Invisalign

New orthodontic technology is available in Cincinnati that provides adults with the chance to align their teeth without having to wear bulky, visible traditional braces.

The new Invisalign product works like normal braces but is practically invisible.

How can a patient start using Invisalign? There are around twenty thousand certified dentists and orthodontists in the United States including many in Cincinnati who can provide the Invisalign products as treatment to their patients.

The first appointment involves a consultation with the dentist or orthodontist to first determine whether or not a patient is a viable candidate for the treatment.

If deemed appropriate, the dentist will take impressions and photographs of the patient’s teeth, and send them to the Invisalign manufacturing department operated by the company’s founding group, Align Technologies. The laboratory uses an advanced computer designing program to create from twenty to thirty aligning units for each patient. The aligners are meant to change the position of the teeth in small increments, .25 and .33 millimeters, and are changed every two weeks. The dentist or orthodontist retains the bulk of the aligners, and will dispense the next two aligners to the patient after reassessment. This ensures that the efficacy of the procedure and the equipment are properly monitored over the course of 12 months, and the best results are achieved.

Invisalign patients must remove them for no more than four hours a day, and to never eat or drink anything but water while wearing them.

What if a patient is not an acceptable candidate for the Invisalign system? Conventional products are still available and are more likely to be recommended in more complicated alignment cases.

A qualified and experienced Cincinnati dentist or orthodontist is ultimately the best judge of any dental condition and the optimal method of treatment to be followed.