Set 14 of 27 / Day 1 of 14 - The Gap is Gone!

Here is comment from an anonymous user:

Anonymous January 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM

Do you have many attachments on your teeth? I can't tell by looking at the pictures. How is your provider moving the teeth to close the bite? I just got invisalign and will be moving the teeth by using a TAD (temporary anchorage device) to move the back molars up to allow the front teeth to move down. I'd love to know how you're achieving that kind of movement so quickly.

He or she raises a very good questions and I decided to write a post to answer these questions. Below is a little information about the categorization of invisalign innovations and aligntech's mission to improve clinical outcomes and expand the scope of cases they can take.

Biomechanics:

-Attachments

-Power Ridges

Staging:

-Velocity Optimization

-IPR Staging Protocol improvements

Biomechanics (both attachments and power ridges) uses force to move teeth. Power ridges and attachments cannot be used together.

 

Attachments:

Attachments use forces to extrude and rotate your incisors and canines using standard tooth velocities.

 

Power Ridges:

Power ridges help add torque to move the root and the crown of the tooth and push the teeth into their planned position. Power ridges are engineered to apply lingual root torque. More specifically, they apply just the right amount (based on each individual case) of movement to force ratio to establish an incisor torque with lingual root movement.

 

 

This is exactly what my aligners look like. I know it's hard to tell from my pictures but the four upper front teeth have power ridges.