Dr Timmerman was asked recently about Invisalign. A patient was justifiably anxious to get started and wanted to know how long they needed to wait before treatment actually began.
The Invisalign process is really 3 steps. First is a complete exam and diagnostic records. After the impressions are taken, they are shipped to Invisalign and a computer rendition of the planned case is proposed. The second step is approval of the proposal, the “Clincheck†step. Once approved, Align technologies creates the aligners (the trays) and sends them to the dental office. Usually 3 aligners are distributed at a time, but the entire treatment is fabricated at once.
Normally, 2-4 weeks is required for aligner fabrication. Sometimes the wait is a little longer, but the norm is about a month.
Watch this video and see how they are made!
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