The Invisible Alternative To Metal Braces; For Those Who Hate It
Being a dentist and having seen hundreds of dental patients striving hard to get straighter teeth at Midtown, New York, I know how it feels to have the “UGLY” metal braces. I have been in Dental care industry since more than 13 years and i know what is it that patients actually need.
Breaking the INVISALIGN story To alleviate the oral pain and the number of people staring at your wire-bonded teeth, a company named Align inc. Innovated INVISALIGN, which, after almost decade of its invention, has become the new face of dental braces in US & World.
The company, Align Inc. has registered more than 133 patents, among which Invisalign is the one. Invisalign uses highly sophisticated technology to make it possible for you to get a set of invisible/transparent aligners accustomed to your own teeth.
What is Invisalign? Invisalign is a teeth straightening technology that allows you to get straight teeth without wearing braces. In a way, it is “invisible braces”. Invisalign invisible braces are made with sophisticated machinery developed using computer machinery and virtual reality to plan gradual movement of teeth by clear overlay retainer appliances. Invisalign works through a series of clear, invisible & comfortable aligners those are hard to spot by others. The overlay appliances are constructed via computer with only mm movement of the malposed (crooked) teeth for each clear overlay appliance.
The Process Of Creating Invisalign For Particular Patient It all starts by taking x-ray, photographs, a bite registration and polyvinyl siloxane impressions of the patient's teeth and gums. Additionally, your dentist/orthodontist will fill a six-page form with a diagnosis and treatment plan. Patient's dental impressions are then sent to Align Technology where a 3D representation of patient's teeth is generated using sophisticated computer software called Treat. This program creates stages between patient's current and desired teeth positions for individual aligners. With each subsequent aligner, the position moves up to 3.3 mm. The designed solution, i.e. 3D representation of stages of aligners, is sent to the representative dental clinic where it is shown to patient for approval. Upon approval, the production procedure starts at Align Technologies, where the 3D representation is modeled using CAD-CAM software and manufactured using StereoLithoGraphy process.