Lake Forest Family Dentistry

• Invisalign is the invisible way to straighten your teeth without braces.
  
• Invisalign uses a series of clear, removable aligners (pictured to the right) to straighten your teeth without metal wires or brackets.
  
• Invisalign has been proven effective in clinical research and in orthdontic practices nationwide. In fact, over 70% of all U.S. orthodontists are certified to treat patients with Invisalign.

• You wear each set of aligners for about 2 weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss.
  
• As you replace each aligner with the next in the series, your teeth will move - little by little, week by week - until they have straightened to the final position your orthodontist or dentist has prescribed.
  
• You'll visit your dentist about once every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned.
  
• Total treatment time averages 9-15 months and the average number of aligners worn during treatment is between 18 and 30, but both will vary from case to case.

• The aligners are made through a combination of your orthodontist's or dentist's expertise and 3-D computer imaging technology.