Invisalign® is a clear, comfortable, and removable alternative to traditional braces. It uses custom-made aligners to straighten teeth discreetly and effectively. At Dr. Linhart’s NYC office, our Platinum Plus providers – including a Board-Certified Orthodontist – have completed thousands of successful cases.
Invisalign not only improves your smile but also supports restorative dental work by aligning teeth and correcting bite issues. With our advanced 3Shape Trios scanner, starting treatment is quick, easy, and impression-free.
Using a state-of-the-art iTero™ scanner, we’ll quickly and precisely create a detailed, 3D scan of your current smile and map out the custom treatment plan for your new one. So you’ll know exactly what to expect at every step. We’ll even show you a sneak peek of what your new smile could look like.
Make an Appointment: Contact us to schedule an appointment with us for a free initial smile consultation.
Take Impressions: We’ll take digital impressions using our 3Shape Trios intra-oral scanner, so no more goopy, smelly impression material! These digital impressions are sent instantaneously to Invisalign®.
Make Aligners: Using advanced 3D computer imaging technology we’ll transform your bite impressions into a custom-made series of clear and removable aligners. There may be as many as 48 in the series or as few as 12, depending on your individual treatment plan.
Receive Aligners: During your next visit to our office, you’ll receive your first set of aligners. We will most likely give you a few additional sets for you to wear before you return for your next visit.
Wear Aligners: You’ll wear each set of aligners day and night for about 1-2 weeks as per the dentist, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss. Total treatment time averages 4-15 months, but will vary from case to case. You’ll visit us only about every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned.
Finish Treatment: When you’re finished wearing each aligner in the series, your treatment will be complete – and you’ll have the beautiful smile you’ve always wanted.
Invisalign® also works by applying incremental pressure to your teeth to tighten them, however, it uses a series of plastic trays, or aligners, to do this. While Invisalign aligners are molded to the shape of your teeth, each is a slightly different size, following the natural progression of your straightening process. Every subsequent tray is just a bit straighter, until ultimately, your final tray is the shape of your perfectly straight smile. Instead of tightening a wire like with regular braces, you simply change your tray roughly every two weeks.
One of the clearest advantages of Invisalign over braces is that Invisalign is removable. This means that daily activities like eating, drinking, and brushing your teeth aren’t affected at all. In fact, you have to remove your Invisalign tray when eating or drinking. But you can still eat whatever you want because there is nothing obstructing your teeth. Optimal wear for your Invisalign tray is 22
hours per day, but this still allows you plenty of time to keep the tray out while eating.
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