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Investment in your future overall dental health with Invisalign clear dental aligners and invisible braces
Invisalign is also known as Invisalign aligners, Invisalign braces, Invisible braces, clear braces and clear aligners. Invisalign is a nearly ‘invisible’ polymeric medical device fitted over the dentition. Invisalign is made of SmartTrack material, removable appliances that move your teeth in small increments.
First, you must consult with a trained and certified Invisalign doctor. They could schedule your initial consultation to determine whether your teeth could successfully be straightened using Invisalign.
If so, your doctor will provide the Invisalign centre with radiographs, photographs, and models of your teeth, which will be used to create a digitally made 3-D animation for the virtual presentation of your teeth’ exact movement in sequential stages.
Once the initial movement and planning approach is considered to grant the best possible orthodontic treatment outcome, you will be informed more about the complexity, extent, duration, and eventual cost of your entire treatment course.
Your doctor will take impressions or intra-oral scans of your teeth and send them along with a prescription to the Align laboratory. Align technicians will follow your doctor’s prescription to create a model of your prescribed treatment. Upon approval of your doctor’s ClinCheck treatment plan Align will produce and ship a series of customised aligners to your doctor. The total number of aligners will vary depending on the complexity of your malocclusion and the doctor’s treatment plan. The aligners will be individually numbered and dispensed to you by your doctor with specific instructions for use.
These aligners would gradually, gently and efficiently straighten your misaligned teeth toward the appropriate position to give you a better bite, healthier gum and the most beautiful smile you have ever wished for.
Treatment plans and progress can be visualised and follow-up through the ClinCheck software.
Treatment time varies from case to case and could last 3 to 36 months, depending on the complexity and severity of the mal-alignment.
Clear aligners are becoming increasingly popular as orthodontic appliances. However, you should also be aware that any orthodontic treatment, including Invisalign, clear aligners or invisible braces has limitations and potential risks that should consider before undergoing treatment. An orthodontist should be involved to assess and discuss the treatment options with each patient to achieve successful orthodontic treatment.
Case planning is the Phase I. of the treatment and consists of:
Treatment duration varies depending on the complexity of your doctor’s prescription. Then, as directed by your doctor, you will switch to the next aligner in the series every 10 to 14 days. Some patients may require bonded aesthetic attachments and/or the use of elastics during treatment to facilitate specific orthodontic movements. In addition, patients may require additional impressions or intra-oral scans and/or refinement aligners after the initial series of aligners.
Invisalign and Clear aligners must be worn all the time except for when eating.
As recommended by the manufacturers, the appliances should be worn for a minimum of 22 hours per day to be most efficacious. Therefore, the success of aligner treatment is very reliant on the patients’ motivation and discipline.
See our Invisalign before and after photos from our happy patients.
Correct the proclined anterior upper teeth, excessive overjet and the canine-molar relationship on the right side.
Severe Maxillary and mandibular posterior arch-length loss with misalignment of upper teeth.