| Have you ever wondered what Invisalign is? At first | | | | teeth to the medical device company who |
| it sounds like a new household product because of | | | | manufactures Invisalign, Align Technology. The |
| the words use but try asking your local dentist or | | | | impressions are placed into the CT scan to create a |
| orthodontist, I'm sure he'll have an idea what | | | | 3-D image to depict the kind of treatment needed |
| Invisalign is. Invisalign is a new alternative method to | | | | and they modify those teeth aligners to fit the |
| braces and are composed of teeth aligners that | | | | patient. |
| gradually straighten teeth. What's good about | | | | Q. What are these aligners made of? |
| Invisalign teeth aligners is that they are completely | | | | They are constructed for medical grade-dental type |
| transparent and non detectable like the wires and | | | | of plastic. These are virtually invisible when worn by |
| brackets of metal braces. They are marketed as | | | | the patient |
| being more comfortable and also removable in nature | | | | Q. How often are these worn and taken off? |
| so that the person with Invisalign can take it off and | | | | When the patient needs adjusting of the teeth |
| enjoy the ease of eating without being burdened by | | | | aligners they are taken off almost after every two |
| metallic braces. | | | | week. Usually some orthodontist will advise you to |
| So what's what with this dental implement anyway? | | | | keep it on for more than two week when the teeth |
| Here are some of the facts of the new "invisible | | | | have not yet moved to the correct position. |
| aligners" for your inquiring mind: | | | | Q. How long will the treatment last? |
| Q. How does Invisalign work? | | | | The common length for a patient would be 1 year |
| Utilizing dental impression and X-rays taken from | | | | but it is still dependent upon the treatment. |
| patients, the orthodontist sends the images of the | | | | |