What is Invisalign and How is it Beneficial? SoHo Cosmetic Dentists

Invisalign is a revolutionary tool for straightening your teeth and improving your oral health without any headgear or metal. Discover more now.

What Is Invisalign?

Invisalign is a new way of straightening teeth. Dentists in Soho can scan your teeth and create aligners that adjust your teeth to the best position with modern scanning technology.

They make the invisible aligners with a medical-grade polyurethane resin. Invisalign is invisible, with its edge riding the ridge line of your teeth.

Every Invisalign is a custom fit made to shift your teeth into place slowly. You must wear the invisible aligners for 22 hours a day for maximum effect.

Though they are removable, they won't straighten any of your teeth if they are not in contact with them.

Take them out when eating or drinking anything other than cold water. When you wear the aligners correctly, the treatment may last between 12 and 18 months.



Hopefully, you may see improvements within the first three months.

Benefits of Invisalign

For most people fixing crooked teeth, their image is the primary concern since they affect their self-esteem. But, consider straightening your teeth for more reasons than aesthetics alone.

Here are some benefits of Invisalign:

1. Feel More Comfortable

The aligners are more comfortable than traditional braces. Metal braces have sharp edges that often dig and cut your cheeks and lip – your mouth might have some hard-to-heal sores.

Your cosmetic dentist in Soho will custom-make removable aligners for your teeth. The aligners have smooth edges made with high-quality resin, so no jagged metal is digging into your mouth.

Due to their custom-fit, invisible aligners have perfect control in straightening your teeth. During your Soho Cosmetic Dentist appointment, you will receive aligners that adjust your teeth.

The aligners do so until they set each tooth in its proper place. The professional will precisely time the movements to be very comfortable.

2. Fix Dental Problems

Crooked teeth often cause more problems than just hurting your self-esteem. You will likely have many other dental issues if you have crooked teeth.

Crowded or widely spread teeth might raise your risk of having gum disease since your gums don't fit well around your teeth. Aligners can also reduce bad breath, tooth sensitivity, gum inflammation, and even chipping of teeth.

Invisible aligners may also fix a dental underbite or overbite. An abnormal bite might cause many problems like gum infections and irregular tooth erosion.

You might also have chewing issues, jaw aches, and speech difficulties. Using invisible aligners to correct your bite lowers your risk of gum disease, cavities, and tooth loss.

3. Allow for a Better Dental Hygiene

Invisalign allows you to take care of your teeth better. A clean mouth is always a healthy mouth – you need the healthiest teeth possible.

The traditional braces trap bits of food and plaque in the brackets, which are hard to clean well. Not cleaning your teeth well will lead to gum disease or tooth decay.

With invisible aligners, you can remove them to have a regular dental routine. You can floss and brush your teeth normally without using special equipment.

You can also clean the inside of the aligner to ensure no food or bacteria is building up inside. Also, clean the Invisalign container so that no bacteria builds up inside when you remove them to eat, drink or brush your teeth.

4. Non-Invasive Scanning

There is an extensive evaluation of your teeth during traditional braces dentist appointments. Often, it involves placing some plastic pieces in your mouth and spreading your cheeks.

That allows picture-taking, x-rays, and scanning. Dentists also use plastic pieces when placing the metal braces on your teeth and when wiring them together.

The pieces will make your cheeks feel sore and are somewhat invasive after prolonged use. Due to technological advancements, Invisalign will not use invasive measures to detail your teeth.

By using a 3D scanning technology, we can take a complete teeth scan without impressions, x-ray, or other invasive methods. We then have a 3D print of the scans to create your aligners.

5. Fewer Dental Visits

Traditional braces need frequent orthodontist visits to ensure the braces are correctly adjusted. The visits might include:

•  Removing or replacing the bracket
•  Tightening brackets
•  Changing the wire size
•  Wiring some brackets together with extra wire

You can spend many hours sitting in a chair during your appointment. But with Invisalign, you don't have to visit your cosmetic dentist in Soho as frequently.

Your visits will also be shorter and less intrusive. You only have to visit between four and six weeks – but you will have a set of aligners you can switch every two weeks.



Since we make aligners specifically for your mouth, there isn't a need for extra dental work to make them correct your teeth.

Straighten Your Teeth With Invisalign

There are many benefits of having Invisalign. You will straighten your teeth at a comfortable pace while still eating, drinking, and cleaning your teeth normally.

Invisalign will give you beautiful straight teeth that are better for your gum and general oral health. Are you looking for the best cosmetic dentistry in New York, NY?

At Soho Dental Group, we will provide you with excellent dental care in a comfortable environment. Before your Invisalign treatment, our dentist will examine your teeth, mouth, and bone structure to ensure you're a good candidate.



Contact us now to have your Invisalign treatment.