What is a clear aligner?

You may have seen these magic plastic braces on TV…they’re magic. Well no, they are not magic. What you saw is a clear aligner. A clear aligner allows us orthodontists to move your teeth in small increments over the course of let’s say a 2 week period.

In that 2 week period, that aligner is designed to move teeth a certain distance. And then you move to another aligner, and we move your teeth a little further, and keep repeating this process. Clear aligners do have limitations.

We feel like they are fantastic for certain applications, and in other applications they may not be the best solution. What we recommend if you want to explore clear aligners, check with us. We will do a digital scan of your teeth and tell you what we can do with clear aligners and what we cannot do.

With this information we provide, you can make a better decision to achieve the results you desire.