Back in the 1990s, a student at Stanford University in the USA was lying on his bed, daydreaming about how much nicer it would’ve been to get his teeth straightened if he’d been able to do it with his mouth-guard style retainer rather than brackets and wires. He turned that dream into a reality, and now more than 6 million people have benefited from his daydream.
In Weybridge, Invisalign clear aligners are available from Weybridge Orthodontics, where we use them to correct mild to moderate malocclusions. And with great success.
People love Invisalign in Weybridge because these smooth plastic aligners are comfortable to wear, almost impossible to see and allow you to keep on eating whatever you like.
You take out the ultra-thin, transparent aligners each time you eat or drink anything other than plain water and to brush your teeth.
How to get Invisalign in Weybridge
The first thing to do is come along for a consultation with Weybridge Orthodontics. We can do an assessment to find out if Invisalign is the right treatment for you. Invisalign does not work on every malocclusion situation. If your teeth are severely out of line, you may need to start off with another kind of braces and then move onto Invisalign part-way through the process.
We will take detailed measurements of your teeth using a handheld scanner that builds up a 3D image of your teeth on a nearby monitor as we scan. We use that to show you how your teeth will need to be moved and what your aligned smile will look like.
If Invisalign is right for you, you will receive a series of aligners. Each one has carefully placed pressure points inside it. They press on the teeth until the jawbone responds by dissolving and rebuilding itself to relieve the pressure. This takes 7-10 days. Then you put in the next aligner, and so on until you reach the last one and the treatment is done. You then need to wear a retainer while your teeth and bone settle down into their new arrangement.
Give us a call now and book an appointment.