Any Invisalign treatment plan will be carefully structured by us at Ringway Dental, with a bespoke timeline that aligns with your final expectations. The process is likely to vary between patients.
As your Invisalign dentist, we will refine your individual Invisalign treatment over time to achieve the best possible results, whenever they notice progress or unexpected changes.
1. Your Invisalign Consultation
The first step is to book your Invisalign consultation. This will be a physical appointment with us, where we will examine your teeth and rule out any dental health concerns. You will also be able to see what your teeth could look like with our digital Invisalign scanner.
If you have dental health issues, we recommended that you have these addressed and treated if possible before you move on with your Invisalign plan.
2. Moulding
Your Invisalign aligners are specifically bespoke, made to fit the highly unique contours of your teeth. This involves a moulding process. In your initial appointment, the scans, photos and x-rays taken of your teeth will be used to create your Invisalign mould.
Some parts of the design process are completed during your initial appointment. We will then use the scans and photos to develop a tailored digital mould of your Invisalign trays.
We will then send this mould over to the Invisalign laboratory, where your aligners will be created. This process usually takes around 2 – 3 weeks.
3. Having Your Invisalign Tray Fitted
Once the moulding process is finished, your Invisalign trays will be perfectly formed and ready for your fitting appointment.
We then attach small, almost invisible, attachments that are needed for your Invisalign trays to fit properly. These won’t make your aligners look different – they just help them to remain in place.
4. Follow-Up Appointments
Attending your follow-up appointments during the Invisalign process is essential. During these appointments, we will examine your teeth, identifying areas where there has been change or improvement.
Over time, you will have new Invisalign trays moulded and fitted as your teeth straighten up. This is all part of the Invisalign process – as your teeth are re-aligned, your old aligners will not be as effective in shifting the structure of your smile.
These updated aligners are carefully crafted using updated scans and imagery of your teeth. They are just as individually tailored as your original aligner, and are shaped to gradually pull your teeth further into place each time they are replaced.
At each follow-up appointment, Ringway Dental will outline how long to wear your aligners for and how to care for them.
5. Your Invisalign Results
Once you and Ringway Dental have determined that the results from your treatment have been a success, you can stop wearing your Invisalign trays. All we do now is remove the tiny fixtures that were attached to your teeth to hold the trays in place, and you will get to see your final results!
Your teeth will now be straighter than they were before, enhancing your smile and self-esteem. Looking at any before and after pictures is a useful way to determine how much your smile has improved using Invisalign.
6. Invisalign Aftercare
Your end results have been achieved, and you’re free to enjoy your new smile. Over time, teeth can sometimes shift back into place. This is a slow process, so it’s difficult to notice. This is why we always include the fitting of fixed and removable retainers at the end of your treatment, to help keep your teeth in position.
Make sure you wear your removable retainers overnight and stick to your personal, recommended Invisalign aftercare routine
