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Invisalign® clear aligners have successfully improved over 15 million smiles, including 4 million teen smiles. Juliet Ebrahimian, DDS, and the team at Silverlake Smiles in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles and South Pasadena, California, provide Invisalign treatments to straighten your teeth and revitalize your smile. Also serving the surrounding areas of Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Frogtown, and Echo Park, the practice treats patients of all ages. To book an Invisalign consultation, call the practice today or use the convenient online scheduling tool.
Is Invisalign® right for me?
Invisalign is an orthodontic treatment that uses SmartTrack™ technology to generate plastic, clear aligners that fit snugly and comfortably over your teeth.
These aligners are a perfect solution if you want straight teeth without the wires, brackets, and hassle of traditional metal braces.
Invisalign can treat several issues, including:
- Crowded or crooked teeth
- Gaps in your teeth
- Spacing issues
- Overbite and open bite
- Crossbite and underbite
Invisalign is ideal if you have excellent oral hygiene and are ready to handle the responsibility of removable aligners. Before proceeding with Invisalign, you must have only adult teeth.
What are the benefits of Invisalign?
If you want to avoid traditional metal braces, Invisalign’s benefits include:
- Comfortable and customizable
- Easily removable
- Easy to clean and adjust
- Nearly impossible to detect
- No excessive food restrictions
- Less trapped bacteria than when wearing braces
Invisalign can help you meet your cosmetic goals, but straighter teeth also help improve your chewing and digestion.
Improving your bite alignment also helps to prevent teeth grinding and weakening down the road.
What does an Invisalign consultation involve?
During your consultation, the Silverlake Smiles team takes pictures of the inside of your mouth to help determine your unique needs. You can share your concerns or goals with your provider and then collaborate on an Invisalign treatment plan.
Using cutting-edge iTero™ scanner technology, your provider creates a 3D image of your teeth to customize several versions of your Invisalign clear, plastic trays. The plastic aligner trays move your teeth slowly over time, incrementally straightening them.
You’re responsible for putting in and removing the aligner trays, and you’ll need to wear them 20-22 hours a day. You should remove your trays when eating and brushing/flossing your teeth.
You can expect to wear each tray for 1-2 weeks. Plan to visit Silverlake Smiles every 6-8 weeks to track your progress and receive your next aligner tray.
You can expect to see results in a few weeks and depending on your needs, your Invisalign treatment plan may last anywhere from 6-24 months.
To book an Invisalign consultation, call Silverlake Smiles today or use the online scheduling tool.