Cottonwood Heights Dental, owned by Complete Smiles
Clear Aligners in Cottonwood Heights & Salt Lake City, UT
Cottonwood Heights Dental offers clear aligner treatment for patients throughout Cottonwood Heights and the greater Salt Lake City area, mapped out with a digital scan instead of a messy impression tray. Schedule a consultation and see what your new smile could look like.
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Is It Time to Try Clear Aligners?
Let’s find out. Take our 2-minute quiz to see if aligners are right for your smile. Our team will reach out to you to help you book your consultation and discuss your treatment options.
Aligner Basics
A Straighter Smile That Fits Your Life
Clear aligners straighten your teeth using a series of custom, virtually invisible trays instead of metal brackets and wires. Each set gently shifts your teeth into place over time, so you can work toward a straighter smile without changing how you eat, talk, or show up to work and school.
What Makes Aligners Work
Virtually Invisible, Even Up Close
Made from clear plastic and custom-molded to your teeth, your aligners are hard to spot even in conversation or photos. Most people won't realize you're wearing them at all.
Removable Whenever You Need Them To Be
Take your aligners out to eat, brush, and floss like normal, with no food restrictions and no extra tools required to keep your teeth clean throughout treatment.
Fewer Office Visits, More Time Back in Your Day
Your treatment plan is mapped out from a digital scan, so there's no wire tightening and far fewer chairside adjustments than traditional braces. Most check-ins are quick, so you can get back to your day faster.
Financing & Insurance
Affordable Care, However You're Covered
No insurance? We have a plan for that. Our Complete Smiles Plan, Cherry, and CareCredit offer payment options built around a monthly number you can actually plan for.
Complete Smiles Plan
Our own in-house membership plan with same-day approval, built especially for patients without insurance, not just those who have it.
Same-day approvalCherry
Flexible monthly payment plans that make it easy to spread the cost of care over time.
Monthly paymentsCareCredit
A trusted healthcare financing option with terms that fit a monthly number you can plan for.
Trusted financingSunbit & Proceed
Additional financing options available at our Redwood office for even more flexibility.
Redwood officeMore Than Looks
Why Straightening Your Smile Is About More Than Looks
Crowded or shifted teeth affect more than how your smile photographs. Here's what's actually at stake:
- Straight teeth are easier to brush and floss, which lowers your risk of cavities and gum disease
- An aligned bite spreads out the pressure of chewing evenly, reducing wear on any one tooth
- Crowding and gaps left untreated tend to get more difficult, and more expensive, to correct over time
- A smile you feel good about makes it easier to speak up, laugh, and show up confidently in daily life
What Aligners Treat
What Clear Aligners Can Fix
Clear aligners handle a wide range of alignment issues, often without the need for traditional braces.
- Crowded teeth that overlap or twist out of place
- Gaps or spacing between teeth
- Mild to moderate overbites, underbites, and crossbites
- Teeth that have shifted or drifted with age, even after wearing braces as a kid
The Aligner Journey
Your Clear Aligner Journey, Step by Step
Getting started is simpler than most people expect.
Consultation & Digital Scan
Your dentist examines your smile and captures a digital scan of your teeth, no messy impression trays involved.
A Treatment Plan Built Around Your Smile
Using your scan, your dentist maps out exactly how your teeth will move, set by set, and shows you a preview of your results before treatment even begins.
Your First Set of Aligners
You receive your first few sets of custom aligners, along with clear instructions on how to wear and care for them.
About Two Weeks Per Set
You wear each set for roughly 20 to 22 hours a day, switching to the next set in your series every one to two weeks as your teeth shift into place.
Quick Check-ins Along the Way
Brief visits every six to eight weeks let your dentist track your progress and make sure treatment is moving as planned.
Finish Strong with a Retainer
Once your teeth reach their new position, a custom retainer keeps them there, protecting the results you worked for.
Why Complete Smiles
Why Patients Choose Complete Smiles
No Referrals Needed
From routine cleanings to same-day crowns to full implants, it’s all handled in-house, no bouncing between specialists for standard cases.
Same-Day Emergency Care
We’re ready to help right when you need us, with same-day emergency appointments available at all three offices.
Financing Built for Real Situations
Cherry, CareCredit, and our own in-house membership plan with same-day approval, built especially for patients without insurance, not just those who have it.
Family Care for Every Generation
From a first checkup at age three to your grandparents’ next crown, every generation gets the same chair and the same care.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Most treatment plans take between 6 and 18 months, depending on how much movement your smile needs. Your dentist gives you a personalized timeline at your consultation.
You may feel mild pressure for a day or two after switching to a new set, which is a sign your teeth are moving. It's typically much less noticeable than the discomfort associated with traditional braces.
Clear aligners are removable, virtually invisible, and require no metal brackets or wires, while braces stay fixed to your teeth for the full length of treatment. Aligners also mean fewer office visits for adjustments.
For the best results, aligners should stay in for 20 to 22 hours a day, only coming out to eat, drink anything besides water, and brush or floss.
Yes. Since aligners come out at mealtimes, there are no food restrictions the way there are with braces. Just be sure to brush before putting them back in.
Clear aligners treat most mild to moderate alignment issues, including crowding, gaps, and bite problems. Your dentist can tell you during your consultation whether your case is a good fit.
Cost depends on the length and complexity of your treatment. Financing through the Complete Smiles Membership Plan, Cherry, and CareCredit can break the cost into a monthly payment.
Yes. A retainer keeps your teeth from drifting back toward their original position, so wearing it as directed protects the results of your treatment long-term.
Yes. Clear aligners work well for many teens, especially once all of their adult teeth have come in. Your dentist can confirm if the timing is right at a consultation.
Call your office right away. Depending on where you are in your treatment, your dentist may have you move ahead to the next set or provide a replacement to keep your treatment on track.
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Practice Location Info
Where Your Care Happens
Your clear aligners appointments, and any follow-up care, all happen at our Cottonwood Heights Dental in Salt Lake City.
Owned by Complete Smiles
Cottonwood Heights Dental
7240 S Highland Dr, Ste 102
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
- Mon - Thu8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- FridayBy Appointment
- Sat - SunClosed
Financing: CareCredit · Cherry
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