Invisalign
What is Invisalign?
Invisalign is an innovative new way to straighten teeth. Using a series of advanced clear aligners, Invisalign is designed to straighten your teeth with more predictability and comfort. Unlike traditional teeth-straightening treatments like braces, you can easily remove the aligners for teeth cleaning and eating, making it easier to brush and floss as normal. The best part? Your lifestyle is not interrupted, meaning you can still enjoy the activities you love and all the foods you can not live without.
The Connection Between Your Health & Misaligned Teeth —
Gum Disease
Misaligned teeth can make it hard to remove plaque and bacteria from your gums and teeth. This can lead to inflamed gums, soft tissue damage, pockets between the teeth and receding gums.
Tooth Loss
Misaligned teeth can slowly wear away the protective enamel, resulting in problems like cavities. Excess strain on the jaw, jaw muscles, and the teeth themselves can result in chipped or fractured teeth.
Bone Loss
Misaligned teeth can affect the ability of your teeth to grind and chew properly. In these situations, lack of opposing force limits the natural stimulation of the jaw leading to bone loss.
Health Risks
Problems that start in your mouth can spread to other parts of your body and put you at a higher risk for heart disease, lung disease, stroke, and complications relating to diabetes and pregnancy.
Types of Treatable Invisalign Cases —
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Openbite
If your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed, your doctor calls this an open bite.
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Underbite
If your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed, your doctor calls this an open bite.
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Crossbite
When you close your mouth and some of your upper teeth are sitting inside your lower teeth — rather than on the outside, like they normally would — your doctor calls this a crossbite.
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Crowding
When you don't have enough room in your jaw for your teeth to fit normally, your teeth can bunch up, overlap and twist, sometimes getting pushed to the front or the back.
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Spacing
When you have extra space between two or more of your teeth, your doctor calls this spacing issues or gap teeth.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The process of Invisalign —
STEP ONE:
Initial consultation.
Contact us to schedule your appointment. During your initial consultation, we will exam your teeth and discuss the different types of results you hope to achieve.
STEP TWO:
Photos & 3D dental scan.
Using the iTero scanner, we can take a fast and precise 3D digital scan of your teeth and stimulate a visualization for you on how your new smile will look.
STEP THREE:
Invisalign aligner placement.
When your Invisalign aligners come in from the lab, we place attachments onto your teeth to help hold and guide your teeth into the proper alignment.
STEP FOUR:
Wearing your Invisalign.
Wear your Invisalign clear aligners 20 to 22 hours a day for best results. Your Invisalign aligners are virtually transparent and easy to take out, so you can keep brushing and eating as you normally would.
