What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Invisalign?

Rectifying the alignment problem of the teeth used to be a chore - both for the patient and the dentist

. The dentist had to spend countless hours designing suitable metallic braces so that they can be used to rectify the misalignment of the teeth. In the same manner, the patient had to spend countless days donning themselves with metallic braces that didn't function like it is intended to. Any ways, times are changing and these days the modern day dentistry is blessed with devices like Invisalign. In the succeeding passages, you will be realizing the advantages and disadvantages of the same!

First, we will look into certain advantages and then the disadvantages:

a) Invisalign is transparent: Notice the term Invisalign; the "invis" stands for invisible. Invisalign is a device that is created from transparent plastic - no one will ever realize that you are wearing them! Compare that with the metallic braces; the entire neighborhood will know that you are donning them! This is the primary advantage of investing on these special types of braces. So is the advantage of Invisalign limited to the transparency only? Certainly not, because more is yet to come in the following passages!

b) Invisalign is effective: Now I will compare the affectivity of both the transparent braces and metallic braces. The metallic arrangement will lose its functionality within a couple of weeks. In simpler terms, the tensional forces acting on the teeth will diminish with the passage of days, when you opt for metallic braces. On the other hand, such a phenomenon is not present for Invisalign. Since the product is manufactured using high-grade plastic, the tensile strength of the same never diminishes with the passage of time. The result is profound; one will be able to realize properly aligned teeth within a matter of few weeks (when using Invisalign).

I will dedicate the rest of the passages to explain the disadvantages of the same device.

a) Invisalign must be removed frequently: This is a highly disadvantageous situation. Every time the patient thinks of drinking or eating something, he should remove the braces. This is done to maintain the hygienic integrity of the installation. Food particles might lodge themselves in between the braces and the teeth and this will lead to further problems. According to dentists, the product must be kept intact for a minimum of 22 hours in a day - else, the period required (for teeth correcting the teeth alignment) will double itself significantly.

b) Invisalign is expensive: This is a major factor, which is in turn limiting the popularity of the device. You need to invest considerable sums on the technology. Besides the technology is not widely found everywhere because the dentists fear the associated costs. For a technology to be popular, it has to be embraced by many at the same time. Sadly, the scenario is grim as of this writing. We can only hope that this technique will become more affordable in the coming years. Until then, we will have to opt for metallic braces to rectify misaligned teeth.

by: James Maloney

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