Invisalign® utilizes 3-D computer technology with clear, plastic removable "aligners" to move teeth at a rate similar to traditional braces, but without any metal or wires. The "aligners" can be removed to eat and clean your teeth and are generally undetectable when worn. The computer imaging technology can predetermine and develop a treatment plan from the initial position of the patient's teeth to their final desired position. From this a series of custom-made "aligners are fabricated. Each "aligner" moves teeth incrementally and is worn for about two weeks, then replaced by the next in the series until the final position is achieved.

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The Atkins Diet, South Beach and other low-carb diets have become increasingly popular as effective ways of shedding those unwanted pounds. However, one must take care not to simultaneously shed your friends. By limiting your intake of bread, cereal, pasta, fruits, rice, ice cream, cakes and other foods, the body will burn stored fat as fuel for energy rather than carbohydrates. Strict adherence to these types of diets will send your body into "ketosis." Chemicals know as ketones are released when the fat is burned and are excreted from the body through the urine and the saliva. This will result in halitosis or bad breath.

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