As the daughter of a dentist, I'll be the first to tell you that traditional braces suck. I had those puppies on for almost three years, partially because my gap-toothed smile needed it, but also because my dad liked to use me, his eldest, as a guinea pig for the new techniques he picked up at orthodontics conferences. (That's my theory, at least. I can't figure out why else he would've put just two brackets on my central incisors at one point, like bedazzled buckteeth.)
Luckily, those wire-and-bracket braces aren't us crooked-teeth-havers' only option anymore: Launched in 2014, Smile Direct Club is a teledentistry service that ships clear, customized aligners to your doorstep, which straighten your teeth at a fraction of the cost and time. Its plans work like this: Read more...
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