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SureSmile
Fewer office visits. Shorter treatment time. Less discomfort. That’s SureSmile.
Dr. Harter is the only orthodontist in the Athens area to deploy this comprehensive state- of-the-art computerized treatment planning system that allows him to achieve even more precise results while reducing the length of treatment.
Unlike conventional orthodontics, which uses a plaster model and 2-D imaging, SureSmile gives Dr. Harter a detailed 3-D computer model of your teeth, which helps him precisely plot individual tooth movement through the entire course of treatment. Using high-tech wires customized through a robotic process, Dr. Harter can move each tooth to the target position more directly and in less time than other methods.
The SureSmile system combines sophisticated 3-D imaging, treatment plan modeling, and robotic archwire bending to create highly efficient and extremely accurate treatment. Dr. Harter begins by taking a therapeutic 3-D scan a few months after your treatment is initiated. He then uses the digital models created by the scan to individually design a unique treatment plan for you. This treatment plan includes the ability to adjust the bite and design your smile using more than 50 highly accurate variables while visualizing the result in 3-D. Once the treatment plan is in place, Dr. Harter creates customized archwires using robotic technology to reach your designed result.
SureSmile treatment proves to be 34% faster than conventional orthodontics while reducing the number of wire change visits and adjustments. This fact has been proven using results from 70, 000 patients nationwide treated in 300 different orthodontic practices.
SureSmile effectively reduces discomfort, as well as potential for gum and tooth problems down the road. Dr. Harter is proud to be one of the select few doctors in the nation to provide this level of precision, artistic control and efficiency. By using SureSmile, Dr. Harter gives his patients the healthy, beautiful smile that they deserve.
Why SureSmile® will have you smiling even before your braces come off!
You're getting braces. And while you're excited about having that great smile, you may be nervous about wearing the wires and brackets. Well, there is a new orthodontic system that makes straightening your teeth with braces a lot faster and easier compared to conventional orthodontic treatment. It's called SureSmile and it's changing the way people feel about their braces.
Through the use of SureSmile technology, your orthodontist can offer you a "braces experience" that provides:
• Shorter treatment times
• Fewer office visits
• Less overall discomfort
• Our technology-driven orthodontic process offers several important benefits that make the whole "braces experience" much easier for patients than conventional orthodontics!
Shorter Treatment Times
You've probably heard from friends or family members that wearing braces is a long-term commitment, taking two years on average. While that may be true of traditional orthodontic treatments, it's not true for SureSmile. Through the use of SureSmile's sophisticated 3-D imaging, treatment planning, and customized precision archwires, your orthodontist can reduce treatment time compared to that of conventional braces.
Fewer Office Visits
In addition to shortening treatment times, the greater efficiency of the SureSmile system also helps reduce the number of wire changes and adjustments you'll need, and that means fewer trips to the orthodontist. The SureSmile system's 3-D software lets your orthodontist analyze how to effectively and efficiently align your teeth. Through this software, personalized archwires are designed to move your teeth into proper alignment smoothly and directly, reducing the number of maintenance visits.
Less Overall Discomfort
Anyone who has worn braces will probably tell you that wire adjustments and changes were the least favorite part of the process because they usually caused discomfort. Fortunately, the SureSmile system is engineered to maximize therapeutic efficiency of each wire, significantly reducing the number of adjustments needed. This means fewer episodes of discomfort over the course of your treatment.
