Invisalign Various teeth straightening techniques are available and each has its advantages and downsides. While traditional wire braces deliver in moving teeth into position, they do present many problems. Wearers of traditional braces report that they have issues such as irritation of the gums and the braces feeling uncomfortable in the mouth. To help address these problems, you may want to choose the Invisalign system to straighten your teeth. Our dentist at Jerome Riddle DDS suggests the Invisalign system if you want to straighten teeth discreetly. What is Invisalign?Invisalign features a series of clear aligners designed to work secretly in moving teeth. These clear plastic aligners are difficult to notice. They are also easy for wearers to take out when brushing their teeth, eating, playing sports, or when they simply want to take a break from wearing them. Invisalign aligners should be worn for approximately 22 hours and not less than 20 hours a day. This way, they are able to deliver good results in shifting teeth. How Does the Invisalign System Work?To create clear aligners, our dentist takes impressions of the mouth and teeth. The dentist takes the model of the impression to a lab so that the aligners can be fabricated. Thermoplastic material is used to make the aligners. This material is strong but flexible, therefore, it ensures comfort when wearing it for long hours. The amazing thing is that the material is nearly invisible. That is why we say that Invisalign makes teeth straighter in a discreet way. You need to wear each aligner for about two weeks, but sometimes, depending on how your teeth are responding to the treatment, we can alter the timeframe for wearing the aligners if we deem it appropriate. After the two-week period, you switch out the aligners with the next one in the set. These aligners are able to slowly shift the teeth and move them into place, over several months. Gently shifting the teeth helps create a comfortable experience. Once you finish wearing the aligners, the teeth should have attained a perfectly straight alignment. Benefits of InvisalignInvisalign aligners are quite comfortable. They do not hurt the soft tissues in the mouth as traditional wire braces do. If you have worn conventional wire braces, you know how irritating they can be to the gums. Invisalign eliminates these kinds of problems because it is constructed of plastic. It is also quite easy to clean your mouth when wearing Invisalign. The reason is that you can easily remove them from the mouth to brush and floss or eat, contrary to traditional braces that are fixed in place. The procedure involving the Invisalign system is pretty comfortable compared to the one involving metal braces since the clear aligners shift teeth at a manageable pace and just focus on a small number of teeth at a time. Talk to our team at Jerome Riddle DDS regarding teeth straightening options. We offer Invisalign and traditional braces to straighten teeth. Call us at 480-991-4410 to set up a consultation. |
