Straight, nicely aligned teeth look attractive and healthy, enhancing your appearance and the ability to smile confidently. However, it is unusual to have perfectly straight teeth; issues such as overcrowding, overlapping teeth, or problems with how they bite together are common. Clear aligner therapy is an excellent way to correct many common orthodontic problems.
Why Choose Clear Aligners?
Fixed braces with metal brackets and wires are still widely used because they work extremely well, but they are very visible and require dedication to keep clean during treatment. Clear aligners are virtually invisible, consisting of aligner trays made from a clear plastic material and custom-designed to fit tightly over teeth.
The aligner trays are comfortable to wear, as the edges are polished and shaped to fit around your gums, and there are no brackets or wires to dig into your cheeks or lips. The aligners are removable, so treatment has minimal impact on everyday activities. Your treatment is planned using 3D technology based on scans and photos of your teeth. Once planned, you can see virtual images showing how your new smile is predicted to look once you finish wearing the aligners.
Treatment is carefully planned so that each set of aligners places precisely the right amount of pressure on specific teeth, gradually moving them so that teeth are eventually beautifully straight and bite together accurately. You can take out the aligners for meals and oral care but should leave them in at all other times. You wear each set of aligners for two weeks, then move on to the next set, continuing until your treatment plan is complete.
AngelAlign
Diverse Dental uses AngelAlign aligners, a highly effective system for correcting many common orthodontic problems. These include issues with crowding, overbites, open bites, cross bites and spacing so that treatment can close or reduce the size of unsightly gaps between teeth.
Who Can Have AngelAlign?
When you visit Diverse Dental for adult orthodontics, our dentist will assess your mouth and review your dental history to ensure treatment will provide the desired results. Anyone considering orthodontic treatment must have teeth that are generally strong and healthy enough to be moved successfully.
Good compliance is important, and although AngelAlign is easy to use, you must ensure you wear the aligners as directed, ideally only taking them out for meals and oral care. If you are likely to forget to wear them, these aligners might not be the best choice, and fixed braces may be preferable. If you decide to proceed, we will take a 3D scan of your mouth, which will be used to create your treatment plan. Once you have reviewed the plan and are happy with the predicted outcome, we can order your aligners. You then wear your aligners are shown for the length of treatment. Your treatment plan will last anywhere from six months to two years, depending on the complexity of movements needed to straighten your smile.