It’s a rumor that teens don’t love braces. They may be annoyed about frequent check-ups at the orthodontist and occasional discomfort when wearing new, snug trays, but they love the smile results that come from wearing clear aligners. Help your teen feel good about themselves by giving them the gift of a straight smile with customized Invisalign Teen.
How Invisalign Teen Works
Invisalign Teen is not very different from adult Invisalign. Customized trays are crafted to move a few teeth and tooth roots at a time until the entire smile is in alignment.
All the same rules must be followed when it comes to wear time, cleaning the trays, and removing aligners for meals. There are a few additions to the teen version that make sense for adolescents, including:
- Wear indicators: There is no real opportunity for an Invisalign Teen patient to slack on wearing their trays. Small indicator dots are on each aligner and wear off as time goes on, making it clear to the orthodontist whether the trays have been worn the required amount of time (20 to 22 hours a day).
- Extra aligners: Accidents happen. Trays get broken or lost. Teens are still kids after all, and they’re doing their best. A handful of extra aligners are built into every case so should disaster strike it won’t hit your wallet too (at least not right away).
Healthy, Healthy, Healthy
Many parents find themselves worrying about the state of their teen’s oral health if they consider investing in Invisalign. Will they get more cavities? Could their teeth become stained? The good news is this:
- Teens follow the rules: Patients who wear Invisalign Teen are conscientious patients. They follow the rules and do their best to maintain treatment so they can avoid brackets and wires and avoid prolonging orthodontics more than necessary. Plus, they are no doubt loving the opportunity to eat whatever they want, unlike friends with metal braces. They want to maintain that perk.
- Teeth get healthier: Aligning teeth with clear trays means their smile will be easier to floss and brush thoroughly, with fewer hard-to-reach places. It is, though, necessary to clean teeth thoroughly during treatment too to keep things rolling without tooth decay or other problems.
- Confidence increases: Who doesn’t want their teenager to have all the confidence in the world? If they are becoming increasingly sure of themselves as their smile improves, be thankful for this incredible side effect of Invisalign Teen.
A Bright Future
Investing in your child’s education, extracurricular activities, and other enrichment is all done to prepare them for their future. Ensuring that they have a beautiful, healthy smile delivers amazing results on this front too. Whatever career path your teen selects, they will make excellent first impressions with a flawless smile, and they’ll feel good meeting colleagues, clients, coworkers, customers, students, patients, and the like.
If you’re looking for that powerful, last-minute gift, make it Invisalign Teen. Schedule a consultation at Soleil Orthodontics in Woodinville, WA, and find out whether your teenager is a good candidate for this type of orthodontics.
