Are you fed up with seeing wonky, crooked teeth grinning back at you from the mirror? Perhaps you have spaces between your teeth that look unsightly and trap food annoyingly? One solution might be invisible braces in Bowmanville.
Instead of wearing highly visible fixed metal braces with wires and brightly coloured elastics, invisible braces are far more discreet, consisting of clear aligners. The aligners are made from thin BPA free plastic that fit tightly over your teeth. Once over your teeth, these aligners are virtually invisible, although you might notice a slight halo effect around the teeth. One of the best-known aligner systems is called Invisalign.
How Does It Work?
Invisalign uses the most advanced technologies to straighten teeth through the use of custom-made aligner trays. The aligners are designed and made using a 3-D computer simulation of your mouth. The system is very easy to use because you only need to wear each set of aligners for two weeks before discarding that set and moving onto the next set of aligners. The aligners are carefully designed to apply gentle yet firm pressure, gradually moving your teeth into the correct positions identified in your treatment plan.
Because the aligners are removable, any disruption to everyday life is minimal. You can remove the aligners whenever you wish to eat or drink anything other than water and for brushing and flossing. However, good compliance is essential for this system to work properly, and you must commit to wearing the aligners for at least 22 hours each day.
Who Is Suitable for Invisalign?
Invisalign can help correct a comprehensive range of problems such as an open bite, crossbites, underbites and overbites, and issues with teeth that are crooked or overcrowded or which have gaps between them. The best way to find out for sure is Invisalign could help you is to come and see our certified Invisalign provider here at West Bowmanville Family Dental.
Our dentist can carefully assess your teeth to make sure you are suitable for orthodontic treatment in Newcastle and can discuss what to expect, the approximate time needed to complete treatment, and of course, the cost. Treatment times can vary from just a few months for more cosmetically oriented issues to a year or two for more complex problems. Most people complete treatment within a year. The price of treatment depends on how many aligners you need and is comparable with traditional fixed braces.
Planning Your Treatment
The process of planning Invisalign treatment in Clarington is fast and comfortable. We use our digital scanner to take a detailed and highly precise impression of your mouth, eliminating the need for a messy impression tray. The scanner creates a 3-D model of your mouth, which we use to plan your treatment. The great thing about this process is that you can see a digital image predicting the outcome of Invisalign treatment, which can be quite exciting. The process also allows you to become more involved in treatment planning and make a more informed choice regarding whether you wish to proceed.
The next stage is to create your Invisalign aligners, and we can show you how to insert and remove them and clean them thoroughly. You will need to see our Courtice dentist regularly during treatment, but these visits should be quite short. They are merely to check your treatment is progressing as planned and to provide more sets of aligners as needed. Within a short while, you will see your teeth start to move as your new, straighter smile emerges.
