SureSmile

SureSmile® Delivers Outstanding Results in Less Time than Conventional Treatment

In SureSmile orthodontics, Dr. Farnsworth uses the handheld OraScanner to capture 3-D images, allowing her to build a precise 3-D computer model of your teeth.

Scanning
SureSmile technology is a revolutionary new process that has been featured on Good Morning America and is only available in Louisville at our offices. We use 3-D images taken by the SureSmile OraScanner® to build
a computer model of your teeth which enables Dr. Farnsworth to create customized braces wires for each patient. These wires move the teeth with greater efficiency resulting in up to 40% reduction in treatment time.

The SureSmile® state-of-the-art technology yields:

enhanced patient comfort
fewer trips to the office
shorter treatment times

Through 3-D imaging and customizing each patient’s archwires, the SureSmile system gives Dr. Farnsworth more control to precisely configure your treatment plan. The Shape Memory alloy wires used in the SureSmile design are more effective than the traditional archwires used in conventional braces, allowing for shorter treatment and less discomfort.

Treatment Planning
Next, your orthodontist uses SureSmile 3-D Treatment Planning Software to analyze the virtual model of your teeth and then plot precise individual tooth movements for the entire course of your treatment. Because your care is planned on the computer from the beginning, we can design archwires that work more efficiently from the start of treatment, which means fewer wire changes and adjustments. SureSmile Robot | Farnsworth Orthodontics

Personalized Arch Wires
SureSmile robots custom bend space-age Shape Memory Alloy archwires exclusively for your orthodontic treatment, based on your orthodontist's instructions. These "smart" wires, which permanently retain your individual prescription, are some of the most efficient archwires available in orthodontics today delivering efficient tooth movement because they permanently retain the custom bends. The end result is more directed tooth movement that "shortens the distance" to the target position.

What Makes SureSmile Different?
Advanced technology is what separates the SureSmile system from conventional treatments.

In conventional orthodontics, the orthodontist uses a plaster model and 2-D x-rays to determine generally how they will treat your teeth.

The finishing positions for your teeth are developed over time by viewing progress at frequent monitoring visits. As a result, the finishing stage of treatment, where the fine alignments of your teeth occur, can take as long as the major adjustments.

Archwires are typically bent by hand at chairside. Wires made from these bendable materials such as stainless steel require continuous re-adjustment over the course of treatment.

SureSmile is different because treatment planning occurs on the computer, where Dr. Farnsworth is able to precisely map out your entire treatment and design target positions for your teeth. With this information, Suresmile wires are created, which are customized to each patient, moving the teeth to the desired positions more directly thus reducing treatment time.

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