First Recipient of Dr. Petrol's Smile for a Lifetime Orthodontics Scholarship: Andrea Van Voorhis

Andrea VanVoorhis from San Jacinto got her braces on today! After reading her application, the Board of Directors decided that Andrea would definitely benefit from braces and use her beautiful smile to help others. Her application read as follows:

" Growing up the youngest of five girls always meant that I was the last one in line. My parents worked very hard to support all of us, and their hard work allowed my parents to provide my sisters with braces. It amazes me to see how much confidence they got from having straight teeth. The last couple of years have been a struggle, and that was made worse when my dad passed away in February. The last three months have been very hard on my family, but if there is one thing that my dad would have wanted, he would have wanted me to have the confidence to smile for a lifetime".

Way to go Andrea and congratulations on beginning the journey to your new smile.

Is Invisalign really customized for each patient? At Petrol Orthodontics it is!

Yes, it is, and that's part of what makes it work. To find out if you are the right candidate for Invisalign treatment, the first thing we do at Petrol Orthodontics is to take an impression of your teeth as they are now and digitize it. Using special software, we look at the current positioning of your teeth and compare it to the way your teeth should look.

Next we use special software to map out the exact path your teeth will take from the beginning of your treatment to the end. Based on the results, a set of custom aligners are created just for your teeth. Throughout the course of treatment, you will be required to wear these clear, removable aligners one at a time; each one moving your teeth closer and closer to their final, perfectly aligned position. And since the aligners are virtually invisible, nobody around you will even know you are wearing braces!

Dr Candide Petrol is a certified Invisalign provider since 1999. If you have questions about Invisalign, or would like to find out if you are a candidate for Invisalign treatment, give us a call.