INVISALIGN®

The Virtually Invisible Way To Straighten Your Teeth

Steel City Orthodontics

Invisalign® provides an advanced orthodontic system custom-made for your specific orthodontic requirements and gently moves your teeth into their proper location.

Do you ever wish you could straighten your smile without all the metal and wires? Steel City Orthodontics offers orthodontic treatment with Invisalign® clear aligners. People will never even know you are straightening your teeth.

Each aligner is made of Invisalign’s patented SmartTrack® plastic material that feels comfortable in your mouth and applies an even, tolerable amount of force to your teeth for 20-22 hours per day while you wear it. You may remove and clean your aligner whenever you eat or brush your teeth.

Steel City Orthodontics provides Invisalign® treatment for all ages. We offer Invisalign® and Invisalign® First allowing us to treat your entire family.

What Is Invisalign®?

Invisalign® is a popular alternative to traditional and clear braces that is nearly invisible in your mouth. Instead of using brackets, wires, and rubber bands, Invisalign® employs a series of transparent plastic aligners to move your teeth into a straighter position. When you choose Invisalign®, Steel City Orthodontics uses a digital scanning system to make a 3D digital image of your mouth and the starting position of your teeth.

This image is used to map out your treatment plan, accounting for the step by step movements of your teeth throughout the process and calculating the time it will take to complete the treatment. You will receive a set of aligners that you will switch out every week or so to continue the movement of your teeth in the correct order. Each aligner is formed to the shape of your teeth and may feel a bit tight when you first put it in. As you switch aligners, it moves your teeth slightly closer to a perfect alignment.

How Does Invisalign® Work?

At Steel City Orthodontics, we will perform an examination of your bite and determine if you are a candidate for Invisalign® treatment. If you choose Invisalign® to straighten your smile, we will take a digital impression of all of your teeth and oral structures with the iTero Digital Scanner. Our orthodontist will create a treatment plan and the 3D model of your teeth is sent to the makers of Invisalign. The makers of Invisalign® will begin customizing your aligners to gradually move your teeth into their proper alignment.

Invisalign® is totally customized to your unique orthodontic needs so that your aligners fit comfortably in your mouth. Each aligner is made of smooth, clear SmartTrack® plastic that is not only comfortable, but virtually invisible. You will receive your aligners in a sequential series according to the orthodontic treatment plan made by your orthodontist. As you change aligners, you will see your smile beginning to take shape.

Caring For Invisalign®

  • Clean your Invisalign® aligners twice daily during your regular hygiene routine.

  • Softly brush aligners – Use a soft bristled toothbrush to clean them, be careful not to brush too vigorously and mar the finish.

  • Rinse aligners – Always rinse under cool water before putting it in your mouth.

  • Place clean aligners on clean teeth – Clean your teeth after you eat or drink to clear your mouth of any remaining food debris and protect your teeth.

  • Use your aligner case – Place your aligners in the case provided while eating to protect them from damage and loss.

  • Avoid heat – Don’t use hot water on your aligners, and avoid leaving them in a hot car or anywhere else they may get hot.

  • Take aligners out to eat – Do not eat or drink with aligners in your mouth; always remove them.

  • Keep your Invisalign® aligners – Do not throw away your aligners when you get a new set. Hang on to them in case you lose or misplace a new one. You will have a backup until it can be remade.

Benefits of Choosing Invisalign®

Choosing Invisalign® sets you free from the restrictions of other orthodontic treatments. Invisalign® gives you:

  • Freedom to straighten your smile inconspicuously

  • Freedom to eat and drink with no restrictions

  • Freedom to maintain good oral hygiene with ease

  • Freedom for special social occasions such as school dances and yearbook pictures.

Whether you are a teen or an adult interested in Clear Aligner treatment, you will find that Invisalign® will fit seamlessly into your lifestyle and help you achieve the beautiful, healthy smile you have always wanted.

What Conditions Does Invisalign® Treat?

Invisalign® targets the most common orthodontic issues, including:

  • Overcrowding

  • Overbite

  • Underbite

  • Open bite

  • Crossbite

  • Gaps in between teeth

The key to optimal success using Invisalign® treatment is to wear your aligners at least 22 hours a day — your smile depends on it!

Invisalign® First

Steel City Orthodontics is pleased to offer Invisalign® First as an alternative treatment for patients undergoing early interceptive treatment. The Invisalign® First clear aligners can be used in place of traditional fixed appliances for upper arch expansion. Invisalign® First technology can guide the development of permanent teeth leading them into their proper position while mitigating future bite problems.

Invisalign® First is a great new way to offer our youngest patients a comfortable and effective way to expand the upper arch, making room for permanent teeth while accommodating all of their growing dental needs. The clear aligner system is removable, enabling patients to eat and maintain an excellent oral hygiene routine.

Benefits Of Choosing Invisalign® First

  • No poking wires or broken bands

  • Less time in the orthodontic chair

  • Eat and drink anything, anytime and anywhere

  • Virtually invisible 

  • Shorter treatment duration

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