Clear Sapphire Braces and Invisible Treatment Options

Recent advances in orthodontics such as clear brackets and lingual braces are making treatment more discreet. Because of this, more and more adults are willing to undergo orthodontics. Regardless of your choice of treatment, we here at Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics will change your smile and life for the better.

Clear Sapphire Braces

We use clear sapphire braces that are truly crystal clear. Other types of ceramic braces are actually milky and cloudy in color. With the clear braces that we use, most people will not even know you are having treatment.

Invisalign

The benefits of seeing Dr. Jenny Zhu at Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics is that she is an orthodontic specialist with extensive knowledge of the intricacies and details involved in properly aligning teeth. She is also a certified Invisalign practicioner.

Your Invisalign treatment will consist of a series of aligners that you switch out about every two to four weeks. Each aligner is individually manufactured with exact calculations to gradually shift your teeth into place. The Invisalign system is custom-made for your teeth and your teeth only, with a plan devised by you and your orthodontist, you know you'll end up with a smile that truly fits.

Lingual Braces

Lingual braces are brackets that are placed on the back side of the teeth – they are totally hidden from view. Working just like traditional braces, lingual braces align a patient’s teeth in the same amount of time regular braces would.

The process for lingual braces will be a bit different than regular braces. Firstly, we would need to make a model of your teeth by taking impressions. This model will then be sent out to a laboratory for customized design to fit the backs of each individual tooth. In a few weeks, your customized lingual brackets will be sent back to our office ready to be bonded to your teeth.

Lingual braces offers advantages over traditional braces in terms of looks and comfort, as well as a price advantage over Invisalign. However, performing this treatment is trickier than traditional orthodontics. Dr. Jenny Zhu is one of the few orthodontists in the NYC area who is certified and skilled in performing lingual braces correctly.

Clear Sapphire Braces

Invisalign clear aligners

Lingual braces