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First Bite: Starting My Journey With Byte Clear Aligners

04.13.2021 by Rebecca Manning //

So you’re ready to straighten your teeth but traditional wire braces would be a strain on your lifestyle (and wallet)? Luckily there are loads of at-home aligner companies to choose from that allow you to achieve a winning smile without the hassle of uncomfortable wires and in-office orthodontist visits. After much research into this ever-expanding industry, I have decided to go with Byte.

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Byte vs. Invisalign: Which I Chose & Why

03.19.2021 by Rebecca Manning //

So you want to get straighter teeth but you’re a full grown adult and the thought of a mouthful of metal is as scary as that girl who climbed out of the TV in The Ring? (Remember The Ring??) Or, worse, you already wore braces for the majority of your youth, weren’t diligent with your post-treatment retainers, and now you’re struggling with teeth that have shifted and the accompanying PTSD from those brace-faced years? No? Just me on that last one? Well lucky for all of us, there are finally some choices besides the traditional wire braces of yore.

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Byte All-Day vs. Byte At-Night: Which I Chose & Why

02.18.2021 by Rebecca Manning //

In my exhaustive research into the world of at-home teeth straightening, my entire decision-making process has hinged upon one thing: do they have a nighttime option?  If they don’t, they are out of the running for me. Period. End of discussion. Gone. Buh-bye. Cue me disappearing into a cartoon cloud of smoke. You get the idea…

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My Clear Aligner Journey

As someone who wore braces for most of high school, I have slight PTSD from it. If orthodontics wasn’t ultimately so helpful, I would liken it to what I imagine medieval torture was like.

After making it out alive, I was determined to do whatever it took to never deal with braces again. I had seen a few friends fail to follow “the rules” and wind up back in braces, which was my nightmare come to life. I vowed to never be one of those adults with a mouthful of metal, so I religiously wore my retainers well into my 30s (a very sexy look when you’re trying to date).

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