Irvine Dentist Solutions | Invisalign

Invisalign

by Irvine Dentist Michael Choi, DMD

Invisalign® is the invisible way to straighten your teeth without braces by using a series of clear removable aligners to straighten your teeth without metal wires or brackets.

Why choose invisalign?

• These aligners are virtually invisible so no one can tell you're straightening your teeth. Now you can smile during your treatment as well as after!
• Removable, so you can eat and drink what you want while in treatment; plus brushing and flossing is no problem.
• Comfortable, because it has no metal to cause mouth abrasions during treatment. And no metal and wires usually means you spend less time in your doctor's office getting adjustments.

The Invisalign Process

Step 1: Visit Your Dentist

During the initial visit, Dr. Choi will help you decide on your course of treatment. He will take bite impressions of your teeth and send them, along with a set of precise instructions to the Invisalign® lab.

Step 2: Invisalign Makes Your Aligners

Invisalign® uses advanced 3-D computer imaging technology to 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.

Step 3: You Receive Your Aligners in a Few Weeks

During your next visit to your dentist, you will receive your first set of aligners. Your dentist will most likely give you a few additional sets for you to wear before you return for your next visit.

Step 4: You Wear Your Aligners

You'll wear each set of aligners day and night for about 2 weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss. Total treatment time averages 9-15 months, but will vary from case to case. You'll visit your dentist only about every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned.

Step 5: You've Finished The Treatment

Congratulations! When you're finished wearing each aligner in the series, your treatment will be complete and you will have the beautiful smile you've always wanted.

Invisalign can invisibly and painlessly give you the smile of your dreams; call Smile By Design for a free consultation.

Invisalign will painlessly give you the smile of your dreams... at the Smile by Design Dental Group of Dr. Michael Choi; offering restorative and cosmetic dentistry to Irvine, Tustin, Lake Forest, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and greater Orange County, California (CA) area.