Invisalign Before and After Cases

We have been providing Invisalign orthodontics for over 5 years now.  I thought it would be interesting to see some before and after images so people who may be considering Invisalign can actually see what Invisalign can do for them.

The first patient is a 13 year old with a lateral tooth in cross-bite.  This was caused by "crowding", which essentially means there was not enough room in her mouth for all the teeth to erupt in a ideal manner.




Here you can see how the lateral teeth (teeth next to center teeth) have
                                                       had to erupt behind the cental teeth.

Here we can see how the lateral tooth

is caught behing the lower tooth. This is

called a crossbite.

Our plan with this patient was to use Invisalign clear braces to expand the top teeth which will create more

room.  This will allow us to postion the teeth in a more ideal alignment and allow us to move the tooth in the

crossbite.  The case using Invisalign required 20 Invisalign aligners to move the teeth.  This means the case

required approximately 40 weeks to complete ( 2 weeks per Invisalign aligner).

The following is the after photos following Invisalign treatment.

Note the crowding has been corrected. The teeth are aligned into a nice arch form.

The crossbite on the lateral tooth has been corrected.  The expansion of the dental arch gives a broader smile as well.

Dr. James Miller is an Arizona licensed general dentist.  He currently practices in Scottsdale, Arizona.  For me information on Invisalign click http://www.drjamesmiller.com/invisalign.html