Braces are not the only choice for correcting your uneven smile. Our team can also correct misalignment with a series of clear and comfortable aligners. With Invisalign®, your North Hollywood, CA, dentist can provide orthodontics that are clear and barely visible, with optimal results possible in as little as one year!

The Causes and Risks of Your Dental Misalignment

What causes misalignment to occur? Crooked, crowded, and overlapping teeth could be due to thumb sucking in childhood, premature loss of baby teeth, or permanent teeth that don’t erupt fully. Wisdom tooth eruption could be a factor, as could tooth loss in the teen and adult years. When your smile becomes uneven, this could make thorough brushing and flossing more difficult, so you’re more likely to develop tooth decay and gum disease. Poor bite balance could also lead to TMJ disorder and even bruxism (chronic teeth grinding). You may also feel uncomfortable with your appearance. But our team can help with a cosmetic orthodontic option known as Invisalign®.

The Invisalign® Treatment Process

With Invisalign®, we don’t use metal brackets or wires to shift your teeth into proper position. Instead, you will receive a series of clear plastic aligners. Each set is wont for about two weeks, 20 to 22 hours a day on average. The aligners then gradually shift your teeth and help you on a journey to an even smile. The procedure requires fewer office visits than braces, and you obtain optimal results in as little as one year in some cases. The aligners themselves are easy to use and clean, and can travel with you too. They remain practically invisible when in place, and you can remove them before you eat or brush and floss so keeping your smile healthy and free of stains and decay is much simpler.

Creating Your Aligners

The key to the success of your aligners is the custom nature of them. Each one has been custom-made and fitted for your smile. To do so, we will take detailed digital images of your smile from multiple angles, and use them to plan and fabricate a series of aligners in a lab setting. They fit snugly over your teeth and each one shifts your teeth slightly, so with each set you grow closer to your even and beautiful smile. If you have any questions about how we treat your misalignment with our clear Invisalign® braces, then contact our team today to learn more.

Schedule a Visit for Clear Orthodontics

Our team wants to help you on your journey to an even and healthy smile with Invisalign®. To schedule a visit for our clear braces, give us a call at Modern Smiles in North Hollywood, CA at (818)763-9353.