Houston, TX Invisalign dentist Dr. John Krell is proud to offer Invisalign clear braces as an alternative to using traditional braces to straighten your teeth. Dr. Krell has helped many dental patients in Houston, Pasadena, South Houston, Sugar Land, Missouri City and all of Harris County, Texas straighten teeth and improve their smile.
John H. Krell, DDS is a Houston family dentist offering general and cosmetic dentistry services. If you would like more information please feel free to contact our office today!
Houston Invisalign is the invisible way to straighten your teeth without braces. We use a series of clear removable aligners to straighten your teeth without metal wires or brackets. Houston Invisalign has been proven effective in clinical research and in orthodontic practices nationwide. In fact, over 70% of all U.S. orthodontists are certified to treat patients with Invisalign.
How Does Houston Invisalign Work?
- 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 the Houston Cosmetic Dentist has prescribed.
- You'll visit the Houston Cosmetic 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.
You may wonder what goes on at Invisalign between the time that Houston Cosmetic Dentist takes impressions of your teeth and when you receive your first set of aligners. State of the art computer technology plays a vital role in the process. In fact, Houston Invisalign's high-volume, customized manufacturing process is the first of its kind in the world. The diagram below shows some of the ways advanced computer technology fits into the Invisalign.
To ensure a high degree of accuracy throughout the process, impressions are taken of your teeth by the Houston Cosmetic Dentist.
The Houston Cosmetic Dentist sends Houston Invisalign your impressions which are used to make plaster models of your teeth. Using advanced imaging technology, Houston Invisalign transforms your plaster models into a highly accurate 3-D digital image.
A computerized movie - called ClinCheck® - depicting the movement of your teeth from the beginning to the final position is created.
Using the Internet, the Houston Cosmetic Dentist reviews your ClinCheck file – if necessary, adjustments to the depicted plan are made. From your approved ClinCheck file, Houston Invisalign uses laser scanning to build a set of actual models that reflect each stage of your treatment plan.
Your customized set of aligners are made from these models, sent to the Houston Cosmetic Dentist, and given to you. You wear each aligner for about two weeks. After wearing all of your aligners in the series, you get the beautiful smile you’ve always wanted.
Contact us today at (713) 877-1775 to schedule an Invisalign consultation!