Candid Clear Aligners near Lake Lanier, GA
AT A GLANCE
- Service: Candid Clear Aligners (remote-monitored clear aligner treatment)
- Serving: The Lake Lanier, GA area and surrounding Forsyth County, including the Buford Dam Road communities
- Office hours: Mon–Thu 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Fri 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- New patients: Yes, accepting new patients
- Key differentiator: No-pressure, judgment-free care with remote check-ins that fit a relaxed lake schedule
If You Have Been Putting This Off, Start Here
Plenty of adults around Lake Lanier have wanted straighter teeth for years and held back. Maybe braces felt like a teenager's problem. Maybe a past dental visit went badly and the chair still makes you tense. Those feelings are common, and they do not have to decide your smile.
Candid Clear Aligners remove much of what people dread. No metal brackets cutting your cheek. No tightening appointments. No mouth full of wire in every lake-weekend photo. You wear a smooth, clear tray almost nobody notices, and you take it out whenever you want.
Why the Process Feels Easier Than You Expect
This practice runs on conservative, judgment-free care, no high-pressure selling, the team will tell you. Your first visit is a conversation, not a lecture about how long it has been. You explain what worries you, and we build around it. There is no drill and no needle involved in moving your teeth with aligners.
Candid adds another layer of ease for lake-area patients. After your scan and fitting, you share progress photos from your phone, so much of treatment happens from home. For a community that runs at its own relaxed pace, that fit matters.
How Candid Actually Works
Candid Clear Aligners are a series of custom trays. Each one shifts your teeth a small, planned amount, and you move to the next about every two weeks. Dr. Friedman maps the full path from a digital iTero scan before your first tray, so the movement follows a deliberate plan from start to finish. Candid averages around $4,500, quoted clearly before you commit.
Is Candid Right for You?
Candid suits adults and teens with mild to moderate crowding, spacing, or bite issues who will keep the trays in about 22 hours a day. The remote model works especially well for people who live farther out and would rather not drive in constantly.
Aligners are not right for every case. Severe bite problems, teeth needing major rotation, or untreated decay and gum disease usually need other care first. Dr. Friedman tells you at the consult if Candid will reach your goal, so a longer drive never turns into a wasted trip, and he explains alternatives like Invisalign if they fit better.
What Treatment Feels Like, Start to Finish
The first day or two in a fresh tray feels tight. That pressure is the aligner working, and it settles quickly. You speak normally within a week and eat everything you normally would, since the trays come out for meals. Most people forget the aligners are in after the first few days.
When your last tray comes out, you switch to a retainer that locks in the result. Wear it as directed and your new smile holds for the long run. We fit it and walk you through the routine before you finish, so you are never guessing.
Getting Here from the Lake Lanier
From the southern end of Lake Lanier near Buford Dam Road, our Cumming office at 1475 Peachtree Pkwy, Suite C-3 runs about 12 to 15 miles, roughly a 20-minute drive depending on which part of the lake you start from. Parking sits at the building, and weekday mornings open at 7:30. Because Candid handles most checks remotely, you make that lake-area drive only occasionally once treatment begins.
Meet Your Doctor
For a nervous patient, who treats you matters as much as what they do. Dr. Michael C. Friedman, DDS, has more than 20 years of experience and roughly 20,000 patients treated, many of whom walked in apprehensive and left at ease. He built this practice around comfort and honest conversation, with amenities like blankets, headphones, and nitrous available for anxious patients.
A New York University graduate and third-generation dentist, he leads a team known across Forsyth County for treating people like neighbors. Fittingly for a lake page, he spends his own free time on the water, sailing on Lake Allatoona, and lives in Marietta with his family.
Candid Clear Aligners in Lake Lanier, GA Office Tour
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Local FAQ — Lake Lanier, GA
I have dental anxiety. Will starting Candid involve anything uncomfortable?
A: No. The consultation is a conversation and a digital scan, with no drilling and no needles. Comfort amenities like blankets, headphones, and nitrous are available, and we move at your pace. You decide what happens next once you have the information.
I live near the lake. Can I really do most of treatment from home?
A: Yes. After your scan and fitting, Candid lets you submit progress photos from your phone, and Dr. Friedman monitors your case remotely. In-person visits drop sharply, which suits the relaxed lake-area schedule.
How far is the office from the south end of Lake Lanier?
A: About 12 to 15 miles from the Buford Dam Road area, roughly a 20-minute drive to 1475 Peachtree Pkwy, Suite C-3. Parking is at the building, and weekday mornings open at 7:30 for early visits before the day on the water.
Will people notice I am wearing aligners?
A: Rarely. Candid trays are clear and fit closely against your teeth, so most people do not spot them in everyday settings. You also remove them to eat, so meals and gatherings stay normal.
I have put this off for years. Is it too late to fix my teeth?
A: It is not too late. Adults make up a large share of clear-aligner patients, and crowding or shifting that built up over time responds well to Candid. Dr. Friedman reviews your case at the free consult and tells you honestly what is achievable.
Sharon Springs Dental
1475 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, GA 30041
(470) 613-2580
https://sharonspringsdental.com/areas-we-serve/candid-clear-aligners-in-lake-lanier-ga/
Our Cumming GA Dental Office Location
Office Hours:
Monday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed