Treatment with invisible aligners

Invisalign®

Invisalign® is a treatment method used to correct moderate tooth misalignments, and works by inserting a series of individually crafted, transparent and removable plastic aligners. For more seriously mal-aligned teeth, Invisalign is only partially effective, or not at all, unless there has been pre-treatment.

The original condition of the jaw is captured in a virtual computer-animated model. Using special computer graphics, a pre-determined target is then modelled three dimensionally and sub-divided into the various treatment phases. For each of these phases, specific individual aligners are made, and every tray is worn for about 2 weeks.
During this time, continuous light pressure is exerted onto the teeth, to move them into the pre-calculated position. Once in position, the next tray (aligner) is used, until gradually the optimal treatment target is reached. Depending on the degree of the misalignment, the whole treatment takes on average 12 to 18 months.