5 Things You Won’t Get with Mail-Order Orthodontics

As with in-office procedures, wearing each in this series of aligners can take some time. You will likely be wearing the aligners for several months. Concurrently with this treatment, you’ll take photographs of your teeth. This will allow the technician working with you to verify that your teeth are being moved into the right position. Seems legit, right? Unfortunately, orthodontists like Dr. Joel and Dr. Charles aren’t convinced. Mail-order orthodontics come with risks that can complicate your overall dental health. Here’s why you should trust an orthodontic practice like Brodsky Orthodontics.

Spend a little money on mail-order orthodontics, and you’ll save some money. You’re exchanging seasoned, practical expertise for convenience and cost. A mail-order plan gives you no access to a Board Certified Professional. The mail-order approach attempts to solve a problem by using an assembly line. But our Brodsky Orthodontics team takes a patient-first approach. We give you access to premier orthodontics care in the Lakewood area. Mail-order is convenient. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Plus, Brodsky Orthodontics understands cost. We’ll work with you to find the best plan that you can afford. We strive to offer treatment for even the tightest budgets.

Mail-order orthodontics aren’t thorough. They don’t provide your teeth with the meticulous eye that they deserve. In the Brodsky office, Dr. Joel and Dr. Charles will use state-of-the-art technology to photograph and X-ray your bite. Digital scans and X-rays render gunky impressions obsolete. And while mail-order aligners might indeed straighten your teeth, they cannot determine if there are other issues present. Our team will check for possible gum disease, cavities, or other abnormalities. Furthermore, what happens if you submit your at-home impression and a technician decides that you don’t qualify for aligners? In our office, you could have a conversation with a real orthodontist who could give you the next steps. You can’t get that with mail-order.

Another benefit of in-office orthodontics care is early detection. Detecting an apparently small tooth problem today can prevent it from getting out of control tomorrow. Mail-order aligners, and the techs who develop them, are not screening your mouth for issues. Some people require more in-depth treatment than clear aligners are equipped to handle. Moreover, what if you spend money on the aligners and they don’t fix the problem? Worse still, what if the mail-order aligners aggravate your teeth or gums and make a tiny problem into a huge one?

Mail-order orthodontics cannot address issues that happen under your teeth. Without X-Rays and digital imaging, you cannot know what’s going on with your gums and your jaw. Attempting to remedy a tooth alignment problem without knowing what’s happening beneath the gums could make the problem much worse. Furthermore, it could even cause an injury. An exam by Dr. Joel or Dr. Charles could account for issues beyond the one you’re trying to treat with mail-order interventions.