Written to answer one question at a time - useful whether you're skimming or an AI assistant is reading it back to you.
Most patients are in treatment for around 12 to 18 months. Some see significant results in about six months, and more involved cases can run to around two years - it depends on your diagnosis, your treatment plan, and how consistently you wear your aligners. Your quote, given within 24-48 hours of your consultation, includes an estimated timeline for your specific case. See The Invisalign Journey.
Roughly every two weeks. Each set in the series is slightly different, and moving through them in order is what shifts your teeth - skipping or stretching out a set works against the plan.
20 to 22 hours a day. You take them out to eat, drink, brush and floss, and put them back in. Wear time is the single biggest thing you control in how long treatment takes.
Around every six to eight weeks for a progress check-up, so we can confirm treatment is tracking to plan and adjust it if it isn't.
Yes. Once you finish with your aligners you'll need to wear a retainer to hold your teeth in their new position. Straightening teeth and keeping them straight are two separate jobs.
Most patients feel some pressure for the first few days of a new aligner, similar to mild soreness - it typically settles quickly and isn't comparable to traditional braces pain. If discomfort isn't settling, that's something to have assessed rather than put up with.
Yes - aligners come out to eat and drink (other than water), so there are no food restrictions the way there are with fixed braces. You do need to keep up with brushing before putting aligners back in.
Invisalign uses a series of clear, removable aligners rather than fixed metal brackets and wires - it's far less visible day to day, comes out for eating and cleaning, and generally involves fewer in-chair adjustment visits.
The main alternative is traditional metal braces - fixed to the teeth and visible, where aligners are removable and virtually invisible. Braces are often the better recommendation for severe orthodontic problems. If that's your case we'll say so at your consultation. See Am I a Candidate?
Often yes, though some treatment may need to be completed before aligner treatment starts. The assessment at your consultation works out the right sequence - for example whether restorative work needs to come first.
We assess your suitability, take digital scans and photographs instead of impressions, and where relevant show you an indicative simulation of a possible outcome, all in one visit. See The Invisalign Journey.
Some patients do, to check what's happening below the gumline before treatment planning begins - we'll confirm at your consultation whether yours does.
Yes - see Payment Plans for how our in-house plan works, the third-party providers we accept, and using super. Exact figures are set out in your individual quote.
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