Invisalign

Invisalign with Shawnee Dentist, Dr. Swan, is the immensely popular, discreet, and minimally invasive technique for straightening teeth without traditional metal braces and wires. Our doctors and the Monticello Family Dental team provide Invisalign for teens and adults. There are a lot of reasons you might want to get Invisalign for yourself, straightening your smile is about more than aesthetics. Misaligned teeth can cause jaw pain, TMJ disorder, improper chewing of food, speech impediment, and self-esteem issues. Crowded teeth are difficult to clean around, allowing bacteria and plaque buildup and increase the chances of tooth decay and gum disease. Straightening and aligning your teeth can be a life-changing experience for many people and it is easier now than it has ever been!

We often get asked why we offer Invisalign instead of traditional metal and wire braces. Here are a number of reasons why our patients love Invisalign, and we believe you will too.

Simply put, traditional braces can be unsightly and uncomfortable, and often must stay on for several years. Invisalign is very unnoticeable, comfortable to wear, can be removed for eating and oral hygiene, and worn at night and during the day to move teeth quickly for fast, gorgeous results.

• A Better Solution - Invisalign does solve many of the issues of traditional braces; however, traditional braces may be required for complicated orthodontic care. Invisalign can be used to correct a wide range of orthodontic issues including gaps in your teeth, misaligned teeth, underbite, overbite, or even crooked teeth.
• Natural - Almost invisible, the Invisalign retainers are formed using incredibly durable SmartTrack® composites. Invisalign retainers are completely clear, formed to fit comfortably and smoothly in your mouth. They're so natural looking that many of our patients have family and friends that see them on a regular basis who didn't realize that they were wearing the Invisalign retainer.
• Convenient - One of the biggest downsides to wire braces is that they cannot be removed until the procedure is completed. Invisalign gives you the freedom to remove them for a meal, important meetings, dates or simply to take a break. The Invisalign retainer only needs to be worn for 20-22 hours a day, giving you the ability to make them fit your life and still get the results you want to see in your smile!
• Comfortable - Invisalign is easy on your cheeks and gums. If you've ever had someone in your family, who had braces you know that they can be painful. The wires and brackets can leave the tissue in your mouth raw and bleeding from wear, lacerations, and canker sores and significantly affect your lifestyle. There are no wires or brackets with the Invisalign system, just comfortable pressure easing your teeth where they need to be.
• Simple - Because Invisalign retainers are entirely removable, it allows patients to remove them and adequately care for their teeth with thorough flossing and brushing. Invisalign makes it easy to maintain healthy and robust gum tissue and avoid the cavities that frequently accompany braces due to the difficulty of cleaning around them.
• Faster - Since each Invisalign system is customized for the patient it is made for, they work more quickly than traditional metal braces. The Invisalign method is so effective that depending on the work you need to have done, we can reduce the length of the treatment by as much as 50%.
• Cost Effective - Although many people assume that Invisalign is significantly more costly than traditional braces. Invisalign actually mirrors closely orthodontic procedures. Since Invisalign eliminates many of the problems people experience with conventional braces, has a shorter treatment duration and is incredibly cost-effective, it is becoming more and more the common sense treatment method of choice.