Clear Aligner (Invisalign)

Invisalign® clear aligners are custom-made for you.

The aligners are virtually invisible and fit snugly over your teeth. Each aligner shifts your teeth slightly, moving them horizontally and vertically and even rotating them when needed.

Your aligners are engineered to use the right amount of force in the right place at the right time. When you change to the next set of aligners (typically every week) your teeth gradually move into position, following a custom treatment plan mapped out by your doctor.

How to live with clear aligner

  • Keep eating all your favorite foods.
  • Stay active in all the sports and activities you love.
  • Keep brushing and flossing just as you normally do, with no brackets or wires to get in the way.
  • You’ll experience fewer emergency visits, without the hassle of brackets and wires breaking.
  • Your Invisalign clear aligners are virtually invisible, so people may not even notice you’re wearing them.

Wearing your aligners

  • You’ll be ready for anything, from movie night to coffee with friends. Just take your aligners out to eat and drink, then brush your teeth before putting them back in.
  • Wear your Invisalign clear aligners 20 to 22 hours a day for best results.
  • Parents, your teen’s aligners will have blue compliance indicators to assure you they’re wearing them enough.

Comparison between Clear aligner vs Braces

Clear aligner (Invisalign)

Braces

Visibility

Invisible

Visible

Emergency

No emergency for broken bracket

Yes

Hygiene

Easy to brush teeth and keep clean

More difficult

Comfort

More comfort

Less comfort

Cost

More expensive

cheaper

Eating

Easily to eat food

More difficult; have to be careful eat hard food

compliance

Need patient ‘s compliance

Less compliance