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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Monday, December 5, 2011
Your SureSmile Arch Wires Appointment
Getting your custom archwire is the next phase of SureSmile after getting your braces on and having your SureSmile scan! WHAT DO WIRES HAVE TO DO WITH WEARING BRACES?
In order to move your teeth, Dr. Scanlan places a wire through each bracket on each tooth. The bracket is the “handle” for keeping the wire in place. Once the wire is in place (within each bracket) a force is applied allowing the teeth to move.
HOW ARE SURESMILE WIRES DIFFERENT?
REGULAR WIRES: In traditional orthodontics, the orthodontist inserts a stiffer wire and uses special pliers to make bends that he estimates will achieve the desired results for your teeth to achieve the specific movements necessary. These changes may affect other teeth and even your bite; therefore, the orthodontist makes adjustments to the wire over several appointments to achieve the goals set.
SURESMILE WIRES: SureSmile wires are created by the SureSmile robot from the prescription that Dr. Scanlan has prescribed so that the wires are more accurately bent than humanly possible, less allowing for fewer appointments and fewer wire changes.
HOW ARE MY SURESMILE WIRES MADE?
The process began at your SureSmile scan (your last appointment). As you remember, from your scan, Dr. Scanlan obtained a 3-D model that he used to plan the final outcome of your treatment. Once Dr. Scanlan has completed the wire design and the prescription, the prescription is then sent to the robot. Within 5 minutes, all of the bends prescribed by Dr. Scanlan are placed into the wires, a process requiring adjustments over weeks or months manually.
DO I NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE SURESMILE WIRES?
Since the wires and brackets work together, it is important to follow Dr. Scanlan’s instructions to avoid breaking or damaging your brackets and/or wires. Throughout treatment, any broken brackets and/or wires may result in longer treatment.
ARE SURESMILE WIRES MORE COMFORTABLE?
SureSmile wires are more comfortable for two reasons:
A. Discomfort is often due to wire changes. Since SureSmile archwires are custom-designed especially for you, the archwires do not need to be changed constantly in order to advance treatment.
B. SureSmile archwires consist of a material called Copper Ni-Ti® which is easily bent at very high temperatures. Therefore, the robot heats the wire to a very high temperature and then custom bends the wire as prescribed by Dr. Scanlan. This wire is more flexible while effectively moving the teeth more accurately.
HOW DO SURESMILE WIRES SHORTEN TREATMENT TIME?
As we said, SureSmile allows Dr. Scanlan to plan your treatment and prescribe your custom wires to consolidate months of appointments. Last, because these bends allow your teeth to move more precisely, there are fewer archwire changes and fewer appointments needed. Therefore, treatment time can be reduced by as much as 40 percent!
CONGRATS ON RECEIVING YOUR SURESMILE CUSTOM ARCHWIRES!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Suresmile: Your Scanning Appointment
Congratulations! Now that your braces are on, it’s time for your SureSmile scan!Why a scan?
The scan builds a 3-D model of your teeth on the computer. Dr. Scanlan will analyze the model to diagnose your treatment and design your custom archwires.
The scan builds a 3-D model of your teeth on the computer. Dr. Scanlan will analyze the model to diagnose your treatment and design your custom archwires.
What happens at this appointment?
First, we will apply a white coating, called SureWhite®, which contains some of the same ingredients as toothpaste, to your teeth. Once the SureWhite® has been applied, it is dried. It is important to keep the teeth dry; therefore, we will use cheek retractors just like at your bonding appointment.
Next, we will begin to scan (take a picture) each tooth with a 3-D camera called the OraScanner®. As the OraScanner’s mirror moves over each tooth, it flashes a harmless white light that reflects off the teeth. As it flashes, it captures the picture. As each tooth is scanned, you can watch the images build the 3-D model of your teeth.
First, we will apply a white coating, called SureWhite®, which contains some of the same ingredients as toothpaste, to your teeth. Once the SureWhite® has been applied, it is dried. It is important to keep the teeth dry; therefore, we will use cheek retractors just like at your bonding appointment.
Next, we will begin to scan (take a picture) each tooth with a 3-D camera called the OraScanner®. As the OraScanner’s mirror moves over each tooth, it flashes a harmless white light that reflects off the teeth. As it flashes, it captures the picture. As each tooth is scanned, you can watch the images build the 3-D model of your teeth.
What is a scan?
We will scan your upper teeth, lower teeth and your teeth when you are biting together. It is very important that we capture your bite correctly!
How do I get the SureWhite off my teeth?
Once the scan is complete, you simply brush your teeth to remove the SureWhite®.
We will scan your upper teeth, lower teeth and your teeth when you are biting together. It is very important that we capture your bite correctly!
How do I get the SureWhite off my teeth?
Once the scan is complete, you simply brush your teeth to remove the SureWhite®.
What happens to the scan?
The scan will be sent to the SureSmile Digital Lab where individual tooth models are made. This is the 3-D model that Dr. Scanlan will use to design your custom archwires to insert at your next appointment!
The scan will be sent to the SureSmile Digital Lab where individual tooth models are made. This is the 3-D model that Dr. Scanlan will use to design your custom archwires to insert at your next appointment!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Suresmile: A Few Friendly Reminders
Now that you know about Suresmile and have your braces, it is important to keep the following in mind. Remember to avoid foods that could damage or break a bracket or wire.
Foods to avoid include the following:
Sticky or Chewy foods (Caramel, Gummies, Tootsie Rolls, Gum, Taffy, etc.)
Hard or Crunchy foods (Nuts, Hard candies, Chips, especially Doritos, Pretzels, Bagels, French bread, Pizza crust, Hard rolls, Corn on the cob, Popcorn, Whole apples or Carrots, etc.)
Keep your appointments to ensure that your treatment stays on schedule!
Wear your elastics, as Dr. Scanlan has instructed.
Oral hygiene is extremely important, especially with braces.
Daily brushing and flossing, along with visiting your dentist every six months will allow your orthodontic treatment to go more smoothly.
Keep up the good work and we look forward to seeing you at your next appointment!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Have you heard about SureSmile?
Did you know that Dr. Scanlan is the first and only orthodontist in Western North Carolina to implement SureSmile?SureSmile is a treatment system that allows your teeth to move more directly and more accurately, which means less discomfort and a shorter treatment time!
SureSmile is Dr. Scanlan’s standard of care and the “average time with SureSmile is almost 40% faster than conventional braces”!
To learn more about SureSmile, visit http://www.suresmile.com/ and call us at 828-254-4602 to schedule your complementary consultation!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Doctor Scanlan in the News
Here is how Dr. Scanlan is improving the standard of care for straightening your teeth
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mom and Dad........ Braces have changed
What are we looking for when we need braces?
When polled, the public wants results which are esthetics, quality driven, and cost effective. Esthetics and quality are something that Dr. Scanlan puts at the forefront of his treatment philosophy. Cost is equally important and Dr. Scanlan recognizes this. See Dr. Scanlan's previous blog which explains how this technology could actually costs your family less.
At TS Orthodontics, you or your child will experience and benefit from the latest orthodontic technology giving results which will leave you smiling.
How is Dr. Scanlan's treatment different?
You probably have a friend or family member who has had braces. Remember when they used to go in every month to get their braces "tightened"? What the orthodontist was actually doing was removing the wires and manually placing different bends in them to get the teeth to move in different directions. Sometimes the bends over-corrected; sometimes they under-corrected, and this is why treatment took so long. Conventional treatment actually moved teeth more than they needed to move, in directions that were not intended. Much of traditional treatment by the orthodontist was correcting side-effects caused by treatment itself!
Dr Scanlan uses a system called Suresmile that reduces the need for so many appointments and delivers a level of care to you or your child never seen before. With Suresmile, we will take a scan of your teeth a few months after getting your braces. A computer will build a 3-D model from this scan allowing Dr. Scanlan to analyze the movement your teeth need and apply those movements. This is only where the magic begins! Dr. Scanlan will also analyze movement that should be avoided and those movements can be minimized or completely prevented. Dr. Scanlan will decide where each tooth needs to be and give you the best smile possible and a healthy bite that lasts.
Your computer designed wire which Dr. Scanlan has created virtually in software is sent to a robot which bends customized wires for your teeth. These wires contain all the necessary bends to get your teeth from where they were when they were scanned to where they need to be for a beautiful smile. The precision of Suresmile helps move your teeth with accuracy. Since your teeth are not over-corrected or under corrected like traditional braces, you'll spend less time in braces..... almost 40% less time on average! Now is that standard of care? Dr. Scanlan says YES!
Over the next few weeks, Dr. Scanlan will be writing about the details of the orthodontic journey you will be on with his team of trained professionals giving you your smile with quality results in never before seen time.
Stay tuned as Dr. Scanlan writes about new approaches to treatment that address your concerns.
When polled, the public wants results which are esthetics, quality driven, and cost effective. Esthetics and quality are something that Dr. Scanlan puts at the forefront of his treatment philosophy. Cost is equally important and Dr. Scanlan recognizes this. See Dr. Scanlan's previous blog which explains how this technology could actually costs your family less.
At TS Orthodontics, you or your child will experience and benefit from the latest orthodontic technology giving results which will leave you smiling.
How is Dr. Scanlan's treatment different?
You probably have a friend or family member who has had braces. Remember when they used to go in every month to get their braces "tightened"? What the orthodontist was actually doing was removing the wires and manually placing different bends in them to get the teeth to move in different directions. Sometimes the bends over-corrected; sometimes they under-corrected, and this is why treatment took so long. Conventional treatment actually moved teeth more than they needed to move, in directions that were not intended. Much of traditional treatment by the orthodontist was correcting side-effects caused by treatment itself!
Dr Scanlan uses a system called Suresmile that reduces the need for so many appointments and delivers a level of care to you or your child never seen before. With Suresmile, we will take a scan of your teeth a few months after getting your braces. A computer will build a 3-D model from this scan allowing Dr. Scanlan to analyze the movement your teeth need and apply those movements. This is only where the magic begins! Dr. Scanlan will also analyze movement that should be avoided and those movements can be minimized or completely prevented. Dr. Scanlan will decide where each tooth needs to be and give you the best smile possible and a healthy bite that lasts.
Your computer designed wire which Dr. Scanlan has created virtually in software is sent to a robot which bends customized wires for your teeth. These wires contain all the necessary bends to get your teeth from where they were when they were scanned to where they need to be for a beautiful smile. The precision of Suresmile helps move your teeth with accuracy. Since your teeth are not over-corrected or under corrected like traditional braces, you'll spend less time in braces..... almost 40% less time on average! Now is that standard of care? Dr. Scanlan says YES!
Over the next few weeks, Dr. Scanlan will be writing about the details of the orthodontic journey you will be on with his team of trained professionals giving you your smile with quality results in never before seen time.
Stay tuned as Dr. Scanlan writes about new approaches to treatment that address your concerns.
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