Dandy Clear Aligners – Pinehurst, NC

How Dandy Clear Aligners Work

Dandy Clear Aligners are a simple and effective treatment that uses a series of custom-made, clear aligners to gradually shift your smile. Here's how the process works:

• Consultation: Every clear aligner treatment begins with a consultation so we can evaluate your teeth and discuss your goals. Together, we’ll see if aligners are right for you.
• Custom Aligners: Advanced 3D imaging helps us design your personalized aligners from durable clear plastic.
• Wearing Your Aligners: You’ll wear each set of aligners for 20 to 22 hours per day, switching to a new set every 1–2 weeks.
• Progress Check-Ins: Every few weeks, you'll visit our Pinehurst dental office for quick progress checks.
• Enjoy Your New Smile: Once treatment is complete after 12 to 18 months, we provide retainers to maintain your results.

Who Can Dandy Clear Aligners Help?

Many people choose Dandy Clear Aligners as an alternative solution to traditional orthodontics for straightening their smiles. Instead of sharp metal brackets, this treatment utilizes transparent plastic trays that fit snugly over your teeth to gently shift them over a designated period.

Although this solution continues to gain popularity, it’s not necessarily the right treatment for everyone’s unique circumstances. Continue reading to learn more about who might benefit from clear aligners, and feel free to contact us with additional questions!

Crowded Teeth

Even if you historically have had a mostly even grin, the ongoing pressure from biting and chewing can push your teeth out of alignment over time. If they are shoved so tightly together that they overlap, you might be unable to brush and floss all their surfaces, increasing your vulnerability to issues like cavities, gum disease, or injuries.

Thankfully, Dandy Clear Aligners can shift everything to its rightful place to preserve the strength and stability of your gums and enamel. 

Gaps Between Teeth

Having too much space between your teeth can also be problematic, because bits of food can become trapped or lacerate your connective tissues, encouraging bacteria to flourish or penetrate your gums.

Mild spaces in your smile can be closed with these transparent orthodontic trays to improve your looks and your dental health.

Overbite

Also sometimes referred to as an overjet, this occurs when your top teeth protrude too far over the lower ones. This misalignment can cause speech impediments, unevenly wear down your enamel, and put added pressure on your TMJ (temporomandibular joints), which can lead to a stiff or sore jaw and headaches.

Dandy Clear Aligners can be used to adjust your bite by pulling your arches into the proper position, though this often requires additional bands and accessories to accomplish.

Underbite

The opposite of an overbite, this happens when your lower arch extends beyond the upper row when you close your mouth. This is often the result of genetics, physical trauma, or sometimes childhood habits, like thumb-sucking.

These are easier to fix with younger patients, but adults can also see improvements after completing orthodontic treatment utilizing clear aligners.

Crossbite

If your upper and lower teeth don’t come together correctly on one or both sides of your mouth, you may have a crossbite. This can be caused by poor dental hygiene habits, premature loss of baby teeth, or even genetic predisposition.

When left unaddressed, it can contribute to bruxism (teeth grinding), headaches, altered enunciation, and facial asymmetry that can leave you feeling self-conscious about your smile.

Open Bite 

You might have an open bite if your upper and lower arches don’t touch at all when you close your mouth fully. This is often due to poor bone development as a child or other habits, like prolonged thumb or pacifier-sucking.

Thankfully, Dandy Clear Aligners can bring the top and bottom teeth together to prevent associated concerns like challenges speaking and prematurely wearing down your enamel.

Indications for Dandy Clear Aligners

Clear aligners can solve a number of mild to moderate issues of malocclusion, helping you maintain a healthier smile. Here are some of the ways these clear aligners can help:

Crowded Teeth

When teeth overlap due to a lack of space, clear aligners gently shift them into better alignment for a healthier, more even smile.

Gaps Between Teeth

If you have spaces between your teeth, aligners help close these gaps for a more uniform appearance, improved bite, and reduced food traps that harbor bacteria.

Bite Alignment

Aligners can also correct overbites, underbites, and crossbites, improving both your smile and jaw function for better long-term oral health.

The Benefits of Dandy Clear Aligners

Patients don’t just choose aligners because of their ability to improve smiles—braces can do that just fine. Here’s why patients love it:

• Nearly Invisible: Clear aligners are nearly undetectable, even to close family and friends once worn.
• Comfortable Fit: No brackets or wires to irritate your gums and cheeks.
• Removable: Eat what you love and brush your teeth with ease.
• Fewer Office Visits: Less time in the dental chair compared to traditional braces.
• Effective Results: Straightens teeth just as effectively as metal braces in many cases.

At Olmsted Village Dental Care, we make aligner treatment easy, comfortable, and effective to reach your smile goals.

How Much Do Dandy Clear Aligners Cost?

It’s impossible to tell exactly how much your aligners will cost because every case is unique. The price reflects the severity of your condition, your compliance with the treatment guidelines, and the number of aligners you need. This is why it’s so important to schedule a consultation with our team so we can evaluate your case.

Once your exam is over, we’ll be able to offer you a detailed cost estimate before your treatment begins so there are no surprises. We believe that the pricing of orthodontics should be as transparent as the aligners themselves!