{"id":4691,"date":"2021-09-09T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/?p=4691"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:43:30","slug":"invisalign-vs-traditional-braces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/latest-news-events\/invisalign-vs-traditional-braces\/","title":{"rendered":"Invisalign vs Traditional Braces"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differences between Invisalign and fixed braces<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Advantages of Invisalign<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most aesthetic orthodontic option<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comfortable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be removed for eating and cleaning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment can take as little as 3 months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No diet restrictions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No change to oral hygiene regime<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be removed for sports and public engagements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can reduce the risk of decay and gum disease during orthodontic treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilises gentle forces to move teeth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payments can be broken down over treatment time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0% finance offered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can move teeth in all 3 dimensions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Disadvantages of Invisalign<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance- the outcome of Invisalign treatment is highly dependent on the number of hours per day the aligners are worn. The aligners must be worn for a minimum of 22 hours per day to achieve a desirable outcome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be removed for eating and oral hygiene.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May impact speech when fitted initially (this usually resolves by itself after 2-3 days of wear).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requires the placement of attachments on some teeth to aid alignment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you lose or break an aligner, this may delay your treatment whilst you wait for a new one to be delivered. You will also incur a charge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Advantages of braces<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most precise and accurate orthodontic appliance for some cases<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can accurately move multiple teeth in all 3 dimensions simultaneously<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not remove for eating and oral hygiene<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patient compliance factor reduced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does not impact speech<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payments can be broken down over treatment time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0% finance offered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Disadvantages of braces<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less aesthetic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diet restrictions apply<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannot be removed for eating or oral hygiene<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk of decay if oral hygiene is not maintained and\/or a diet high in sugar is consumed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post, we discuss the differences between Invisalign and fixed braces, read more here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5113,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4691\/revisions\/5113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colmsmithdental.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}