Question 1

How does the Invisalign® treatment with aligners work?

Accepted Answer

The principle is elegant and simple. You wear a series of transparent trays made of medical-grade plastic – so-called aligners – that are custom-made for your teeth. Each individual Invisalign aligner exerts gentle pressure on the teeth and moves them a little further. Every one to two weeks you switch to the

Question 2

What distinguishes the Invisalign brace from conventional braces?

Accepted Answer

In my practice, I regularly find that patients come in with a clear idea in mind: absolutely no metal braces. I understand that well. The clear aligners are virtually invisible – no comparison to the visible brackets or wires of a fixed brace. The second major difference: you can remove the aligner when eating and

Question 3

Which dental misalignments can be corrected with the Invisalign® brace?

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A question I hear almost every day: will this work for my misalignment too? The honest answer: in the vast majority of cases, yes. The invisible brace is suitable for correcting dental misalignments such as crowding, gaps, overbite, underbite and crossbite. What surprises many people: even with more severe misalignments, the

Question 4

What plastic are the Invisalign aligners made of?

Accepted Answer

The aligners are made from a special medical-grade plastic called SmartTrack. This material is BPA-free, transparent and so thin that the tray is barely noticeable in the mouth. Many of my patients forget after the first few days that they are even wearing the invisible aligner. The clear plastic conforms clo

Question 5

Wearing time: wearing the invisible brace 22 hours a day

Accepted Answer

The wearing time is a point on which I am always particularly clear: the aligners must be worn 22 hours a day. That sounds like a lot – but do the math: removing them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, while eating and brushing, that amounts to about two hours. The rest of the time you wear the virtually invisible aligner and no one

What is Invisalign? The invisible brace simply explained