Invisalign’s system of thermoplastic aligners is not the only orthodontic treatment option for people looking for straighter and more consistently spaced teeth. For some people, traditional braces — sometimes tweaked with some non-traditional advances — are good or even the best appropriate option. Straightening your teeth with Invisalign near you, though, offers some unique and compelling advantages that traditional braces just can’t offer. Here are six of those compelling advantages in just one word and in alphabetical order.
If the advantages of Invisalign look attractive to you, make an appointment with a dentist near you and ask if Invisalign is the right choice for helping you to achieve your goals.
Comfortable
There’s an inherent risk to walking around with an arrangement of metal wires and brackets between and cemented to your teeth. Those wires and brackets poke and protrude against your gums and cheeks, where you may experience abrasions, irritation, and soreness. Orthodontic treatment with Invisalign in Wetaskiwin eliminates all that discomfort. Your aligners will fit snug against your teeth without any sharp edges or protrusions against the soft tissues in your mouth.
Convenient
Follow-up appointments while receiving orthodontic treatment with braces involve removing and adjusting the arch wires that connect the metal brackets on your teeth. Your dentist might even clean your teeth once those wires have been removed and make any necessary repairs before returning those archwires to your teeth. All those steps combine to make those follow-up appointments lengthy and sometimes uncomfortable. Not so with Invisalign.
During your Invisalign treatment plan, you’ll attend occasional follow-up appointments with your dentist in Wetaskiwin, but of a very different sort. There will be no wires to remove, repair or replace since there are no wires at all. Your dentist won’t need to clean your teeth for you, because you’ll have been able to do that yourself. (More about that in a moment.) Instead, those appointments will be an opportunity to discuss any concerns and to confirm that your plan is on track.
Healthier
Keeping your teeth clean while working around the archwires and brackets that comprise traditional braces can be a challenge. With Invisalign, though, maintaining your oral hygiene habits and keeping your teeth and gums clean is a breeze. You’ll be able to brush and floss normally because you’ll be able to do so after taking your aligners out and while your teeth are completely braces-free. Your smile will be brighter and your breath fresher than ever.
Invisible
If you think of “train tracks” when you think of orthodontic treatment, it’s time to put those stale-dated images out of your mind. It’s true that braces come with a certain amount of stigma and embarrassment, but Invisalign has solved that problem by relying on clear — yes, we said clear — thermoplastic aligners to gradually move your teeth. As long as you keep your teeth and aligners clean as your dentist will explain, no one needs to know you’re undergoing orthodontic treatment at all. It’ll be your little secret (though it may not be something you want to keep secret at all!)
Predictable
Thanks to advances in digital photography, dental imaging, and computer simulations, your treatment plan will include careful and step-by-step projections of every step in your transition toward straight teeth. You’ll know from the outset what your final result will look like, and you’ll leave your dentist’s office with a precise schedule of when you’ll switch from one aligner to the next as you get closer to your goal.
Removable
For many people, traditional braces are an excellent option for achieving straighter teeth, but they come with at least one significant downside: you’re stuck with them… often for years. Those braces will show up in every photograph and be part of every special occasion, casual meal, first kiss, job interview or big presentation. For many adults, the physical appearance of braces has been an obstacle to pursuing orthodontic treatment when doing so is finally accessible. Opting for Invisalign in Wetaskiwin brings discrete treatment within reach. You’ll be able to remove your aligners to eat, brush, floss — and even for special occasions, photographs, presentations, job interviews or intimate moments — as long as you wear them for 20 to 22 hours daily to keep your plan on track.