The process from start to finish
Whether you have noticed your tooth misalignment yourself, been told by others or have had our dental team discuss it with you, when you first look into the procedure for yourself it is important to understand what the treatment entails. Invisalign in Cornwall, with us at Archway Dental Surgery, not only ensures that you first attend a consultation appointment, but also makes certain that you are walked through a 3D plan of what the treatment entails and what the end result will be when you follow the plan. It is during this consultation that our dentist will discover whether or not this is the best treatment for you and will seek to understand the full extent of your goal in terms of your smile. After all, Invisalign in Cornwall requires teamwork and therefore you and our dental team all need to start on the same page.
During the consultation a series of digital scans, photographs and in some cases X-rays will be taken. Not only does this allow the dental team to see the full extent of your misalignment problem, but it also acts as the basis on which the aligners are being made. Each aligner is custom made so as to fit snugly to a patient’s teeth, creating minimal discomfort during the realignment process. Following on from the consultation the aligners will be created and ready to begin treatment within approximately 1 to 2 weeks.
As soon as the aligners are ready for collection an appointment will be made during which the plan will be discussed again with you, so as to ensure you are fully aware of your commitment and responsibility. During this time you will also be instructed on how to fit the aligners, remove them safely and clean them. All of these details of care are of extreme importance as the aligners will be worn for approximately 22 hours a day. Although the changeover of aligner sets may not occur before your check-up appointment, this is entirely dependent on your individual situation, you will be guided as to when that is likely to occur. This is important as the aligners will be pushing the teeth into a new aligned position and in order to continue progressing, the changeover of sets is needed.
With check-ups occurring regularly and your commitment to the treatment remaining in place, once the desired result has been reached a new aligner will be created designed from your new tooth alignment. Teeth have a tendency to shift back into their original positioning over time and therefore to maintain the new smile and all the work put in, you will be required to wear an aligner ongoing. Once again this is transparent and comfortable, no different to the previous aligners worn during treatment, but helps maintain the new positioning of the teeth.
Whilst written out on the page the Invisalign in Cornwall treatment may sound complicated and long winded, in truth it fits into your daily life extremely easily and once the habit of wearing and removing the retainer during certain times sets in, it will become second nature. It makes this particular treatment highly popular at our practice, due to its lack of fussiness and complication.