Our dedicated dental team at BMB Dental Clinic in Mona Vale helps patients straighten their teeth conveniently and discreetly with orthodontic treatments, including Invisalign®, ClearCorrect and a variety of other brands.
We also offer traditional braces, which are often more appropriate for our younger patients.
While traditional braces and invisible braces, such as Invisalign, ClearCorrect and the like, both straighten the patient’s teeth, the treatments have significant differences.
With traditional braces, the dentist places brackets on the patient’s teeth and connects the brackets with thin wires and sometimes O-rings. The dentist or orthodontist custom fits traditional braces to the patient’s mouth for effectiveness, using the wires to make adjustments as the treatment progresses. The patient must schedule regular follow-up visits with the dentist for necessary adjustments.
In our clinic, we provide metal and ceramic brackets. We generally use metal brackets for our younger patients and ceramic brackets for our adult patients, who often prefer them due to their aesthetics. Patients cannot remove traditional braces during treatment. The dentist will remove them at the completion of the treatment.
Invisible braces, on the other hand, are actually flexible plastic aligners. The patient can easily remove the discreet aligners for their oral hygiene routine and eating and drinking, which means there’s no need to change their diet while undergoing aligner treatment. It also makes it easy to maintain your oral hygiene and keep your aligners clean.
The discreet nature of invisible braces, combined with the convenience of removability, makes them an ideal choice for many busy teen and adult patients. However, ease of removal is the main reason we generally recommend traditional braces for our younger patients over invisible braces, as the aligners may not be used long enough if they're removed often. In addition to removing their aligners, younger patients may also lose their aligners frequently, which affects the outcome of treatment.
The more movement we need to see in the teeth, the more aligner sets we’ll provide. Depending on your specific treatment, most aligners brands require you to change aligners every week or two, and each aligner set will move your teeth a little bit closer to your goal.
All aligner systems use small, tooth-coloured attachments for added force on the teeth. The attachments work as handles that the aligners use to push or pull the teeth into the proper position.
To achieve the best results, it’s essential that the patient changes their aligners according to schedule and wears their aligners for at least 22 hours every day. Fortunately, the aligners are comfortable and nearly invisible, so no one even needs to know you’re wearing them.
Due to recent improvements in technology and techniques, clear aligner treatments work much more efficiently than they did in the past. As a result, we can now treat more complex cases than previously possible, which is excellent for our patients.
However, since aligners require a bit more dedication than traditional braces, we often recommend traditional braces for our youngest patients, even if clear aligners would offer a solution.
Invisalign or clear aligner costs vary by patient and the complexity of your case; however, the average price ranges between $4,000 and $7,500.
* Remember, all cases are different, so your costs may fall outside the average price points.
Straighter teeth may make your oral hygiene routine more effective, creating healthier teeth and gums, and may also improve your bite. A better-aligned bite can improve functionality, making everyday tasks, such as chewing, easier for people. Better alignment may also prevent jaw pain, worn teeth, and other oral health issues.
Additionally, patients may feel happier and more confident about sharing their smiles with the world after receiving treatment.
Curious about how clear aligners such as Invisalign will transform your smile? Using Invisalign® SmileView, you can see a preview of your straighter smile in a matter of seconds. Simply click this link, or scan the QR Code, upload a selfie, and see your new potential smile!
If you are interested in straightening your teeth with invisible aligners in Mona Vale or a nearby community, we invite you to contact our clinic to set up a consultation.
Dr Babak Moharrami has helped many patients create healthy, attractive smiles with clear aligner treatment. With multiple clear aligner brand options (such as Invisalign, ClearCorrect, Spark and SureSmile) in addition to traditional braces, he would love to help you find the best solution specific to you!
BMB Dental Clinic offers Invisalign®,ClearCorrect and many other aligner brands as discreet orthodontic options for our patients. Your dentist recommends cleaning your clear aligners daily to reduce bacteria and plaque buildup. Clear aligners are disposable; most patients change them out every couple of weeks, but they can still become damaged or dirty if not cleaned.
When cleaning your clear aligners, there are some essential things to remember:
There are countless cleaning accessories and products for clear aligners, such as effervescent tablets, brushes and sanitising solutions. For example, Invisalign has a sterilising product called ‘Steraligner’. The ingredients for this product include a natural antiseptic called sodium bicarbonate and rubbing alcohol.
As with many other products, Steraligner instructs users to soak the aligners in this solution for three minutes, rinse them, and brush them using a soft-bristled brush and warm water. Your Mona Vale dentist can recommend clear aligner products and accessories you can use for your home hygiene routine.
BMB Dental Clinic invites you to arrange a clear aligner consultation with Dr. Babak Moharrami. Dr. Moharrami will present your treatment options and provide guidance on clear aligner care, including sanitation practices.
For high-quality service, visit Mona Vale dental for your consultation today.
At BMB Dental Clinic, Dr Babak Moharrami helps patients straighten their teeth for healthy, attractive smiles with both clear aligner treatments, such as Invisalign and ClearCorrect, and traditional braces.
Both methods of teeth straightening have their advantages and disadvantages, which is why we often recommend them to different types of patients.
Adult patients who value discretion often prefer Invisalign, ClearCorrect, Spark Aligners or SureSmile treatment over traditional braces since traditional braces are more apparent. Invisalign and other clear aligner treatments are nearly invisible, which means their friends, family, and colleagues don't need to know they're undergoing orthodontic treatment.
Additionally, with Clear Aligner treatment, keeping your teeth clean is much easier than with traditional braces. You can simply remove your Invisalign aligner for your regular oral hygiene routine and put the aligner back in when you've finished brushing and flossing.
We often recommend traditional braces, on the other hand, to our younger patients who need orthodontic intervention. The removability of Invisalign aligners makes them easy to use and maintain. Still, young patients tend to remove them too often and leave them out for long periods of time, affecting their treatment's progress.
At our Mona Vale dental, Dr. Moharrami regularly helps patients decide whether Invisalign Mona Vale or traditional braces are the best treatment option for their needs. We invite you to contact us to schedule an appointment for personalized advice on your orthodontic care.
It really depends on the amount of crowding and/or other issues that we plan to fix. The more complex the problem, the greater the number of aligners the patient needs. As each aligner needs to be worn for one week, more aligners mean a longer treatment time. Generally, Invisalign treatment takes between 6 to 18 months.
Treatment timelines vary by patient, but your teeth will shift toward straight positions gradually across the timeline, so you should notice improvement every few weeks. Patients may spend two years or longer in treatment, but the average timeframe is approximately 18 months.
Clear aligners, like Invisalign in Mona Vale, and similar systems have changed the way we think about orthodontic care. With these systems, you can enjoy discreet therapy without having to contend with metal and wires.
Our clear aligner trays are virtually invisible.
If you’re considering discreet orthodontics, the first step is a meeting with the dentist. This consultation determines candidacy, potential costs, and how long you’ll be in treatment. We also set aside plenty of time to answer your questions.
Treatment involves taking impressions of your teeth and using the results to fabricate your tooth trays. You wear each set for a few weeks before moving on to the next. When you finish your trays, you’ll have an aligned smile!
After therapy, we fit you with a customised retainer to ensure long-term success.
Follow your dentist’s instructions throughout treatment, including wearing your retainer afterwards to prevent orthodontic relapse.
Are you ready to book your clear aligner consultation? Do you have questions? A team member is standing by to speak with you today.
Both braces and Invisalign have their pros and cons. Generally, braces are the better option for teenagers or young adults, whenever Invisalign is more suitable for adults. There may also be certain reasons for choosing a particular path. Invisalign and similar products are made of plastic which means they cannot apply strong forces on the teeth - for that reason, some complex cases need to be treated with braces regardless of the age. From the other side, if a teenage patient if disciplined enough to use the aligners as it is instructed, he/she can use Invisalign to align teeth as well.
Dr Babak Moharrami graduated from Qazvin University in Iran in 2000 and treated patients in his native Tehran for seven years before moving to Australia. He passed the Australian Dental Council (ADC) exams in 2007 and 2008. Having demonstrated his excellence in dentistry, Dr Moharrami began serving patients at Fairfield Dental Healthcare Clinic in Fairfield, NSW.
During his three years with the Fairfield practice, Dr Moharrami gained valuable knowledge and experience. In 2011, he opened his practice in beautiful Mona Vale. He worked at both practices until 2013, when he devoted ...
ClearCorrect® and Invisalign® are actually very similar systems in that they both use removable clear plastic aligners to gently straighten teeth. However, there are some slight differences between the two systems that you should know about if you're considering straightening your teeth with clear aligners in Mona Vale.
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Invisible braces are the best way to straighten teeth without metal and wires. Through innovative systems like Invisalign® and ClearCorrect, your Mona Vale dentist can often correct the following orthodontic issues:
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With digital impressions, we can quickly and easily create a 3-D map of your teeth. We can then send the digital mould to the lab, where they can use the impressions to create customised clear aligners, dentures or other prosthetics.
Many patients prefer digital impressions to the old method of taking impressions, which required the use of a goopy material. Now, we can simply scan your teeth using a tool that looks similar to a wand. The process is comfortable, efficient and takes only minutes.
