Invisalign® First & Teen

Your kid’s smile deserves care designed specifically for them.

Preparing in advance with clear aligners can help your child’s smile be beautiful and not affect their daily life.

Start making changes today for long-term benefits.

As children grow, their smiles grow with them, and even if children aged 6-10 have baby teeth, it may be time to begin orthodontic treatment, which is called Stage 1 treatment. At this stage, the dentist can identify problems that may need treatment early on to correct future problems that are developing.

  • Stage 1 treatment for growing children with a mixture of baby teeth and permanent teeth*
  • Stage 2 treatment for pre-adolescents and teenagers when most or all of the permanent teeth have erupted.

* It is recommended to wear a retainer during the treatment period while waiting for the permanent teeth to emerge and after the second stage to help maintain the position of the braces that have been done.

Advantages of Stage 1 Treatment

The goal of stage 1 treatment is to develop a smaller jaw to make room for existing teeth and upcoming permanent teeth.

  • Can prevent the original chewing problem from getting worse
  • Can fix the existing dental problems
  • Can change the smile of the child in the growing age
  • Can make the second phase of treatment shorter and easier

Why do you need to get braces as a child?

Nowadays, parents want their children to have braces since they were young to build confidence and prepare their personality before the teenage years, which is the age of searching for dreams.
 
Having a beautiful smile opens up opportunities for your children to do things with confidence. However, many people still have doubts about whether children whose baby teeth have not all fallen out can have clear braces. 𝐓𝐃𝐇 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 has the answer!
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Benefits of Invisalign® Clear Braces for Children

1. The device is comfortable to wear and does not hurt when inserting it.
The main problem with orthodontics in children and teenagers is that if the braces are uncomfortable, they may not cooperate with the orthodontic treatment. Therefore, clear braces for children and teenagers are designed to be only 0.75 millimeters thick, making them comfortable to wear and not hurting the gums because they only grip the teeth. They do not affect the child’s speech or pronunciation in any way.
 
2. Easy to clean
If children wear braces, they will not be able to brush their teeth well, have difficulty cleaning their teeth, and are at risk of tooth decay if they do not take good care of their teeth. However, clear braces for children can be removed, making them easier to clean.
 
3. The duration of braces is short.
Metal braces require adjustment from thin wires to larger wires over the first 8-10 months. However, Invisalign® clear braces for children and teenagers do not have any wire adjustment steps. The dentist will cover the braces with plastic, which shortens the braces period by an average of 10 months, as well as reducing the frequency of visits to the dentist, since the Invisalign® aligners need to be checked every 8-10 weeks on average.
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In addition, Invisalign clear braces can be started from children as young as 6 years old when the first pair of permanent teeth start to appear, which is different from general clear braces that are done for adults. The advantage of clear braces in children and teenagers who are growing up is that they can move their teeth more, adjust the facial structure better, and have fewer limitations, resulting in perfect results. Invisalign for children has small wings (Precision Wings) to help stimulate growth at the jaw joints to make the lower jaw move forward to fit the upper jaw. However, it depends on the dentist’s discretion again because Invisalign clear braces in children and teenagers are designed specifically for each individual. Through the use of the iTero Element 5D machine and the Clincheck program to plan the custom-made braces.

Review of Invisalign® First clear braces experience, phase 1, by Nong Luther

Little Luther has a problem with protruding upper teeth, crooked lower teeth, and a narrow lower curvature, which makes him not confident when smiling. He was the one who told his mother that he wanted to get braces himself. So the doctor used Invisalign First to reduce the protrusion of his teeth while widening the curvature of his teeth to prepare the area for his permanent teeth to grow.
 
The result is that the protrusion of his teeth is reduced, his teeth are better aligned, and he is more confident when smiling. After this, if his permanent teeth are fully grown, he will move on to the next phase of detailing.

Review of Invisalign® Teen clear braces experience by Nong Dream

In Nong Cream’s case, she has a problem with overlapping teeth, teeth that are set inward, making it feel like her teeth are always missing when she smiles. As a result, when she does various activities, including singing, she is still unable to smile with full confidence.

This type of dental problem can be solved with Invisalign® Teen, an orthodontic system that can effectively correct overlapping teeth and teeth that are set inward. It helps adjust the shape of the face according to the age that is growing. The result is a more balanced face, reducing the chances of problems with the alignment of the teeth in the future.

In Nong Cream’s case, it took only 1 year and 9 months for her teeth to be set in a beautiful line, ready to enjoy the opportunities that are coming.