Experienced Invisalign Lite Treatment in North London

Invisalign Lite is designed for less complex orthodontic cases. It’s ideal for minor issues you’d like to correct, such as slightly crooked front teeth, small gaps, or mild crowding. You are a good candidate if your bite is generally correct and you mainly need adjustments to the front teeth that show when you smile. A patient, a teacher from Muswell Hill, used Invisalign Lite to fix mild lower crowding that had relapsed since adolescence. The treatment lasted seven months. For more significant bite problems like a severe overbite, crossbite, or major crowding, Invisalign Full offers a more complete solution.

Your journey begins with a 60 minute consultation at our Finchley practice. We perform a full dental health check and use a digital scanner to create a precise 3D model of your teeth, avoiding messy impressions. From this model we show a simulation of your final result. After you approve the plan, we make your custom aligners. You receive a series of aligners and move to a new set every one to two weeks. You wear them about twenty two hours daily, removing them only to eat, drink, and brush. We schedule brief check up appointments every six to eight weeks to monitor progress. The total treatment typically runs around six to seven months from start to finish.

When you begin wearing your aligners you may feel some pressure and a slight lisp for a day or two as your mouth adjusts. Daily care is simple: clean the aligners with a soft brush and lukewarm water. After active treatment ends, the retention phase begins as the most important part of keeping your results long term. You will wear a retainer, and we recommend Vivera retainers, which cost about five hundred pounds and use the same durable material as Invisalign. At first you wear the retainer most of the time, then gradually move to nightly wear to prevent teeth from shifting back.

This is the standard Invisalign treatment for moderate to complex cases. It involves more aligners and a longer treatment time, typically twelve to eighteen months. It is a better choice if you need to correct bite issues or have significant crowding that Invisalign Lite cannot address.

Metal or ceramic braces are fixed to your teeth and are highly effective for all types of cases. While they are more visible than Invisalign, they require less daily compliance as they can't be removed. However, cleaning is more difficult, and they come with some dietary restrictions.

For very minor gaps or slightly crooked teeth, composite bonding can be an alternative. It is a faster, often less expensive process where resin is applied to change the shape of your teeth. This does not move the teeth, so it is not a true orthodontic solution and is best for aesthetic enhancements. For example, a patient from Highgate wanted to close a tiny gap between his front teeth for his wedding. Since his bite was perfect, cosmetic bonding was a quick, one-visit solution.

Our fee for Invisalign Lite treatment is £3,300. We believe in full transparency, so this price includes: your initial 3D digital scan and treatment simulation. All sets of custom-made aligners for your treatment. All scheduled check-up appointments to monitor progress. A final set of Vivera retainers to maintain your new smile is an additional £500. We are a private-only practice and do not offer NHS services. However, we do accept patients with private dental insurance plans from providers including Max Bupa, Denplan, and Cigna. Please check with your provider about the specifics of your orthodontic coverage.

To make an informed choice, it helps to ask these questions, whether you consult with us or another practice in North London: 1. How many Invisalign Lite cases have you successfully completed? 2. Based on my 3D scan, am I a better candidate for Invisalign Lite or Full? 3. Will I need attachments to help the teeth move? 4. What happens if my teeth do not move as predicted in the simulation? 5. Is the cost of retainers included in the final price? 6. What are the payment plan options available?