Orthodontic Treatment Options
February 19, 2026
Teeth can be moved with clear plastic aligners. Teeth can be moved with metal braces. And today, we even offer 3D printed custom braces. So, at the end of the day, a true diagnosis is key - which means talking with your orthodontist about what is the best treatment modality to accomplish your ultimate goals.
”Hi, I'm Dr. Rebecca Bockow at Inspired Orthodontics. I'm here today to talk about different ways that we can move teeth. So ultimately, teeth don't know how they're being moved. Teeth can be moved with clear plastic aligners. Teeth can be moved with metal braces. And today, we even offer 3D printed custom braces. So at the end of the day, a true diagnosis is key. And then really talking to your orthodontist about what is the best treatment modality to accomplish your ultimate goals as efficiently as possible and with the greatest degree of predictability.
So, all of those modalities have their strengths and weaknesses. And so with clear aligners, it's great because you don't have pokey wires, you don't have broken brackets, but it does require a great deal of compliance. So, really making sure that you're choosing the right modality for yourself, are you going to be committed to wearing those aligners full-time? But we can get some phenomenal results in very challenging cases using clear aligner therapy today.
Metal braces. It's our tried and true method. I would say that's probably not our favorite way to treat cases today because the technology is a bit outdated.
And today, we do offer 3D printed custom braces. It is probably the coolest thing that has happened to our industry, because today we can customize and 3D print every single bracket for every single tooth for the patient that's sitting in the chair, which gives us a great degree of predictability and precision. And we don't have to see our patients quite as often, sometimes going 12, 14, 16 weeks between appointments. So incredible technology that we're bringing to the orthodontic space today to ultimately, at the end of the day, deliver a premium result with the greatest degree of predictability and the least amount of visits.
If you're interested in learning more about our different treatment modalities, as well as what is the right option for you and your teeth, please give us a call or come see us at InspiredOrtho.com. Thank you."
Dr. Bockow loves to create beautiful smiles for her patients, setting them up for a lifetime of dental and airway health.
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