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 What is Invisalign®?
Invisalign is the invisible way to straighten your teeth without braces. It uses a series of clear removable aligners (pictured to the left) to straighten your teeth without metal wires or brackets. Invisalign has been proven effective in clinical research and in orthdontic practices nationwide. In fact, over 70% of all U.S. orthodontists are certified to treat patients with Invisalign.
How Does Invisalign® Work?
You wear each set of aligners for about 2 weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss.
As you replace each aligner with the next in the series, your teeth will move - little by little, week by week - until they have straightened to the final position your dentist has prescribed. You'll visit Dr. Calleros about once every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned. Total treatment time averages 9-15 months and the average number of aligners worn during treatment is between 18 and 30, but both will vary from case to case.
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The benefits of Invisalign®
Invisalign can help you get the great smile you've always wanted because it's...
Invisible, so no one can tell you're straightening your teeth. So now you can smile more during treatment as well as after.
Removable, so you can eat and drink what you want while in treatment, plus brushing and flossing are no problem.
Comfortable, because it has no metal to cause mouth abrasions during treatment. And no metal and wires usually means you spend less time in your doctor's office getting adjustments.
Invisalign also allows you to view your own virtual treatment plan when you start, so you can see how your straight teeth will look when your treatment is complete.
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The Invisalign Process
Step 1. Visit Dr. Calleros
During the initial visit, she will help you decide on your course of treatment. She will take bite impressions of your teeth and send them, along with a set of precise instructions, to Invisalign.
Step 2. Invisalign® labs makes your aligners
The aligners are made through a combination of your dentist's expertise and advanced 3-D computer imaging technology to transform your bite impressions into a custom-made series of clear and removable aligners. There may be as many as 48 in the series or as few as 12, depending on your individual treatment plan.
Step 3. You receive your aligners in a few weeks.
During your next visit to Dr. Calleros, you will receive your first set aligners. She will most likely give you a few additional sets for you to wear before you return for your next visit.
Step 4. You wear your aligners.
You'll wear each set of aligners day and night for about 2 weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss. Total treatment time averages 9-15 months, but will vary from case to case. You'll visit Dr. Callerosonly about every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned.
Step 5. You've finished treatment!
Congratulations! When you're finished wearing each aligner in the series, your treatment will be complete and you will have the beautiful smile you've always wanted.
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To see some before & after samples at the Invisalign website, click here.
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