A Step By Step Guide To Invisalign

What is Invisalign treatment?

Invisalign treatment allows you to transform your smile discreetly and comfortably with virtually-invisible, removable braces. Invisalign aligners are completely transparent and custom made to gradually straighten your teeth without using any metal wires or brackets. Your aligners can discreetly correct several different orthodontic issues to give you a balanced, even smile in as little as three months. The aligners look like clear, flexible retainers and are removable, so you can take them out when eating or brushing your teeth.

How Invisalign works?

STEP ONE

Visit us at Ocean Medical Dental Clinic, at your first appointment we’ll help you decide your course of treatment. The dentist will take bite impressions of your teeth and send them to Invisalign.

STEP TWO

Making your aligners, 3D imaging technology is used to transform your bite impressions into a custom-made series of clear and removable aligners. There may be as many as 48 in the series or as a few as 12, depending on your requirements.

STEP THREE

Receive your aligners. During your next visit to your dentist, you will receive your first set of aligners. Your dentist will probably give you a few additional sets for you to wear before you return for your next visit.

STEP FOUR

Wear your aligners. You’ll wear each set of the aligners for about two weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush and floss. You’ll need to visit your dentist every six weeks to check that your treatment is progressing as planned. The total treatment time averages from 12 to 18 months .

STEP FIVE

Finish your treatment.

Your treatment ends when you have worn each set of aligners. To help keep your new straighter smile, you will wear retainers at night for six months, and then usually a few times a week as instructed by your dentist.

Written By

Dr Kalin Shutov