RETAINING YOUR SMILE WITH THE LOOK OF WEARING BRACES
Make it look like you have braces while retaining teeth. Unlike conventional braces your orthodontist should not keep you in braces too long or it can cause root resorption or decalcification. With our pseudo braces the brackets are glued on the outside of a clear retainer never hurting your enamel or forcing teeth into a new position. These are the same custom fake braces found in Jimmy Fallon's "EW!" Both Jimmy and Taylor Swift have upper fake braces. Also Owen Wilson and Elizabeth Ellis wore fake braces in Masterminds.
The process will require dental molds (impressions) just like the ones used to make retainers. Once the molds are received then we will use plaster stone and make a model of your teeth. Next we use a vacuum forming machine like the one's found in many orthodontic and dental offices. With this machine we use either .020 or .030 BPA free plastic to mold a clear retainer. We then adhere the brackets in the same location an orthodontist or dentist would. We then use a round soft orthodontic archwire which will put less stress on the brackets and makes for an easier time changing ligatures (color bands). There is no way your teeth will move from this force, but by not wearing a retainer your teeth will move. By wearing these fake braces you are actually getting the hours needed to keep your teeth straight.
I will require you send photos of your smile first before we start going through the process of making impressions. If your teeth do not look straight enough than I will not be able to proceed and then recommend you get real braces done by a qualified orthodontist. Most orthodontic treatments will only take one to two years, but retention will be for a lifetime.