Invisalign
FAQ
What is Invisalign®?
Is this treatment only for adults?
- Invisalign® is the clinically proven, nearly invisible way to straighten teeth without metal braces.
- You wear a series of clear, removable aligners which gradually move your teeth into the desired position.
Our aligners can be removed for eating and cleaning.
- based on our dentist's diagnosis, a series of aligners are custom made in a laboratory using advanced computer imaging technology.
- You wear each aligner for two weeks before being replaced with the next one, until your teeth are straight.
- Aligners are nearly Invisible - straighten your teeth without anyone noticing.
- Aligners are Comfortable – there are no wires or metal to cause mouth abrasions.
- Aligners are Removable – for eating, drinking, dental care or other activities.
- Better oral hygiene during treatment – brush and floss normally to maintain healthy gums and teeth.
- If you have all your adult teeth (fully-erupted molars), most patients can be treated with Invisalign® even if they have crowns or bridges.
- Many common issues like crooked or crowded teeth, spaces between teeth and certain overbite and crossbite types can successfully be corrected.
Is this treatment only for adults?
- No, you just need to have all your adult / permanent teeth (fully erupted molars).
- Be committed to wearing your aligners at all times except for eating, drinking and cleaning.
- after your initial evaluation with Dr Fellerman, we discuss your goals for a new smile.
- We plan your full treatment together, and take your impressions and photographs.
- With advanced computer technology we can then show you a model of how you could look, before you start your
treatment.
- Depending on difficulty, most treatments will take 12 – 18 months.
- The aligners should be worn for 22 to 23 hours a day for the best results.
- Every 2 weeks you change to a new aligner and we recommend a check up once every 6–8 weeks.
- The aligners are made from clear plastic, so they are nearly invisible.
- Even when very close, most people will not notice you are straightening your teeth – unless you tell them!
- No. The aligners are removable so you can still enjoy your favourite food and drinks.
- You need to avoid tooth decay and /or gum disease by not forcing the food particles and sugars against your teeth
via the aligners. So keeping them clean is important.
- It is normal that you will only feel temporary discomfort when you wear the aligners for the first few days.
- The smooth aligners are not harmful to the inside of your mouth, but you do feel pressure and this is a good sign
that the aligners are working.
- As with conventional treatments, you may feel a slight pressure at first.
- Aligners may temporarily affect the speech of some people, and you may have a slight lisp for a day or two.
- Align Technology, Inc., the company that manufactures Invisalign®, was founded in 1997.
- Since then over 480,000 patients have been in treatment with Invisalign®.
- For more information please visit the website – www.invisalign.com
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