{"id":5954,"date":"2023-10-13T10:37:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:52:30","slug":"mail-order-braces-buyer-beware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/mail-order-braces-buyer-beware\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail-Order Braces: Buyer Beware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mail-order braces are a controversial dental topic, and t<a href=\"\/about-us\">he dentists of Carolina Complete Dental Care<\/a> weigh in today. Direct-to-consumer orthodontics companies make many appealing promises\u2014no dental visits, aligners delivered to your door, and lower costs. But are the risks worth it?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not according to this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prodv1-consumer.aaoinfo.org\/_\/online-orthodontic-companies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consumer alert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). As of November 2017, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/nidhisubbaraman\/braces-wars-dentists-are-warning-that-mail-order#.maJAyYxz1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the AAO had filed complaints<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 36 State Dental Boards, alleging direct-to-consumer orthodontics can not only cause long-term oral health problems for their users but may be illegal. (These claims are pending investigation.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A licensed doctor is not seen before or during self-managed orthodontic treatment. While direct-to-consumer braces companies base aligner prescriptions on computer-simulated mouth scans as licensed dentists do, teeth movement doesn\u2019t always follow the initial computer assessment\u2014and self-managed orthodontic treatment makes no further adjustments to correct that.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, wearers get what they get\u2014and it may not be what they signed up for. Regular checkups are part of <a href=\"\/services\/orthodontics\/\">Invisalign\u00ae<\/a>&nbsp;or any other <a href=\"\/services\/orthodontics\/\">orthodontic treatment<\/a>&nbsp;so <a href=\"\/about-us\">the dentists<\/a> at Carolina Complete Dental Care can make adjustments as teeth are moving.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dentists say moving teeth without thorough examinations of mouth and gums may lead to permanent tooth loss and damage. Self-managed orthodontics customers have reported ruined bites, teeth that looked more crooked than before, and badly damaged gums from ill-fitting aligners.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let<a href=\"\/\"> Carolina Complete Dental Care<\/a> help you make the most informed decision for your health and <a href=\"\/contact-us\">schedule a consultation to discuss your orthodontics options with our dentists today.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mail-order braces are a controversial dental topic, and the dentists of Carolina Complete Dental Care weigh in today. 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