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iTero Element – The High-Tech Scanner that Keeps On Giving

Using an iTero Element scanner allows orthodontists to enhance the Invisalign experience for their patients, and Childers Orthodontics is proud to offer this new, high-tech scanner. This cutting edge scanner provides patients with a variety of benefits, including a more accurate fit for Invisalign aligners. Thanks to the iTero Element scanner, patients can also visualize how their teeth will look after the treatment process has concluded.

No More Messy Putties

With traditional impressions, the process was often messy, and almost always triggered a gag reflex amongst patients. This made many patients uncomfortable with the entire Invisalign process. The iTero Element scanner allows an orthodontist to scan your mouth is less than 5 minutes while still capturing an accurate impression. There is no need for messy putties or molds. The process is powder free, which provides patients with more comfort. Removing the clay modeling process means that digital scans do not have to be rescanned by your orthodontist.

Helps Eliminate Unnecessary Return Visits

If your family is like most families, they do not like to redo impressions, which is exactly what this scanner helps eliminate. Thanks to this high-tech scanner, orthodontists are able to get a more accurate digital impression using the light-emitting handheld wand. The digital impressions make the process more efficient, and patients can receive better fitting aligners thanks to the scanner’s precision. Even if your child moves during the set, the accuracy of the impression is great. This helps decrease the risks of a return visit in order to perform a “redo” impression. Digital impressions could also reduce the need of chair-side adjustments for the aligners.

Better Aligners

Since the compressions are more efficient, you can receive better fitting aligners. Patients using this scanner have had 7 times fewer issues pertaining to the fit of their aligners, in comparison to traditional impressions. Long gone is the process that terrified many patients. Instead, the wand only needs to rest on your teeth for easy scanning, compared to other scanners that must hover over the teeth in order to stay in focus.

After treatment, patients also have the ability to visualize how their teeth will look, due to the Invisalign Stimulator that is powered by the scanner. You can watch as the 3D images appear on the screen, in real-time.

Save Time and Money

Since the scanner provides accurate impressions, there is no need for those extra appointments that cost you time and money. In fact, your visits may actually be shorter now, thanks to this new technology. Your impressions do not need to be shipped off for long periods of time, which means that you receive them in almost half the time it would take if you opt for traditional impressions. By eliminating the inefficiencies, you will eliminate the costs and time associated with traditional impressions.

Healthy Teeth Lead to a Healthy Smile

When you are searching for an orthodontist in Marion that offers the iTero Element scanner, look no further than Childers Orthodontics. You will have access to Dr. Childers, an experienced orthodontist that can handle all of your Invisalign needs as he is the ONLY Top 1% Invisalign provider in Southern Illinois. The impressions are not only more accurate, but the materials used for the impressions are environmentally friendly, which is another benefit.

Call today and schedule your consultation so that you can be one step closer to straighter teeth and a beautiful smile!

What is It Acceledent Aura?

Acceledent Aura is an easy to use, hands free device that speeds up tooth movement. It is composed of two simple parts: an activator and a mouthpiece. After fitting the mouthpiece comfortably into the patient’s mouth, the orthodontist turns on the activator, which emits tiny micropulses. These vibrations serve to accelerate the remodeling of the bone beneath the gums.

Where to Get Treatment

Treatment with AcceleDent will still require a plan of action that is crafted and tailored to each individual’s needs. As such, this system is only available under the guidance of a licensed orthodontic practitioner.

For specialist orthodontic treatment in the Herrin area, contact Dr. Kyle Childers DMD at (618) 997-1800 or visit the friendly and helpful staff at 3315 Patriot Court, Herrin, IL 62948.

Propel

Looking for an orthodontic treatment plan that offers an innovative approach to straightening your smile? Orthodontic acceleration has become a fascinating development for the field of orthodontics because it allows patients to straighten their teeth faster than ever before. If you had crooked teeth in the past, it could take years before braces would change your tooth structure.

Progression of Technology

However, advances in technology have changed the pace of the realignment process to lead to faster speeds than ever seen before. Meanwhile, patients will love the benefits of a picture-perfect smile. How does the technology work? Propel examines the entire mouth of patients, and when looking for a treatment plan, it stimulates the bone structure that surrounds the teeth. Adopting this approach, the orthodontist will ensure the teeth have been positioned correctly, and he or she will control the movement of the teeth. What is the end result? You receive a straighter smile without as big of a time commitment, and you will have fewer visits to the office.

Why else should you consider this approach? The process does not require invasive surgery, so that means that you will experience no recovery time or discomfort.

Is Propel Right for You?

This treatment plan becomes a perfect option for about 80 percent of patients who want faster benefits with braces. You can also use this system in conjunction with TADs, clear braces or your conventional metal braces. As an adult, you have a full list of other obligations that probably do not include spending months or years on braces. With this approach, you can speed up the process by up to 50 percent faster.

The Procedure

Propel ExcelleratorOrthodontists call the procedure Alveocentesis, and the process involves the depth dial of the device and adjusting it to stimulate the bone in a micro-invasive manner. During the process, the tissue will be kept taught, and there is an LED stop indicator light that will allow for deeper illumination when necessary. What does this mean? Your orthodontist will give you results with greater accuracy and speed. Why should you consider this method over others?

• State-of-the-art professional design of surgical steel construction
• Pride Institute’s “Best of Class” Technology Award 2014
• Dentistry of Today labelled it as one of the Top 50 Technology Products in 2014 Readers’ Choice Award
• Accelerates the biology in tooth movement
  
  

What other features of the Excellerator technology can you expect to find? First, you will love the ergonomic design, which will lead to greater control and tactile sensation. Since its launch in 2012, Propel Orthodontics have delivered outstanding results when it comes to tooth movement and its biology.

From experience, we have seen a 40 percent reduction in time for treatment. The great thing about this practice is that it can be partnered with Incognito or Invisalign. Here at Dr. Kyle Childers DMD, we have seen the most impact with patients who have already gone over their treatment time and want to finish. For further information, contact Childers Orthodontics 3315 Patriot Court, Herrin, IL 62948. Call today at (618) 997-1800.