Signs that you may need Invisalign/Clear Aligners include:

• Gapped teeth

• Crowded or cramped teeth

• Overbite

• Underbite

• Open bite

• Crooked teeth

• Cross bite

That being said, aligners are not right for everyone. Aligners work best at straightening teeth and fixing the above conditions so long as they are mild or moderate. Those with more severe cases may need more complex treatment.

Aligners are clear, thin, plastic-like trays that are formed to fit an individual’s teeth.

Patients are responsible for putting in and removing their aligners. A series of aligners is created to move teeth. Each aligner is worn for 2 weeks at a time, and moves teeth a fraction of a millimeter at a time. 

Patients must remove aligners for meals and when brushing/flossing. The number of aligners needed to correct misaligned teeth varies based on the individual’s orthodontic problem and its correction. 

Aligners must be worn 20-22 hours a day, full time, day and night wear.  

Aligners & Braces use different methods in order to straighten your teeth, but they are both reliable, effective tools used by orthodontists to achieve beautiful, healthy smiles! Both are able to give the same results & both come with their own compliance factors. 

Aligners

Patients prefer aligners for the fact they are discreet, their comfort and convenience they provide since there are fewer appointments needed along with almost no emergency visits. Along with no food restrictions nor any additional time needed on taking care of your oral hygiene. 

Braces

Braces are non removal which means our doctors are the ones in charge/control of steering the "ship" during treatment. Since braces are bonded onto the teeth, there can be a lesser chance of treatment being extended due to non compliance wear since the patient does not need to worry about taking on & off their brackets like they would with aligners.