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Main Office
5753 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 Tel: 727-381-1062 Click here to e-mail us. Northeast Office 7401 9th St. North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Tel: (727) 526-7462 Click here to e-mail us. Directions/Maps 
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How Orthodontic Treatment Works
The Damon System [Click picture for a larger view.]
 The Damon System orthodontic appliances are made of either metal or polycrystalline alumina material used in the crystal-clear Damon Clear appliance. This aesthetic appliance is impervious to staining and discoloration from coffee, mustard, red wine and other agents. Each Damon bracket is bonded to the teeth. The system of brackets are connected together by light pressure, super elastic, memory shape titanium wires that do not bind as they work. The memory shape wires deliver gentle biologically adaptive pressures in a carefully controlled direction, to slowly move teeth to correct a bite and produce a dynamic new smile. Because the wires are fit passively (no bungee cord like ties) into each bracket, there is very little friction or resistance to the light pressures applied to the teeth. The result is insignificant discomfort allowing dental corrections to proceed over 2 to 2 1/2 months without an office visit. For more details on the Damon System of orthodontics, please go to our web pages on the Damon System and our links. [Click picture for a larger view.]
 The Invisalign System For those teen and adult patients choosing the removable plastic Invisalign aligners, tooth corrections with this system do not depend on brackets or wires placed on teeth. Each clear aligner in a series of aligners delivers a prescribed amount of pressure to produce a final treatment result designed by the orthodontist and aided by Invisalign software. Often tooth matched and inconspicuous "bumps" called attachments are bonded to teeth to provide a "grip" for the aligners to more effectively move teeth. Invisalign is appropriate for image conscious teens and adults who do not want to wear braces and are willing to accept results that are often short of those obtainable with the Damon System. For more details on Invisalign, please go to our web pages on Invisalign and our links. |
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Phone: 727-381-1062 Click Here to E-Mail Us Our main office: 5753 First Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 Our northeast office: 7401 9th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
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