{"id":421,"date":"2014-05-30T15:55:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leslatnerdds.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2014-09-12T21:48:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T21:48:04","slug":"straight-smile-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/straight-smile-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is a Straight Smile Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Straight-Smile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-422\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"Straight Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Straight-Smile-300x216.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Straight-Smile-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Straight-Smile.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This question has two answers. The first is related to confidence. When you have a straight smile, you feel more confident and end up sharing it with others. And isn\u2019t that what everyone wants\u2014the confidence to smile openly instead of hiding your teeth behind a closed-mouth smile?\r\n\r\nConfidence is just part of the answer, though. There\u2019s an even more important one that goes back to your oral health. Put simply, it\u2019s easier to keep straight teeth clean. When teeth are misaligned, bacteria and plaque have more places to hide. As a result, you can be more vulnerable to conditions like tooth decay and gum disease.\r\n\r\nAt our <b>Los Angeles<\/b> office, we offer two great services for helping patients create straight smiles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/cosmetic-dentistry.html\">Six Month Smiles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/invisalign.html\">Invisalign<\/a>. Both aim to give patients beautiful results as discreetly as possible, and in as short an amount of time as possible. They work in different ways, though.\r\n\r\n<b>Six Month Smiles<\/b> uses clear brackets and tooth-colored wires to move teeth into their ideal position in just a matter of months. Treatment with <b>Invisalign<\/b> can take between 12-18 months but doesn\u2019t use brackets and wires at all. Instead, <b>Invisalign<\/b> uses a series of carefully designed trays that are both clear and removable.\r\n\r\nWhich of these two options is right for you? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/meet-dr-latner.html\">Dr. Latner<\/a> would be happy to help you find out. During a consultation at <b>Westside Dental Associates<\/b>, we will assess your needs and talk to you about your options. Afterwards, if you have any questions about what we recommend, don\u2019t hesitate to ask. We\u2019re always happy to answer the questions our patients have.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/contact.html\">Call us today<\/a> to schedule your appointment. Our office is in <b>Los Angeles<\/b> and serves patients from <b>Brentwood<\/b>, <b>Santa Monica<\/b>, <b>Venice<\/b>, <b>Beverly Hills<\/b>, <b>Marina del Rey<\/b>, <b>Rancho Park<\/b>, <b>Mar Vista<\/b>, <b>West LA<\/b>,\u00a0and beyond.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This question has two answers. The first is related to confidence. When you have a straight smile, you feel more confident and end up sharing it with others. And isn\u2019t that what everyone wants\u2014the confidence to smile openly instead of hiding your teeth behind a closed-mouth smile? Confidence is just part of the answer, though. There\u2019s an even more important one that goes back to your oral health. Put simply, it\u2019s easier to keep straight teeth clean. When teeth are misaligned, bacteria and plaque have more places to hide. As a result, you can be more vulnerable to conditions like tooth decay and gum disease. At our Los Angeles office, we offer two great services [&hellip;] <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/straight-smile-important\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,40],"tags":[57,89,44,151,25,87,59,55,54,152,58,86,18],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetic-dentistry","category-general-dentistry-2","tag-beverly-hills","tag-brentwood","tag-dr-les-latner","tag-invisalign","tag-los-angeles","tag-mar-vista","tag-marina-del-rey","tag-rancho-park","tag-santa-monica","tag-six-month-smiles","tag-venice","tag-west-la","tag-westside-dental-associates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Is a Straight Smile Important? - Westside Dental Associates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Latner offers Six Month Smiles and Invisalign to his Los Angeles patients.\" \/>\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.leslatnerdds.com\/blog\/straight-smile-important\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Why Is a Straight Smile Important? 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