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The Damon System: More Than Straightening Teeth...

The system is not just a new twist on commonly used braces. The Damon system is a new way to treat our patients through:

• Fewer if any extractions

• Friction-less, tie-less braces

• Light high-technology shape-memory wires

• New clinically proven treatment approach to enhance facial aesthetics

Conventional braces often require removing healthy teeth and even using palatal expanders to make space. Such treatment can be uncomfortable, take longer, and can leave less than full smiles with flat profiles.

• Traditional orthodontics often necessitates pulling teeth to create space for crowded teeth. No one likes to have teeth removed.
   

• The Damon system uses biologically sensible forces which work with the body's naturally adaptive processes to create space. When tooth removal is done with the Damon System, it is done to improve the face and not for needed space.
   

• A smile with a full display of teeth often is broader, more natural, and enhances the profile so it's pleasing from any angle.

The Damon system creates a FULL beautiful smile that builds confidence and changes a life.

• The Damon system enables you to smile with confidence and experience the difference.
   

• The Damon system enables you to have confidence to excel in school, work, and personal life.
   

• The Damon system enables you to have clearer speech for interviews, presentations, etc.

"We live in a very image-conscious society and impressions are made within a few seconds. Straightening teeth makes a difference and can ultimately make or break your chances of getting certain opportunities," Mark Montano host of TLC's show, 10 Years Younger.

Our smiles are a big part of our identity and how we are perceived by our peers. A recent survey, of 1000 Americans age 18 and older, agreed that people with beautiful straight smiles are typically treated better in social situations than those with noticeably crooked teeth. Half the respondents remarked that crooked teeth also leave a negative first impression.

Compared to some of the other "extreme" cosmetic makeovers available today, improving your smile through the Damon system is one of the most valuable investments you can make to improve your overall appearance for a lifetime.

The Damon system treats the whole face, not just the teeth so the resulting fuller, broader smile provides a "brace-lift" helping sometimes more than a face lift. The improved profile and smile from any angle helps reduce the signs of aging.

All braces are not the same, some other systems use "tie less" braces, but there is a Damon Difference.

• Conventional braces use elastic ties that bind the wire like a bungee cord and
  attract and collect plaque making dental hygiene difficult.
   

• Current self-ligating or "tie-less" braces eventually have to clip down on the wire,
  creating more tooth pressure and friction.

Braces are the beginning but it is the system that makes the smile.

    The Damon Difference comes from:

1. Damon passive self-ligating braces (tie-less braces)
   
   The Damon System braces are passive throughout the entire treatment period so you experience treatment without tightening, unlike the "tie-less" braces that eventually clip down on the wire
   
   Traditional braces have to change ties every 4-6 weeks, with tie-less Damon Braces, office visits range from 8-10 weeks.
    

2. Light high-technology shape-memory titanium wires that move teeth faster and require fewer adjustments. These wires gently guide teeth to ideal positions balanced with the face. The wires flex just like light designer eye glass frames that bend and not break.
   
   Damon System treatment is on average 6 months faster, with fewer office visits. With the Damon System, we get in and out faster.
   
   A shorter treatment time means fewer appointments and a beautiful full smile…faster. You, like many of our patients, will be surprised at how fast.
   
   The Damon System works faster because it is low friction and delivers biologically sensible pressures that do not interfere with blood flow to the tissues and bone surrounding teeth. Consequently there is less discomfort and faster tooth movement.
    

3. A new clinically proven treatment approach that aligns teeth and enhances facial aesthetics usually without extractions or rapid palatal expanders.

The Damon System is ideal for adult care where low levels of discomfort, few extractions, quicker results, and fewer office visits are essential. Adults appreciated the fact that the Damon braces are designed to be discreet, comfortable, and easy to keep clean.

Even though the Damon system components actually cost more than other commonly used braces, we do not charge more because of the efficiencies the system brings to the way we now do orthodontics. Just like NASA and the Mars Missions…we can now do orthodontics quicker, better, and if not cheaper, at least at the same cost.

The Damon System allows us to start monitoring jaw growth at the best time of age 7 but rarely will we begin to use the treatment dynamics of the system until age 11-12 for girls and 12-14 for boys. The Damon System thus eliminates the need to do a lot of two phase orthodontic treatment.

Uncompromised results with the Damon System

Some advertised removable clear aligners may seem like a tempting alternative to real braces. However, the clear aligner trays require continuous compliance and don't move teeth as efficiently as real braces, so even the simplest crowded cases can take far longer to complete. Whether your smile needs minor improvements or more extensive correction, the Damon System treats even the most challenging cases such as overbites, underbites, and even crossbites with higher quality results, in far less time and with greater comfort than aligner treatment or even conventional braces.