Clear aligners
A series of clear trays you change every one to two weeks. Removable, quiet and entirely dependent on you wearing them.
Here, this costs
$4,800$7,200
- Typical length
- 10 to 24 months
- Payment plan
- 0% over 12 to 30 months
- Consultation
- Free, no referral
Good for
- Mild to moderate crowding or spacing
- Adults who do not want visible braces
- People who can commit to 20 to 22 hours a day
Worth knowing
- They only work in your mouth, not in your pocket
- Coffee and tea need to come out of the trays
- Complex bites may still need braces for part of the treatment
How it goes
- 45 minutes
Scan day
A digital scan, no putty. You see the plan on screen.
- Every 1 to 2 weeks
Tray changes
At home, with a check-in every 8 to 10 weeks.
- 30 minutes
Finish
Any polishing, then your retainer.
Braces or aligners?
Both move teeth. Here is the honest difference, before anyone tries to sell you one.
- How it works
- Brackets and a wire we adjust
- Trays you change yourself
- Typical length
- 12 to 30 months
- 10 to 24 months
- Visits
- Every 6 to 8 weeks
- Every 8 to 10 weeks
- Visible?
- Yes, less so with ceramic
- Barely, at conversation distance
- Depends on you
- Avoiding hard foods
- Wearing them 20 to 22 hours a day
- Handles complex bites
- Yes
- Sometimes, often with braces first
- Cost here
- $4,800 to $6,500
- $4,800 to $7,200
Questions about clear aligners
How many hours a day, really?
Twenty to twenty-two. Take them out to eat and to brush, and put them straight back in. Treatment stalls at sixteen hours.
Will people notice?
Most people do not, at conversation distance. Small tooth-coloured attachments may be visible up close.
What if I lose a tray?
Call us. Usually you go back a tray while we order a replacement, at no charge for the first two.
Other treatments
The first consultation is free.
Photos, a digital scan, a plan and a written quote. No charge, no referral, no pressure to start.
Ellwood Springs
218 Cottonwood Avenue, Suite 3
Ellwood Springs, CO 80512Cobalt Creek
4 Ridgeline Plaza
Cobalt Creek, CO 80540