If you have spent years angling your smile away from photographs, you are not on your own. Crooked or gappy teeth are one of the most common reasons people put off smiling properly, and one of the more straightforward things to fix. At Brookside Dental in Market Harborough, we are recognised as an Invisalign Diamond Apex provider, a status reserved for practices with a proven track record of treating a high volume of cases well. This post walks through what Invisalign in Market Harborough actually involves at our practice, from your first scan through to the day you see your finished result, so you know what to expect before you book anything.
Invisalign is a brand of clear aligner, essentially a thin, custom moulded plastic tray that fits snugly over your teeth. Rather than gluing brackets to your teeth and threading wire through them, as with traditional braces, you are given a sequence of aligners, each one slightly different from the last. Worn for around twenty to twenty two hours a day and swapped for the next in the series roughly every one to two weeks, each tray nudges your teeth a small amount closer to their final position. By the time you reach the last aligner in the sequence, your teeth have moved into the position your dentist mapped out at the start.
It sounds almost too simple, and in some ways it is, because the real complexity happens before you ever put a tray in your mouth. That is where the planning software and the dentist's clinical judgement do the heavy lifting.
Most of the patients who come to us for Invisalign are adults, and the reasons are fairly consistent. Nobody particularly wants a mouth full of visible metal in their thirties, forties or fifties, especially if they are client facing at work or simply do not fancy explaining their braces to colleagues every day. Invisalign trays are difficult to spot unless someone is looking closely.
There is also the practical side. Because the aligners come out, you can eat whatever you like without worrying about food getting stuck in wires, and you brush and floss as normal rather than working around brackets. That said, removability cuts both ways; the treatment only works if you actually wear the trays for the recommended hours each day, which is worth being honest with yourself about before you commit.
We use an iTero digital scanner rather than the old style putty impressions, which means no gagging on a tray of goop. The scan takes a few minutes and produces a 3D model of your teeth on screen, which we use together with you to talk through roughly how your smile could look and how long treatment might take. You can book this as a free Invisalign consultation directly through our website.
Once you decide to go ahead, Invisalign's software maps out every stage of tooth movement and manufactures your full set of aligners. You will be shown roughly how your teeth are predicted to move at each stage, so there are no surprises partway through.
Teeth have a memory, and they will drift back towards their old positions if you let them. Once your active treatment finishes, we fit a custom retainer and recommend wearing it as often as you reasonably can, particularly in the first year, to protect the result you have paid for.
Invisalign treatment at Brookside Dental starts from £2,250, though the exact fee depends on how much movement your teeth need and how long treatment runs. New patients need a clinical exam first, priced at £75 and including two small X-rays, before we can book your free orthodontic consultation. Our Invisalign package includes free teeth whitening and your first set of retainers, so the finish line includes a brighter smile as well as a straighter one. We offer 0% interest finance over 12 months, with 5 year plans also available for anyone who would rather spread the cost further; full details are on our pricing and finance page.
We use digital smile design software alongside your 3D scan, which lets us show you a preview of roughly how your finished smile could look before you commit to treatment. It is not a guarantee down to the last detail, but it gives a much better sense of the outcome than simply trusting the process blind. Ravi is a Diamond Apex Invisalign provider, while Anisha and our associate Shivani are both Invisalign comprehensive providers, so between the team we treat a wide range of case complexities in house.
Invisalign handles mild to moderate crowding, gaps between teeth and many minor bite issues comfortably well. More complex bite problems sometimes need a combination approach or a different type of teeth straightening altogether, which is exactly what your consultation is for; we would rather tell you honestly what will and will not work than sell you a treatment that is not the right fit.
We see patients travelling in for Invisalign from across Corby, Kettering and Kibworth as well as Market Harborough itself, many of whom found their nearest large orthodontic provider less personal than they wanted. Being a small, family run practice, you will see the same faces at each visit rather than a rotating cast of clinicians.
The best way to find out what Invisalign could do for your smile is to come in and see us. Book a free consultation at our Market Harborough practice and we will give you an honest, no pressure assessment of your options, timeline and cost.
It varies by case, but many straightforward corrections at Brookside Dental take somewhere between four and nine months. More involved cases, such as significant crowding, can take a year or more. Your consultation will give you a specific estimate based on your own teeth rather than a generic figure.
You will usually feel pressure for a day or two after switching to a new aligner in the sequence, which is simply the sign that your teeth are moving. It is generally milder and shorter lived than the discomfort many people associate with tightening fixed braces.
Yes, because the aligners come out for eating and drinking anything other than water. Most patients find this one of the biggest advantages over fixed braces, since there is nothing to avoid and no food restrictions during treatment.
Your teeth are still capable of shifting back towards their original position for a long time after treatment ends, so skipping your retainer risks undoing the result. We recommend wearing it as instructed, particularly through the first year.
If you have spent years angling your smile away from photographs, you are not on your own. Crooked or gappy teeth are one of the most common reasons people put off smiling properly, and one of the more straightforward things to fix. At Brookside Dental in Market Harborough, we are recognised as an Invisalign Diamond Apex provider, a status reserved for practices with a proven track record of treating a high volume of cases well. This post walks through what Invisalign in Market Harborough actually involves at our practice, from your first scan through to the day you see your finished result, so you know what to expect before you book anything.
Invisalign is a brand of clear aligner, essentially a thin, custom moulded plastic tray that fits snugly over your teeth. Rather than gluing brackets to your teeth and threading wire through them, as with traditional braces, you are given a sequence of aligners, each one slightly different from the last. Worn for around twenty to twenty two hours a day and swapped for the next in the series roughly every one to two weeks, each tray nudges your teeth a small amount closer to their final position. By the time you reach the last aligner in the sequence, your teeth have moved into the position your dentist mapped out at the start.
It sounds almost too simple, and in some ways it is, because the real complexity happens before you ever put a tray in your mouth. That is where the planning software and the dentist's clinical judgement do the heavy lifting.
Most of the patients who come to us for Invisalign are adults, and the reasons are fairly consistent. Nobody particularly wants a mouth full of visible metal in their thirties, forties or fifties, especially if they are client facing at work or simply do not fancy explaining their braces to colleagues every day. Invisalign trays are difficult to spot unless someone is looking closely.
There is also the practical side. Because the aligners come out, you can eat whatever you like without worrying about food getting stuck in wires, and you brush and floss as normal rather than working around brackets. That said, removability cuts both ways; the treatment only works if you actually wear the trays for the recommended hours each day, which is worth being honest with yourself about before you commit.
We use an iTero digital scanner rather than the old style putty impressions, which means no gagging on a tray of goop. The scan takes a few minutes and produces a 3D model of your teeth on screen, which we use together with you to talk through roughly how your smile could look and how long treatment might take. You can book this as a free Invisalign consultation directly through our website.
Once you decide to go ahead, Invisalign's software maps out every stage of tooth movement and manufactures your full set of aligners. You will be shown roughly how your teeth are predicted to move at each stage, so there are no surprises partway through.
Teeth have a memory, and they will drift back towards their old positions if you let them. Once your active treatment finishes, we fit a custom retainer and recommend wearing it as often as you reasonably can, particularly in the first year, to protect the result you have paid for.
Invisalign treatment at Brookside Dental starts from £2,250, though the exact fee depends on how much movement your teeth need and how long treatment runs. New patients need a clinical exam first, priced at £75 and including two small X-rays, before we can book your free orthodontic consultation. Our Invisalign package includes free teeth whitening and your first set of retainers, so the finish line includes a brighter smile as well as a straighter one. We offer 0% interest finance over 12 months, with 5 year plans also available for anyone who would rather spread the cost further; full details are on our pricing and finance page.
We use digital smile design software alongside your 3D scan, which lets us show you a preview of roughly how your finished smile could look before you commit to treatment. It is not a guarantee down to the last detail, but it gives a much better sense of the outcome than simply trusting the process blind. Ravi is a Diamond Apex Invisalign provider, while Anisha and our associate Shivani are both Invisalign comprehensive providers, so between the team we treat a wide range of case complexities in house.
Invisalign handles mild to moderate crowding, gaps between teeth and many minor bite issues comfortably well. More complex bite problems sometimes need a combination approach or a different type of teeth straightening altogether, which is exactly what your consultation is for; we would rather tell you honestly what will and will not work than sell you a treatment that is not the right fit.
We see patients travelling in for Invisalign from across Corby, Kettering and Kibworth as well as Market Harborough itself, many of whom found their nearest large orthodontic provider less personal than they wanted. Being a small, family run practice, you will see the same faces at each visit rather than a rotating cast of clinicians.
The best way to find out what Invisalign could do for your smile is to come in and see us. Book a free consultation at our Market Harborough practice and we will give you an honest, no pressure assessment of your options, timeline and cost.
It varies by case, but many straightforward corrections at Brookside Dental take somewhere between four and nine months. More involved cases, such as significant crowding, can take a year or more. Your consultation will give you a specific estimate based on your own teeth rather than a generic figure.
You will usually feel pressure for a day or two after switching to a new aligner in the sequence, which is simply the sign that your teeth are moving. It is generally milder and shorter lived than the discomfort many people associate with tightening fixed braces.
Yes, because the aligners come out for eating and drinking anything other than water. Most patients find this one of the biggest advantages over fixed braces, since there is nothing to avoid and no food restrictions during treatment.
Your teeth are still capable of shifting back towards their original position for a long time after treatment ends, so skipping your retainer risks undoing the result. We recommend wearing it as instructed, particularly through the first year.
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