Is Invisalign suitable for treating very crowded teeth?

Q.
hello,

i’ve been looking into getting invisalign but i have extremely crowded teeth and I wonder if invisalign is strong enough to treat crowded teeth? I also have two crowns will they be affected negatively by invisalign?

thanks

A.
Hi
Yes Invisalign can treat very crowded teeth – the process is the same to regular fixed braces where we need to assess the cause of crowding and where we get the space to align the teeth – this can be by moving the teeth out (widening the smile), small adjustments between the teeth or removing some teeth if the crowding is really extreme – and Invisalign can cope with all of this.
Regular crowns can be moved with Invisalign and this is a good treatment as it requires nothing to be attached to them (compared to regular braces). If they are more heavily restored (eg with a root filling or post crown also) I would suggest any tooth movement is treated with caution.
Good luck
Adam

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One Response to “Is Invisalign suitable for treating very crowded teeth?”

• cal says:

  June 7, 2011 at 11:07 pm

  Hi, my 11 year old daughter has just had an appt. with an orthodentist. She has been advised that she need top and bottom braces and 4 large teeth removing, 2 top and 2 bottom to help with overcrowding. She is really upset about this. She did know that she would need a brace but we didnt think it was going to be so drastic. We have discussed it and she would feel better if she just had a top brace fitted. She isn’t looking foward to having her ‘healthy’ teeth removed. I have been looking into alternatives to metal. Do you think the invisalign would be suitable, or is there such a thing as a white brace? I would really appreciate your help. Thankyou so much

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