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Tucson
Invisalign Dentist Ryan A. Noseck DMD |
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Where Excellence and Your
Comfort is Our Priority
(520) 886-5477
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What is
Invisalign?
Invisalign is the
invisible way to straighten
teeth without braces.
Invisalign uses a series of clear plastic removable "Aligners" to
straighten
your teeth without metal wires or brackets. Invisalign has been proven
effective in clinical research and in orthodontic and general dental
practices
worldwide.
 
How does
it work?
Dr. Ryan requires a special orthodontic evaluation,
radiographic exam,
and impressions to determine if the patient is an
Invisalign candidate.
If the patient is a
candidate, the
impressions are then "CAT scanned"
at the Invisalign laboratory and
a video 3-D "CAD Cam" representation of the
patient's actual teeth are
returned to Dr. Ryan's office on a CD. The patient can then view
their actual orthodontic movements through time. This
technology is extremely advantageous
over traditional braces because patients can then
see the
actual result before treatment is begun.
If the treatment
plan is accepted, patients wear each
set of "Aligners"
(for about 2
weeks each), removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss.
The number of aligners (ie. 2 week sessions) depend on the difficulty
of the
movements required.
As the patient replaces each Aligner with the next
in the series, their
teeth move—little by little, week by week—until they have
straightened
to the final desired position. Patients will visit our office once
every
6 weeks
(ie. 3 sets of Aligners) or so to ensure that treatment is progressing
as planned,
as to receive
their next three sets of Aligners.
As shown above, patients will often bleach their teeth during treatment
because the "Aligners" act as perfect bleaching trays.
Duration of treatment can range from months to years depending
on the individual patient and movements required.
How does
Invisalign compare to traditional braces?
Invisalign will accomplish the same orthodontic goals as
traditional braces,
given the correct patient selection. Certain
orthodontic movements favor
Invisalign and other movements favor
traditional braces.
In many respects, Invisalign has
tremendous advantages over traditional braces.
Esthetically, the
Invisalign aligners are virtually invisible when seated.
Hygienically,
the aligners can be removed to floss, brush and eat.
In contrast, traditional braces, show a face full of metal when
you smile.
More importantly, traditional braces can not be removed when you eat.
They act as
a giant plaque trap,
harboring bacteria, increasing the chance of a "cavity".
Also, by avoiding the bonding of metal brackets to the surface of your
tooth, you can
prevent potential tooth discoloration or white spots left from
the metal bracket cement.
What are
some
other advantages of Invisalign for more advanced
Cosmetic
cases?
In cases where there are tooth problems such as: chipped
teeth, broken teeth,
large old fillings, ugly old crowns, tooth shape discrepancies,
extreme tooth discoloration,
stain, or yellowing that can't be fixed with bleaching, etc.;
Invisalign can straighten these teeth, but it can not fix these
inherent cosmetic problems with the teeth.
- This is presents a big advantage in having a general dentist
well versed in many aspects of
dentistry
perform your Invisalign treatment.
In these cases, Invisalign offers a nice 1st line
treatment before doing
LUMINEERS,
Traditional Veneers, Porcelain Crowns, or other cosmetic modalities .
Invisalign gives
Dr. Ryan the ability to move the teeth into a
perfect position for Lumineers, Veneers,
or other cosmetic porcelain restorations to subsequently be
placed with minimal
tooth preparation (removal of tooth structure) and maximal cosmetic
result.
(see Lumineers section.)
Dr. Ryan
also offers laser dentistry for aesthetic contouring of the gums (see
laser section.)
Additionally, as mentioned above, the Invisalign "aligners" act as the
perfect bleaching tray
to effectively whiten teeth or fluoride trays for fluoride
treatments on teeth (to assure protection against
decay
or cavities.)
Dr. Ryan will often whiten or fluoridate the
teeth (at no additional charge) while the
patient is undergoing Invisalign treatment.
- Since Dr. Ryan has the ability to implement all of these
treatment modalities, he is able
to offer many aesthetic
avenues to achieve an
optimal cosmetic result.
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