Clear Aligner Orthodontic Treatment- Invisalign®

Invisalign is a modern approach to straightening teeth, using a custom-made series of aligners created for you. These literally invisible plastics are worn over your teeth. Wearing the aligners will gradually and gently shift your teeth into place. The final position of your teeth is designed on a computer and the aligners are 3D printed individually. These aligners are made of a smooth, comfortable, BPA-free plastic that won't irritate your cheeks and gums like traditional metal braces often do. Simply wear them throughout the day, and remove them when you eat or to brush and floss your teeth.

Approximately every two weeks, you will begin wearing a new set of aligners, advancing you to the next stage of your treatment. To monitor your progress, you will also have occasional checkups with your dentist.

While every case is unique to each patient, treatment typically takes approximately a year for adults, if you wear you aligner 20-22 hours/day.

At Scott Family Dental our dental specialists use an intraoral 3D scanner to digitize your teeth, your files will be sent to Invisalign directly.

Why Invisalign®?

clear aligners are virtually invisible

aligners are removable for easy cleaning

smooth comfortable plastic aligners

Invisalign® Clear Braces straighten teeth faster

with the 3D technology you can see a virtual representation of the end result

At Scott Family Dental we pride ourselves on being the first to use advanced digital dental technology in Thunder Bay. The equipment we use makes it possible to deliver a more relaxing, enjoyable dental experience for our patients. The precision and esthetics outcomes are superior to previously employed techniques.

Digital technology used in our office:

Intraoral Scanner- Digital Impression Taking: For most of our cases conventional dental impression with impression treys are not used anymore. Instead we scan your teeth and able to use the digital files to fabricate crowns, bridges, surgical guides, removable dentures and more. Digital impression taking is much more convenient and faster than conventional impressions.

Computer Designed Restorations: Most of the restorations are CAD-CAM fabricated and are designed on the computer screen. Crowns and bridges are milled using a 5 axis dry mill or a 3/4 axis wet mill depending on the material we use. Most of the restorations are metal free- porcelain or zirconia crowns. These are much more tissue friendly and bio-compatible.

Cosmetic Dentistry on the next level: with the use of advance dental technology we are able to reproduce hundreds of front teeth shapes selected by you. We are able to show you teeth molds that would be suitable for your esthetic needs and recreate the same shape with a click.

CBCT Guided Implant Placement: The use of tomography and computed tomography (CT) provided practitioners with the ability to assess the quantity and quality of bone and critical anatomic structures before dental implant surgery.

The advantages of guided implant surgery include:

Accurate planning for dental implant placement, diameter and length
Accurately plan for necessary adjunctive treatment like bone grafting procedures
Decreased risks for nerve and arterial damage and generally less complications
Minimally invasive surgery
Shorter surgeries
Predictable restorative procedures
Decreases pain and discomfort in the immediate postoperative period

If you have any questions about these procedures or you know you might need a consult with our dental specialists, please contact us at Scott Family Dental at 807-345-6331, we would love to meet you in person.