Orthodontic technologies and techniques have advanced far not only in terms of efficiency, application and hygiene but also in the issue of aesthetics. If yesterday patients could use sapphire braces and lingual systems – almost invisible bracket systems, today it is possible to smooth the bite using Invisalign eliners – comfortable mouth guards that repeat the shape of the dentition.
The predecessors of the eliners a few decades ago were removable mouth guards, which should be changed every 3-4 weeks. These were rather inconvenient, heavy, dense parts of plastic with a metal frame, which were not very popular. Mappers were replaced in the 90s by the eliners and the Invisalign brand – a product of the dental company Align Technology, although officially this product was officially launched outside Europe only as a certified corrective agent only a decade later. A distinctive feature of this product is the company’s constant investment in research, improving Invisalign functionality and quality control.
Invisaline Eliner Treatment: Steps and Installation
- Diagnosis . An orthodontist examines teeth, gums, mucous membranes, and analyzes jaw photographs. All this is necessary to ensure that the use of the eliner in no way affects the health of the patient, namely, nutrition, diction and the development of enamel and gum disease.
- Taking casts . Usingcomputer modeling, the entire surface structure of teeth and their violations are digitized in a database. During the treatment, the orthodontist designs a new, regular tooth shape and creates a correction program in the Clean Check application.
- Casting casts . A set of ready-made 3D casts is sent to the laboratory of Align Technology for pouring out of the polymer. Thus, the company guarantees impeccable quality of the casting according to the established standards, which are not always accessible by a conventional dental laboratory in dentistry.
- Checking poured patterns . The patient will test the models for convenience, the doctor will correct the position and stability of the eliners on the teeth, and recommendations will be given on caring for the mouthguard until the next visit to the doctor.
- Retention period . After the main period of treatment, the doctor prescribes individual retention eliners, which complete the leveling stage in the passive mode.
Once every two months (preferably at the beginning of the second month) you should come for a consultation with a doctor to change the first design to a new one. An absolute result will appear if you wear an eliner 20 of 24 hours every day, 4 hours of which are intended for hygienic cleaning of the structure and food intake. The total wearing period is the course of use from three months to two years, depending on the complexity of the situation.
Indications for wearing Invisalign mouth guards:
- interdental spaces (tremas and diastema );
- high crowding;
- distal, open, cross, straight, mesial bite ;
- curvature of individual teeth;
- means for passing the retention period.
Benefits of Invisalign models:
- soft effect on the jaw and chewing surface;
- hypoallergenicity and smoothness (structure and structure of the structure do not damage the mucous membranes of the oral cavity);
- design changes can be carried out by the patient himself without visiting a doctor;
- transparency;
- elasticity;
- lack of discomfort when wearing, chewing and speaking;
- strong fixation;
- easy care.
The only drawback of Invisalign models is the high price for the manufacture and installation of eliners, but it is comparable to the cost of installing sapphire and lingual structures, which are inferior to the functional and aesthetic qualities of Invisalign at times.
Before deciding to install Invisalign mouth guards, consult with several specialists if possible – the problem with many orthodontists is their narrow specialization and they will not advise installing a liner if they have only worked with braces for their entire practice, for example. However, the eliners support the same functions as the bracket systems with the only restriction: the eliners can be removed for several hours a day, while the brackets are a fixed structure.
To completely choose a highly qualified doctor , monitor the specialists on the official Align Technology website – there will definitely be only those dentists who have undergone specialized training and use original materials.
What are the advantages of Invisalign cap?
- Invisalign liners are almost invisible. This is true if your child is shy about wearing braces. The mouthguards are made of crystal-clear biopolymer material, according to individual sizes, exactly follow the contours and features of the dentition.
- The mouthguards give the smile a sparkle that is characteristic of freshly polished teeth!
- Convenient hygiene: at the time of eating or brushing your teeth, the mouthpiece is easily removed. This is not just comfortable, it allows you to keep your teeth in perfect cleanliness throughout the treatment.
- An acceptable schedule of visits to the orthodontist (approximately once every 4-6 weeks).
- Lack of metal elements in the mouth. Important for allergy sufferers!
How do Invisalign mouth guards work? Stages of treatment
- Initial consultation. An orthodontist determines the possibility of tooth alignment and occlusal correction on Invisalign burls.
- The second visit is diagnostics. This is the key to the success of the entire treatment! Casts, face pictures in full face and profile, a photo of the position of the teeth, as well as a tomographic examination. Based on these data, a virtual model of your teeth is made in the laboratory of the manufacturer Align Technologies (USA).
- The doctor shows you an individual ClinChek video, which will show how your teeth will move by weeks, how long the treatment will take, and what result you will achieve in the end.
- After approval, the process of manufacturing an individual Invisalign cap set is launched.
- The child should come to the appointments to the orthodontist once every 4-6 weeks. The doctor monitors the progress of treatment, gives out new aligners. Each subsequent burl differs from the previous one. Eliners are moderate, but constantly affect the teeth and move them in the right direction. As a result, the teeth are in the correct position.
What are Invisalign Elayers
Mouthguards or eliners (one and the same design) – are a transparent product of orthodontic purpose, which has the form of a complete dentition with cells for dental crowns. The purpose of the eliners is to correct the bite or teeth with impaired growth.
Invineeline Eliners – an orthodontist system registered in 1998. Each year, cap production technology is improved in accordance with the capabilities of innovative technologies. The existence of the Invisalign model of liners for over 20 years confirms its effectiveness, reliability and guaranteed results.
The design feature of Inviseline is that the mouthguards are made exclusively individually. Eliner models are made using 3D modeling and the ClinCheck program, which creates a patient treatment scheme for the entire treatment period.
With minor defects, Invisalign mouthguards allow you to achieve the result after three months. In the Martinka clinic, only original designs from the manufacturer are installed.
When effective
Invisalign eliners are the most reliable and effective mouthguards that can be used even in a number of difficult cases, when performance is assumed exclusively when installing a bracket system.
Inviziline cap installation recommended:
- with cross, open and distal bite;
- with the expansion or, conversely, narrowing of the dental arch;
- with torsion of the crown;
- with incorrect position of the tooth;
- when the crown is immersed in the natural alveolar bone;
- with diastema or trams.
Orthodontists prescribe mouthguards for aligning Invisalign teeth for problems with bruxism (night grinding of teeth) and in the form of the final stage after wearing braces.
Serious orthodontic defects, a period of teething or a change in milk for permanent ones, as well as the diagnosis of dental diseases in the oral cavity (periodontitis, caries and others) may become a limitation for the installation of eliners.
Benefits
Invisalign tooth eliners are unique in their manufacturing system. They have many advantages when compared to bracket systems:
- comfort – they quickly get used to the products, and they do not cause discomfort during operation;
- ease of use – easy to put on and always without difficulty can be removed;
- impeccable aesthetics – at the distance of even one step it is impossible to consider the presence of drops on the teeth;
- ease of care – there is no need to use special products, just clean them from plaque with a brush and water;
- safety – the absence of dangerous sharp elements prevents damage to the mucous membrane and soft tissues of the oral cavity;
- individuality – are made individually for each patient, and there are also cells for crowns, which makes it possible to separately correct a pathological tooth;
- safety of material exposure – do not have a toxic effect and allergic reaction;
- accessibility – it can be used even if the patient has deciduous teeth.
Invisiline is distinguished from similar constructions by the technology of their production. To date, a system has not been developed that can equally accurately recreate a structure that is ideally suited to the patient’s dental composition with increased fixation and reliability, as well as the development of an individual treatment plan based on a cast.
At Invisalign mouth guards, the cost is high, and this is probably their main drawback. However, given the benefits, it should be understood that the result is worth the money. The disadvantages of the design can also be attributed to insufficient efficiency with a complex degree of deformation of tooth growth or the location of the jaws.
Features of manufacturing technology
For Invisalign eliners, the price includes not only a guarantee of the quality of the material (silicone), reliability, increased fixation and other characteristics, but also the possibility of installing a structure made using unique innovative technology using a 3D modeling program.
The mouthguard production method has been patented by a well-known American company, the rights of which of which only the USA has. Thus, even if the eliners are ordered in Russia or another country, they are made in America.
Using a specially designed diagnostic program, the maximum amount of data is collected on the characteristics of the patient’s dentofacial composition, snapshots and pictures are taken, all this is processed in the program, and the finished 3D model of mouth guards is sent to the United States.
In production, using laser technology, not one pair of eliners is manufactured, but immediately all that will be needed for the entire course of treatment. The standard set includes an average of 30 pairs of mouth guards, which is sent to the clinic where the patient is being treated.
Treatment
The installation of aligners to align teeth Invisiline is an effective method of eliminating orthodontic pathologies, but the treatment is long and involves several stages.
The initial step will be consultation and diagnosis. At the initial examination, the doctor examines the oral cavity, determines the features of the defect in the teeth / jaw.
If the patient has dental disorders, then the second stage will be the rehabilitation of the oral cavity. Only after the orthodontist is confident in the proper condition of the teeth and soft tissues, does the next stage of diagnosis begin, including making an impression and determining the treatment regimen using the Clin Chek program.
It can take up to 1 week to make eliners. After the mouthguards are delivered to the clinic, the third stage passes – installation.
General treatment may take up to 12 months. Moreover, every 7-14 days, it is necessary to replace the old pair of cap with a new one. The need for a change in design arises due to tooth displacement under the action of eliners. Since the products are a copy of the dental composition, for further changes in the direction of eliminating the pathology, replacement of the mouthguards is required. Throughout therapy, up to 60 sets of eliners can be replaced.
WHAT ARE INVISALIGN CAPS?
Invisalign mouth guards, or as they are also called, eliners, are transparent mouth guards designed to correct the bite and align the teeth. They are made of a special transparent material that fits snugly to the teeth and is invisible to others. Another competitive advantage of the aligners over bracket systems is that the result can always be predicted. An orthodontist, during the reception, will make a jaw impression, and in 3-D format, you can see the phased movement of the teeth in the right direction, the treatment time, as well as the final result – what a healthy smile will look like after treatment!
BENEFITS OF WEARING AN INVISALIGN CAP
- They are comfortable . Since they are made of innovative elastic material, they do not create discomfort in everyday life, do not rub the gums and do not interfere with eating / speaking / smiling. In the treatment process, there is absolutely no need to abandon your favorite products.
- They are invisible , since the mouthguard is made of a special transparent material and fits snugly against the teeth. Nobody but you will know (and see) that you have mouth guards!
- They are easily removable , and there is no need for orthodontic brushes, brushes and an irrigator. Thanks to effective and convenient hygiene, the gums remain strong and healthy.
- They are safe because they use proprietary medical supplies. Unlike bracket systems, they do not harm teeth and gums. After their removal, restoration of the integrity of the tooth surface is not required.
TREATMENT PROCESS
Invisalign mouthguards must be worn 22 hours a day and removed ONLY for eating and brushing your teeth!
The period of wearing 1 mouthguard on the teeth is 2 weeks. Then you need to replace it with the next. You can replace the mouthguards yourself. To do this, you will be given several mouthguards during installation, which can be replaced at home until the next visit to the orthodontist, which must be done about once every 1.5-2 months