Get a beautifully straight smile without traditional braces, with Invisalign from your dentist in Houston

Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder what your smile could look like with straight teeth, but don’t want all the hassles of metal brackets and wires associated with traditional braces? You may be glad to know that your Houston dentist can help you get the smile of your dreams with Invisalign®.

Benefits of Invisalign in Houston

Invisalign® is one of the most popular dental treatments available today, and for many great reasons.  

Nearly invisible

As its name suggests, Invisalign® is virtually invisible, so nobody will know you are wearing them. If you are an adult, a teenager, have a job in which you are on camera or perform public speaking, or just want to avoid the appearance of metal braces, Invisalign® may be right for you.  

Enjoy your favorite foods and beverages – without worry!

Straightening your teeth with traditional braces comes with a lot of dietary restrictions. Certain foods, such as popcorn, nuts, hard taco shells, hard candy, gum, corn chips and pretzels, and sugary drinks are off the menu, as they can weaken or break the metal wires and brackets of traditional braces.

Invisalign® features removable trays, which means you can enjoy your favorite food and drinks. Simply remove the aligners, eat and drink whatever you want, and put your Invisalign® back in when you are done.  

No activity limits

When you wear braces, participating in sports or other activities can increase your risk for injuries to your lips, cheeks, and tongue, as the sharp metal braces can cut or scrape these delicate tissues. Invisalign® puts you back in the game – simply remove the trays, store them in a carrying case, and return them after play or practice.  

The ultimate in comfortable teeth straightening

Made from a smooth, medical-grade plastic, Invisalign® trays are substantially more comfortable than metal brackets and wires. What’s more, our dentist works with Invisalign techs to custom-design aligner trays that fit precisely over teeth. This precise fit allows aligner trays to apply gentle pressure that moves teeth into their optimal location.  

Just think – no brackets and wires that may cause bleeding and discomfort.  

Easy care

Caring for traditional braces requires a few special tools and quite a bit of patience to clean around the intricate brackets and wires.  

Caring for Invisalign® is so much easier: simply remove the aligner trays, brush and floss as usual, and then return the trays to your mouth.  

Your Journey to Straight Teeth with Invisalign®

See Clio Dental Studio to find out if Invisalign® is right for you

During your consultation with Clio Dental Studio, our Houston dental team will assess your oral health, listen carefully to what you hope to accomplish with teeth straightening, and help you determine if Invisalign® is the best treatment solution for you.  

We’ll create a personalized teeth straightening treatment plan just for you

Your personalized treatment plan is your roadmap to beautifully straight teeth. We’ll start by taking detailed digital images that helps us create your treatment plan, which details the length of your treatment, the results you can expect, and financial considerations.  

We’ll send the digital images to an Invisalign laboratory, where highly trained technicians will make your Invisalign® aligner trays. Your Houston dentist will continue working closely with Invisalign® to ensure you get the results you desire.

A number of factors can affect how long it will take to straighten your teeth. These factors include the amount of straightening your teeth need and how long you wear your aligner trays each day. Your age may also affect your treatment timeline: adults can expect to wear Invisalign® for about a year, whereas teenagers can expect their treatment to last for about 18 months.  

Wear you new aligners as recommended

When your new aligner trays are ready, our Invisalign dentist in Houston will walk you through the simple processes of wearing and caring for them. Because they are made of BPA-free smooth plastic and custom-made specifically for your teeth, you can expect the aligner trays to have a comfortably snug fit.

We usually recommend that our patients wear their Invisalign aligner trays for 20 to 22 hours each day. You’ll remove them when you eat or drink, or when you engage in contact sports or other activities in which there is a risk you’ll take a blow to the face.  

Change aligner trays according to schedule

You’ll switch to a new aligner tray about every two weeks, or as often as recommended in your treatment plan. Each aligner tray moves the teeth about 1/10mm towards their intended location, and every tray builds on the progress made by the trays before it.  

Enjoy your beautifully straight smile

Your newly straightened teeth are certainly something to smile about!

For more information on Invisalign® in Houston, contact Clio Dental Studio, located in the heart of Uptown. We offer a wide variety of dental services, such as teeth cleaning, restorative dentistry, emergency dentistry, Invisalign and other orthodontic approaches to straightening teeth. Contact Clio Dental Studio today!