Have you noticed a crooked tooth in your smile? What about constant chipping teeth?
Misaligned teeth are not just aesthetically unappealing, but can actually have a negative effect on the overall health of your teeth. Teeth that are out of alignment are harder to clean, create force where there shouldn’t be, and can harm healthy teeth through chipping. Our office is pleased to offer Invisalign technology in order to correct misaligned teeth and prevent further damage.
Invisalign uses clear plastic aligners that are created to shift your teeth back into alignment. The process starts with a free consultation in our office to evaluate what type of Invisalign will work best for you. We will then take impressions of your teeth that are mailed into Invisalign headquarters. The Invisalign team will work to create a digital replication demonstrating how your teeth with shift throughout your treatment. Once this digital replication, called a Clincheck, is approved by our office, your clear aligners are created and shipped to our office.
Once we receive your aligners, we will schedule you an appointment for your initial placement. At this initial placement, we place clear composite buttons on your teeth which work as anchors for the aligners. Sometimes your treatment requires tooth slimming, officially called IPR, in order to help your teeth shift more efficiently. If IPR is required, Our Doctors slims the tooth using a sandpaper-like material. It is quick and painless. We will show you how to put in and take out your retainers and how to clean them. Once your initial delivery is done, we will schedule you back every six weeks to deliver your next 3 sets of aligners until treatment is complete.
If Invisalign treatment interests you, please contact our office to set up your free consultation. We would love to answer any questions you may have concerning this state of the art treatment.
