This document discusses 8 ways to potentially reduce orthodontic treatment time. Some options include focusing treatment just on the front teeth, aiming for improvement rather than perfection, having more frequent adjustments, using temporary anchorage devices or acceleration devices to apply focused force, and consulting an orthodontic specialist to develop the most effective treatment plan. Seeing an experienced orthodontist who can properly apply techniques like these is emphasized as the most effective way to potentially shorten treatment duration.

1. 8 Ways to Reduce
your Orthodontic
Treatment

2. If you’re thinking
about having
orthodontic
treatment but are
daunted by how
long it takes, take
heart.
You might be able to shorten your treatment
time. Read on to find eight of ways you can
do that.

3. 1. Just have your front teeth
done
Your front teeth are often called the ‘Social Six’:
They’re the teeth that other people see. It is possible just
to have your front teeth fixed. It’s not cheating:
It’s a realistic way to shorten your treatment time. And
ultimately, nobody but you will know that only your
visible teeth are perfect.

4. 2. Improve, but don’t perfect
Along the same lines of compromise, you can improve
your teeth, instead of aiming for perfection. Achieving
perfectly straight teeth can take a long time, depending
on how your body reacts to the treatment.
Remember, you are moving teeth through the bone. If
your goal is to improve your teeth, rather than to
achieve Hollywood-style perfection, it is a very
effective way of shortening your treatment time.

5. 3. Have adjustments more often
By having your orthodontic adjustments more often, you will
see more results in a shorter period of time. This is because
you are following up movement with an adjustment to keep
your teeth moving.
Speak with your orthodontist, who will be able to advise you
of the optimum adjustment points for maximizing the effect
of your treatment.

6. 4. Apply force
You can have strong – even excessive – forces applied to your
teeth, which may move them faster. But it can be a risky
treatment. If the force is applied inexpertly, it can kill the nerve
of your tooth and cause it to turn black. That’s not at all what
you want!
This means that if a shorter orthodontic treatment time is
important to you, you need to find an experienced practitioner
who knows how to avoid these kinds of problems.

7. 5. Use TAD screws to focus the
force on your teeth
Temporary Anchorage Devices – known as TADs –
are miniature screws that help to control the
forces applied to your teeth. They allow your
orthodontist to make fine adjustments and apply
greater control to your treatment. With focused
force, and better control, you may be able to
achieve great results in a shorter time.

8. 6. Have micro-invasive
orthodontic treatment
Some new technologies like the Propel Excellerator can shorten
your treatment time. It involves your orthodontist making micro-
perforations in the bone around your teeth. When this happens,
your body is encouraged to stimulate bone growth and
remodeling. The result can be that teeth move more easily into
their new positions, in a reduced period of time.

9. 7. Use an acceleration device
Acceleration devices work by using vibrating forces. The vibrating
devices have a mouthpiece that you bite down on. This stimulates
blood flow to the teeth and jaws causing faster growth and
remodeling of the bone which means, up to 30-50% shorter
treatment times! This can be used at home, and many offer apps
that help you and your orthodontist to track progress and
treatment more effectively.

10. When having Invisalign with vibration devices like the
Propel VPro5, we have seen great outcomes because
they encourage your aligners to fit better. Used
consistently, you can change your aligners every 5 to
7 days instead of every 10 to 14 days – treatment
time shortened!
Note: Your actual reduction will vary, depending on
how your body reacts to treatment, and which kind
of acceleration device you use.

11. 8. Getting specialist advice will
reduce orthodontic treatment time
most effectively
The very best way of shortening your orthodontic
treatment time is to get the best advice you possibly can.
A great orthodontist who really knows what he or she is
doing will be able to create a plan to get the right result
for you, and in a reasonable time-frame.
Talk to one of our experienced team members about
how you can shorten your orthodontic treatment time.

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