Orthodontic Treatment With Invisalign In the previous years, orthodontic treatment was carried out with the help of dental braces, which were not only unsightly, but they also severe discomfort and soft tissue trauma to the wearer. In fact, one of the major reasons patients avoided getting their teeth straightened with braces was due to the unaesthetic appearance of the braces as well as their tendency to cause tissue damage. What if you could get your teeth straightened, without causing any discomfort or disturbing your smile? Yes, this is possible. With the Invisalign aligners, which are transparent and barely visible, you get to keep your beautiful smile throughout the duration of the orthodontic treatment.
What is Invisalign? Invisalign simply stands for invisible aligners, and refer to the orthodontic appliances just like the retainers, which are made of acrylic. Since they are made up of a transparent acrylic, they are barely visible to the observer, and are hence, superior in esthetics when compared with the dental braces. The good news is that the Invisalign technology is available almost everywhere. Just visit your local dentists in Claremont, California and get started with the treatment right away.
What Is The Procedure? • Digital Impressions – gone are the days when impressions of the oral cavity were taken by placing a tray filled with an impression material into the mouth. This technique not only did not allow the required accuracy of the impression, but also caused significant discomfort to the patient. For Invisalign aligners, your dentist will make a digital impression of your oral structures by placing an intra-oral camera. • Treatment Planning – the 3D digital impression of your mouth is then fed into a software, with the help of which, your dentist chalks out a customized treatment that is precisely based on your individual case. • Fabrication of Invisalign Aligners – the digital impression and the required design of the aligners is then sent to the dental lab for fabrication. The aligners are designed in such a way that they exert a suitable amount of pressure onto the teeth, thereby carrying out the required tooth alignment. Patients wear the first set of aligners for about two weeks, and then they are provided with aligners once the previous aligner has served its purpose. In this way, the patient sequentially switches to a new set of aligners after every two weeks, until the desired results are achieved.