Clear Aligner Therapy In Spring, TX

What Are Clear Aligners?

Clear aligners are an alternative to traditional metal braces. Most brands, including Invisalign®, use a series of clear plastic aligner trays to correct your smile. As you wear your clear aligners, they exert pressure on your teeth and force them to move over time, just like braces, but gentler.‍

When you choose clear aligner therapy over traditional braces to straighten your teeth, you won’t have to deal with the discomfort of brackets and wires or the drastic change in the appearance of your smile. Clear aligners are completely invisible, making them an excellent choice if you want a more subtle treatment option to straighten your smile.

Contact Consultants In Dental Aesthetics today, and see if clear aligners are right for you. Our office is located at 9700 Louetta Road, Spring, TX 77379.

The Benefits of Clear Aligners

Clear aligners are virtually invisible and have minimal impact on your speech and appearance. Unless someone is looking closely or you tell them, it’s unlikely anyone will realize you’re straightening your teeth.

Patients who have had braces in the past tell us that clear aligners are more comfortable than traditional metal braces, and more convenient since you can remove them to brush and floss, and eat and drink. As a bonus, with clear aligners, you’ll have no dietary restrictions. Because they are removable, there’s nothing for food to get stuck on or pull out of place. You can simply take out your aligner trays before you start eating, enjoy your meal or snack, brush your teeth (highly recommended), and put them back in. Easy as that!

At Consultants in Dental Aesthetics, we offer two types of clear aligners:

Invisalign®

The biggest name in the industry, Invisalign is widely available around the world and renowned for its:

Expert research
Advanced materials
Cutting-edge digital technology
Excellent patient support
Predictable results

Invisalign has been around since 1997 and is the most recommended clear aligners brand in the world. With more than 20 million smile transformations and counting, you can’t go wrong with Invisalign clear aligners for yourself or your teen.

LuxCreo 4D Aligner™

Clear aligner technology is always evolving, and one brand in particular has taken it to a whole new level. The LuxCreo 4D Aligner stands out for being

The first smart ActiveMemory™ aligner
A next-generation digital clear aligner
The world’s first direct-printed clear aligner

With the LuxCreo 4D Aligner, we can straighten your smile faster and more comfortably. The 4D Aligner is flexible, not rigid like other clear aligners, making it more comfortable to wear. Additionally, it uses multi-thickness control instead of attachments or glue bumps to exert pressure, which means nothing on your teeth to rub against your lips or tongue and no aesthetic change while you’re in treatment.

What to Expect

INITIAL CONSULTATION

To begin the process, you’ll come to Consultants In Dental Aesthetics for a consultation with Dr. Landry who will perform a comprehensive orthodontic exam to determine which clear aligners are right for you.

YOUR TREATMENT PLAN

If you’re a good candidate for Invisalign or the LuxCreo 4D Aligner, we will scan your teeth and upload this information to a computer, where he will build your treatment plan.

YOUR ALIGNERS

The option we land on for your treatment plan will determine when and how you receive your clear aligners. If we’ve determined that Invisalign is the best course of action, you will come back to our office in a week or two to collect your first series of aligner trays.

If you’ve chosen to proceed with the LuxCreo 4D Aligner, your aligners will be fabricated using advanced technology and made available for pick-up at our office once they’re ready. We’ll let you know when to return so you can begin your journey to a straighter, healthier smile.

You will wear your clear aligners for about 20-22 hours every day and move on the next set in the series aligners as instructed by Dr. Landry — typically every 10-14 days — to keep your treatment on track.

CONTINUED TREATMENT

You will typically come back to your Spring dentist every 6-8 weeks to get a quick checkup with Dr. Landry and pick up your next series of aligners. You’ll repeat this process until your treatment is complete.

What is Invisalign®?

Invisalign® is the most popular brand of clear aligners used to straighten misaligned teeth and bites. Invisalign is discreet, removable, and meant to be worn for 22 hours a day. As the largest clear aligners brand in the world, Invisalign is extremely reliable and delivers highly predictable results.

What is the LuxCreo 4D Aligner™?

Very similar to Invisalign, the LuxCreo 4D Aligner is clear, discreet, removable, and meant to be worn 22 hours a day. Patients will see excellent results with LuxCreo as well. This brand of clear aligners uses a different technology to straighten teeth.

How it Works

Regardless of the brand, we will use a scanner to create a 3D replica of your teeth, which we will then use as the basis to create your custom treatment plan and clear aligners. Once we’ve achieved the proper design, your aligners will be 3D printed.

Depending on your treatment plan, we may need to combine your aligners with attachment buttons and elastics, to correct a severe overbite or underbite, for example. In any case and no matter which type of clear aligners you choose, your treatment will be customized just for you!

The Process

Visit Consultants in Dental Aesthetics for a consultation to determine if you’re a good candidate. Conditions such as active tooth decay, gum disease, or severely crooked teeth may require you to get treatment before you can start wearing clear aligners.
We will take a combination of digital photos and intraoral scans to use as the basis for crafting your clear aligners. We may also take digital X-rays if needed.
If your treatment plan includes Invisalign, we will send your digital images to an Invisalign facility that will create your clear aligner trays in about two weeks.
Depending on your treatment needs, you may need composite resin attachments bonded to your teeth. This is more likely with Invisalign than with the 4D Aligner.
Once you have your first set of clear aligners in hand, you can begin treatment. You will switch them out for a new set about every two weeks.

CARE YOU CAN COUNT ON

See Why Families Are Smiling

High-end beautiful facility but very personalized care. Hygienist Kathy very pleasant, informative, thorough and gentle. Came here for just Invisalign and whitening years ago and have stayed for all my regular dental needs ever since.

Paul M.

While I’ve never been fearful or had issues with a dentist, CDA is easily the best dental clinic I have ever visited. I have been going for a year and a half and their communication is truly superb. They ensure they are explaining what they are doing while/before they do it and frequently check in to make sure you’re doing OK. The administrative/concierge team are always a delight as well. My experience with them includes both regular visits as well as Invisalign appointments. The team is truly exceptional!

Tabby C.

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