Clear Aligners Information

• Custom Clear Aligners

Each aligner is custom made to fit over your teeth and is designed to gradually move teeth into their proper position. Wearing them puts gentle pressure on the teeth, moving and repositioning them. Aligners are designed to minimize the appearance of the appliance to better fit any lifestyle. The orthodontist at Success Smiles Orthodontics can customize the correct treatment and design the clear aligner for a less conspicuous way to correct your teeth and turn your frown upside down.

• Advantages of Clear Aligners

Clear aligners are trays that are clear, thin, plastic replicas of your teeth. The aligner trays are custom built for every patient, depending on the severity of the misalignment. Tooth colored attachments are frequently placed on the teeth to help guide the teeth into place. Clear aligners can treat a variety of different cases, including crowded teeth, overbites, underbites, gaps between teeth and open bites (when the front upper and lower teeth slant outward and do not touch when your mouth is closed) and misaligned baby teeth. Aligners are designed to minimize the appearance of the appliance to better fit any lifestyle. Invisalign is a popular and widely known clear aligner that provides an accurate, comfortable and quick treatment. Many patients appreciate that aligners are removable so that they can eat whatever they like. It is important to remember that drinking soft drinks, flavored waters or sports drinks of any kind with the aligners in could lead to staining of the teeth and cause extensive decay. The doctor at Success Smiles Orthodontics can provide the guidance needed. Patients can also brush and floss without the discomfort of metal braces. Social occasions or work is not an issue either with clear aligners, when worn responsibly. Invisalign or clear braces are worn a minimum of 22 hours a day and in the correct sequence. Because they are removable, aligners can be easily lost or damaged. Responsibility comes with wearing clear aligners.

Clear Aligners Cost

What is the cost for clear aligners? A number of factors contribute to the amount you might pay for orthodontic work like Invisalign clear aligners. Your oral health needs and how much work must be done is one of the considerations. At Success Smiles Orthodontics the assistance will be invaluable. Another element of clear aligners’ cost is insurance. Check with your insurance company. Invisalign treatment costs anywhere from $3,000 to $7,000 in comparison to traditional metal bracket braces which cost $2,000 to $6,000. Clear aligners may be more expensive, but the pros outweigh the cons. Invisalign clear aligners require fewer trips to the orthodontist. They are easy to remove when eating or cleaning your teeth. Clear aligners provide more comfort in the treatment and movement of your teeth and allow more freedom than metal bracket braces. As with any orthodontics, you can expect to use a retainer to keep your teeth in their new position after using clear aligners. Retainers can be either removable or cemented to your teeth. They cost $100 to $500 per retainer. A retainer usually has to be worn every day for a while and then can be transitioned to wearing only at night.