ART Dentistry All About Invisalign Dental Braces & Dental Bridge | Page 3

Everything you need to know
about Invisalign Dental Braces
• Invisalign
braces are made up of plastic and form something called aligners
that will work slowly to realign a person’s teeth. Moulds will be taken of a
patient’s teeth in the first initial appointment to create a 3D cast, x-rays and
digital imaging are also used during this process. This helps the dental
surgeon to come up with a fool proof course of action when it comes to
actually sculpting the impression of the teeth for the braces.
• Once
the Invisalign braces have been sculpted and fitted to a patient’s
mouth they will have to be worn for the majority of the day, for twenty two
hours at least – it is advised to take them out only when sleeping. You can,
however, remove them when eating or when brushing your teeth, this will
make the Invisalign brace much easier to clean and keep your mouth and
gums hygienic. Having unclean braces will cause some nasty infections and
complications. What Invisalign braces work to do is realign any crooked or
wonky teeth and to correct any overbites. They do this by gently guiding
your teeth into a better, more healthy position. However, there are different
parts and pieces to Invisalign braces and the patient will progress through
these different mouth pieces in two week stages, of course, providing
everything went well with the prior stages and treatments.