{"id":148,"date":"2018-04-09T02:17:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T02:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2025-07-02T20:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:39:14","slug":"at-home-orthodontics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/at-home-orthodontics\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons At-Home Orthodontics Aren\u2019t the Right Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock_59783196_LARGE-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Man placing clear aligner tray\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock_59783196_LARGE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock_59783196_LARGE-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock_59783196_LARGE-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>These days, almost anything you can imagine is available at the touch of a button or click of the mouse. If you\u2019ve seen the commercials advertising orthodontics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/orthodontics.html\">Invisalign<\/a> alignment trays by mail, you may be saying to yourself, \u201cThat sounds easy.\u201d While these services offer effective treatment for some patients, the risks of failure and complications may just outweigh the rewards. In this post, we\u2019ll walk you through three of the main reasons we recommend consulting with a skilled orthodontist or dentist before beginning any orthodontic treatment plans.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1 \u2013 You Don\u2019t Get All of the Information<\/h2>\n<p>Raise your hand if you\u2019re the kind of person who actually takes the time to read all of the directions before you get started with a project. Well if you did raise your hand, go ahead and use it to pat yourself on the back because you are one of a very few people who do. If you choose to move forward with at-home orthodontic treatment and you don\u2019t read all of the directions carefully before you begin, the result can be ineffective treatment at best and serious oral health issues at worst.<\/p>\n<h2>2 \u2013 You May Not Have Access to Help During Emergencies<\/h2>\n<p>If something goes wrong during your orthodontic treatment, you want to have a skilled dentist on your side to help you right away. When you work with a dentist or orthodontist, you have professional help available in case of an emergency. Your general dentist will obviously do his or her best to help you, but they won\u2019t be familiar with your treatment plan, which puts you at greater risk for complications.<\/p>\n<h2>3 \u2013 You May End Up Needing More Care<\/h2>\n<p>The number one reason we recommend patients work with a professional while straightening their teeth is that patients who use these mail order orthodontic aligners often end up needing additional treatment down the line. Without guidance from a skilled professional, patients don\u2019t always fully understand the consequences of behaviors like leaving their aligners out for hours at a time or changing aligners too soon. Patients may end up experiencing severe dental concerns like tooth loss without assistance from their dentists.<\/p>\n<h2>Meet Dr. Kassem<\/h2>\n<p>Your trusted Williamstown dentist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\">Dr. Wael M. Kassem<\/a>, is happy to offer Invisalign orthodontic treatment for iSmile Dental Arts patients. With a skilled professional handling the treatment planning process and just a few short checkups in our office, you can safely and effectively achieve the smile alignment results you deserve. Ready to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/contact.html\">Contact<\/a> the iSmile Dental Arts team to schedule an Invisalign treatment consultation today. We look forward to seeing you soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, almost anything you can imagine is available at the touch of a button or click of the mouse. If you\u2019ve seen the commercials advertising orthodontics like Invisalign alignment trays by mail, you may be saying to yourself, \u201cThat sounds easy.\u201d While these services offer effective treatment for some patients, the risks of failure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[36,33,21,48,6,47,46,9],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetic-dentistry","tag-cosmetic-dentist","tag-cosmetic-dentist-williamstown","tag-general-dentist","tag-invisalign","tag-ismile-dental-arts","tag-orthodontic","tag-orthodontics","tag-williamstown"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Reasons At-Home Orthodontics Aren\u2019t the Right Choice - iSmile Dental Arts Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about the potential risks and disadvantages of at-home orthodontics and contact Dr. Kassem and the iSmile Dental Arts team in Williamstown to find out more\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ismiledentalarts.com\/blog\/at-home-orthodontics\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"3 Reasons At-Home Orthodontics Aren\u2019t the Right Choice - 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