What awaits you during Invisalign treatment at Clinic 45? How long does the treatment last? What is the purpose of Invisalign treatment? Let’s find the answers to these and many other questions together.
What is Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Plates (Invisalign)?
Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Plates (Invisalign) is an orthodontic treatment method that is applied by changing to the next plates at regular intervals as instructed by the dentist, without wearing wires, to correct your teeth with transparent plates that are specially designed for you with digital orthodontic treatment technology. The most important reason why orthodontic treatments with clear plates, which offer the opportunity of wire-free orthodontic treatment, are preferred by patients is that it is not obvious that you are receiving orthodontic treatment while correcting the crookedness of your teeth and that this treatment process is very comfortable without any restrictions on eating and drinking.
Can Tooth Crookedness Be Treated with Clear Plates (Invisalign)?
Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Plates (Invisalign) has provided solutions to the dental problems of more than 8 million people in the world since the establishment of Align Technology in 1997. With this treatment, which is designed with an individual focus and almost invisible aesthetic perception to solve the person’s dental problems with transparent plates suitable for each patient’s own teeth, you do not need to use braces.
How Do Teeth Move with Transparent Plates?
Transparent plates are designed and put into production in a series according to the desired position for the teeth to move. Each plate provides strength to the teeth in a way that does not exceed 0.25 mm tooth movement, 2 degrees of rotation called rotation movement and 1 degree of torque called root movement. The plates are worn for the days recommended by the doctor (on average between 7 and 12 days) and then another plate is switched to.
What are the Advantages of Orthodontic Treatments with Transparent Plates (Invisalign)?
The most important feature of Invisalign is that it definitely does not negatively affect your daily life. Invisalign is almost invisible in your mouth and you can continue to smile as you wish during the treatment. You can easily remove your plates while eating, drinking or brushing your teeth and eat whatever you want.
Since soft plates are used in your treatment, away from the irritation of metal-porcelain brackets and wires, there will be no oral wounds and you will have a more comfortable process.
Since tooth movements are more controlled in these treatments, the toothaches you are likely to experience during the treatment period will be much less.
Since there are no problems such as bracket breakage or wire dislocation experienced with metal brackets during the process, your treatment process will be shorter, away from possible problems.
Invisalign can be used easily in children, young people and adults.
What Function Do Attachments Bonded to the Tooth Surface Perform in Invisalign Treatments?
In Invisalign treatments, projections called attachments, which are the same color as your teeth, are bonded to some teeth. Your doctor’s treatment plan determines which tooth this will be on and in what form.
Is Anything Attached to the Tooth Surfaces and Surrounding Tissues Other Than Attachments in Invisalign Treatments?
Since Invisalign treatments are personalized treatments, the planning for each patient varies. Attachments are bonded to the tooth surfaces of each patient in a way that is specific to the person. However, some patients may plan to use intraoral elastics. In some cases, these elastics can be attached to the location planned by the specialist doctor in the mouth with the patient’s approval and with the support of miniscrews placed.
How are Transparent Plates Designed and Produced?
After intraoral records are taken with 3D scanners, intraoral and extraoral photographs and X-ray records are uploaded to the system, the planning phase of the treatment begins. After the planning is made in cooperation with the doctor and the technician, if desired, it is submitted to the patient for approval and put into production.
Can Patients See the End of Treatment Simulation Before Starting Treatment?
After your treatment plan is designed in a virtual environment, you can see the end of the treatment in three dimensions. This plan is sent to the patients by e-mail so that they can control the treatment phase throughout the entire process.
Is There an Age Limit for Orthodontic Treatments with Transparent Plates?
It is an orthodontic treatment method that can be applied to both adults and our young and child patients. In transparent plate orthodontic (Invisalign) treatment, there are suitable treatment packages for treatment according to the level of dental crowding. Your Invisalign provider specialist doctor will tell you which of these you are suitable for.
What is the Age to Start Treatment in Clear Plate Orthodontic Treatments (Invisalign)?
With the Invisalign first package, we can now correct both the crooked front incisors and jaw disharmony in our patients between the ages of 7 and 12 (may vary from patient to patient), which we call mixed dentition. This allows our patients to grow up socially confidently and provides the opportunity to correct early orthodontic treatment needs without wasting time.
At What Periods Are Check-ups Performed in Invisalign Treatments?
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In treatments, 2 plates are given when the treatment is first started. If the patient has adapted to the treatment at the end of the 2nd plate, 3-4 plates are given at each check-up and appointment stages are created. Each plate is changed in the time periods recommended by the doctor. (average 7-12 days). Each appointment is given every 35-40 days on average.
For patients coming from far away, it can be continued for a while by asking the patient to send photos from digital platforms. The doctor’s advice should definitely be taken into account for this.
How Many Hours Should Clear Plates Be Worn During the Day?
Clear plates should be worn for an average of 20 hours or more per day. It is recommended to remove them only when eating and brushing your teeth. Apart from that, you can also remove them for a maximum of 1-2 hours, such as a very important meeting.
Do Invisalign Treatments Affect Speech?
After the 1-2 day adaptation period, you will not have any problems with speech. If you will need to talk for a very long time in a meeting, you can remove the Invisalign plates for 1-2 hours.
How to Maintain Invisalign Plates?
You can clean your Invisalign plates every morning and evening with a toothbrush using a cleaner recommended by your doctor under warm water. Patients remove their plates while eating, but they do not need to remove them while drinking. Although some habits such as drinking tea and coffee or smoking cause color changes in the plates, this color change will not cause a problem for the patient since the new plate will be changed in the periods determined by the doctor between 7 and 12 days.
What are the Treatment Times in Invisalign Treatments?
Treatment times vary from case to case. However, since Invisalign treatments are specially designed for the person and designed exactly according to the ideal angles of the teeth, the treatment times are shorter than normal bracket treatments. Since there are no unwanted problems such as bracket breakage in these treatments, the treatment time is much more predictable.
How Long Does It Take to Start Invisalign Treatments After the Records Are Taken?
Digital scan records, photographs and X-rays are uploaded to the system on the same day and there is an average waiting period of 1 month for the treatment planning, production of the plates and shipment from abroad to our country for the plates to arrive at the clinic.
What Should Be Done in the Mouth Before Invisalign Treatments?
Before starting Invisalign treatment, all decayed teeth in the mouth should be filled and dental tartar should be cleaned. Wisdom tooth extractions will be done according to your doctor’s advice. Implant, veneer and bridge procedures, gum cutting and teeth whitening procedures will be done at the end of the treatment.
Do Invisalign Plates Contain Bisphenol-A?
Invisalign plates do not contain Bisphenol-A or phthalates, which are used in baby bottles and PET bottles and are banned by Canada, the USA and the European Union because they cause many health problems. Therefore, you can have Invisalign treatment safely at any time of your life, including pregnancy and breastfeeding.
How is Reinforcement Achieved After Invisalign Treatments?
After Invisalign treatments are completed, very thin “retainer” fixing wires are attached to the inside of your teeth, which is a procedure that is valid for all orthodontic treatments. This thin wire is definitely not visible from the outside. It is attached to prevent any movement or retraction in your teeth. Your orthodontist will explain the duration to you.
Can Every Doctor Perform Invisalign Treatment?
In order to perform Invisalign treatment, doctors must first obtain a certificate. Invisalign treatment must definitely be performed by an orthodontist. You can find a list of orthodontists who perform Invisalign treatment in Turkey at https://www.invisalign.com/get-started/find-a-doctor.