw; they function just as well as your own natural teeth: you can eat the foods you want and speak with complete confidence.
   
   With dentures, eating hard foods such as an apple can be a problem: either the dentures come loose or patients cannot withstand the hard biting forces as this pressure causes pain as the denture pushes into the gum. Irritation and inflammation of the gums is a common problem amongst denture patients.
2. Dental Implants protect and keep your jaw bone healthy and as a result keep your face looking younger - Normally, the bone tissue surrounding the root of your tooth is maintained by your body’s natural renewal process. 
   
   However, if you lose a tooth, you will be left with a hole where your tooth root used to be and the bone around this area will slowly begin to disappear (atrophy) which may change the shape of your jaw. 
   
   A dental implant placed in this space is the only restorative option that can actually stimulate bone growth and production, preventing loss of valuable bone structure. In some patients where bone loss has already occurred over time, bone augmentation may be required before placing a dental implant. Bone loss is a problem for people who have dentures, and as the shape of the jaw slowly changes, the dentures need to be adjusted or re-made to fit the new shape of the jaw. This bone loss can also make a person look older, as the mouth can sag in this area.
3. 

   Dental implants allow you to keep your teeth where they belong – in your mouth. Unlike dentures that should be left out of your mouth for eight hours a day and might slip or fall out, Dental Implants are firmly & permanently attached in your mouth. Think about a picture hanging on a picture hook or Jandles/flip flops = dentures  versus a picture that is bolted to the wall or laced up boots = dental Implants.
4. Improved dental hygiene - Unlike Dental Bridges and dentures, which require special cleaning instructions and extra attention, dental implants just need regular brushing, flossing and hygiene appointments, just like your natural teeth.
5. No need to drill or remove any healthy tooth structure - When replacing missing teeth with dental bridges, the teeth adjacent to the gap need to be prepared and healthy tooth structure is removed to accommodate a crown or bridge abutment to fit over the top of the tooth.
   
   In the future, if one of the supporting teeth is damaged, the entire bridge restoration will also be compromised, whereas with an implant, the restoration is independent of any of your other teeth. By replacing lost teeth with Dental Implants, no support is required of the adjacent teeth, and your natural teeth do not need to be prepared or altered in any way.
6. Dental Implants just look better - If placed correctly, a Dental Implant should blend beautifully with your surrounding natural teeth.
7. Dental Implants are a very predictable way of replacing missing teeth. Dental implants have a track record of reliable, long-term successful outcomes. They are often considered “more predictable” than other treatments to replace missing teeth, compared to Dentures & Dental Bridges

NB Dentures can be supported by implants, which will greatly improve function, enabling patients to eat the foods they want with complete confidence and not having to worry about bone loss and loose dentures falling out. Check out our Dental Implant before and after pictures of completed cases on our  Denture Gallery Page

Posted by Andrea and Tristan 

Milford Dentists is proud to help the good people of the North Shore with all their dental requirements; especially in our mission to help you with missing teeth - From Devonport and Belmont up through Takapuna, Castor Bay,Mairangi Bay & Browns Bay as well as Albany, Northcote, Hillcrest, the Whangaporoa Peninsula and beyond give us a call - 09 4896575.

Q and A Orthodontics And Fastbraces Why, How Long, Does It Hurt?

1. What is Fastbraces®?  Fastbraces® were developed to straighten teeth differently. Fastbraces® is the revolutionary system of fast, safe, easy and affordable braces that is changing the field of orthodontics.  It is a complete, non-extraction system for most cases, which provides patients with outstanding results. 

2. How does it work? Traditional braces move teeth into position in two stages, usually over a period of about two years. In the first year, the crown of the tooth is moved into alignment. In the second year, treatment addresses the position of the root of the tooth. However, the brackets used with Fastbraces® work on a different mechanical principle altogether.

The patented system uses an innovative triangular bracket and a specially- shaped square wire to correct the position of the root of the tooth, from the beginning of treatment. This combination is key in realigning the root and crown simultaneously.

3. How long is Treatment Time?  Fastbraces® Technology gently allows for movement of the roots of the teeth towards their final position from the onset of treatment, achieving root parallelism at the beginning stages, thus completing treatment from 3 months to about a year. Some patients see results in just weeks!

4. Are Fastbraces® less Painful? University research has shown that Fastbraces® Technology has low mean frictional forces, a clear-cut reduction in sliding friction and pain reduction with fitting front and back teeth together. 

5. Do I have to wear a Retainer? With the complete alignment of the roots of the teeth, retention is needed every day for only 15-20 minutes (“Tooth Shampoo”.) Some people like wearing the retainers at night (“Teeth pajamas”). No more retainers for hours during the day for months after treatment.

This is yet another reason why Fastbraces® Technology is changing the way orthodontics is done altogether. 

6. Milford Dentists is proud to be your premiere dental office to offer the amazing Fastbraces® Technology. Discover how Milford Dentists and Fastbraces® can team up to help you truly LOVE your smile, maybe for the first time ever!

7. Successful Smiles: Since Fastbraces® Technology was first introduced in 1992; there have been great success stories around the world. Both children and adults have seen the benefits of this innovative system. The confidence that is gained from having a healthy, beautiful smile is priceless.

Fastbraces® Technology has been the key to a happier life – both personally and professionally, for thousands of patients around the world. Visit www.fastbraces.com for more amazing stories. 

8. Fastbraces® Treatment Overview

The first step to a great smile is to meet one-on-one with Karen Hobbs to determine if you are a candidate for the Fastbraces® system. Next, impressions and x-rays are taken to help Andrea Clarke create a customized treatment plan designed specifically for your smile. 

Please note that you have to be dentally fit to have orthodontics ie had a checkup and bitewing x-rays within the last six months & have healthy gums. 

How Can You Decide if You’re a Good Candidate for Fastbraces®?

Here are a few simple questions to ask yourself that can help determine whether or not you are a good candidate:

• Would you like a straighter, more beautiful smile?

• Would you like that beautiful smile in a few short months instead of years?

• Would you like to experience less discomfort?

• Would you like to pay less for your orthodontic treatment?

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, then CONGRATULATIONS, you could be a great candidate for Fastbraces®!

Read more about Fastbraces® Technology by clicking Fastbraces® Orthodontics , 7 Reasons Why Fastbraces Might Work For You & see examples of before and after Fastbraces® cases in our gallery 

Posted by Andrea & Karen

Milford Dentists is proud to help the good people of the North Shore with all their dental requirements; especially in our mission to help you with your orthodontic needs - From Devonport and Belmont up through Takapuna, Castor Bay,Mairangi Bay & Browns Bay as well as Albany, Northcote, Hillcrest, the Whangaporoa Peninsula and beyond give us a call - 09 4896575.

Andrea Clarke, BDS is
a proud Fastbraces® provider:
braces technology that is fast,
safe and affordable.

Fastbraces Orthodontics cases

Thought I’d share a few of our Fastbraces cases before and after pics. Fastbraces brackets were invented by a clever orthodontist in America – Antony Viazis DDS MS. (See the final pic for where he’s worked). The thing that is different about Fastbraces is the shape of the bracket (triangular) allowing for very light torqueing movement of the teeth roots towards their final position right from the start of treatment. This light force is very similar to a tooth’s natural erupting force and as well as moving the whole tooth into a better position this force also stimulates bone growth creating a healthier shaped gum/tooth join. This an amazing thing to witness as a dentist  - the actual growth of bone …. This makes for quicker treatment times & less discomfort generally & a lower fee J NB - All the after photos were taken immediately after the brackets were removed so the gums look a wee bit angry. This settles down very quickly

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Andrea
Fastbraces at Milford Dentists
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The inventor of Fastbraces Antony Viazis DDS MS