How Do the Invisalign Braces Work?
“Invisalign is another type of way that dentists and orthodontists can help enhance the positions of the teeth. They’re also known as invisible braces, and they’re known as invisible braces because unlike the traditional braces where you have brackets and metal wires chemically fixed onto the teeth invisalign represents a set of clear plastic retainers that simply snap over the teeth, similar to a bleaching tray, and it’s through these retainers that the teeth are slowly repositioned every two weeks in order to get to the end result. Typically, what happens is patient will get some, go into the office and have some special molds made and then they’re sent off to the invisalign lab. It’s through this lab that a clear set of retainers are made for the patient to help facilitate those movements. Typically, a patient will change their retainer out every two two to three weeks, and every time they change it represents a different type of movement that we’re trying to exhibit in the mouth. I
