With 45+ years collective experience in their careers, Dr Mo Al-Dujaili, Dr Azza Al-Ani, and Dr Adriana Perez are highly qualified specialist orthodontists, and are fantastic at what they do.
Worried about the hassle and discomfort of traditional metal braces?
Discover the clear and convenient alternative with Invisalign. Invisalign clear aligners gently shift your teeth into place, creating a beautiful, straight smile without the metal wires and brackets. Experience the freedom to eat, drink, and smile confidently as you embark on your orthodontic journey.
Overlapping or tightly packed teeth
Spaces between teeth
Upper teeth significantly overlap lower teeth
Lower teeth protrude over upper teeth
Teeth don’t align properly when biting
The Invisalign treatment is a very accurate teeth straightening process that has been used in over 10 million patients worldwide.
It uses small clear and invisible trays to move teeth very gently and progressively into a desired position. The aligners are changed on average every 10-14 days. Some teeth may move faster than 7 days and some may take closer to 14 days to settle into an aligner.
By moving through the sequential aligners, we are able to predictably move each of your teeth towards a goal. The end result is that if your orthodontist uses Invisalign, the results will be as good as if braces were used to provide that beautiful smile.
With clinics in Takapuna, Epsom, Howick and Warkworth, we are sure to have a location near you. Call us today on 09 216 6888
Although dentists can provide Invisalign treatment, an orthodontist has had a tremendous amount of extra training to develop specialist expertise and knowledge. This allows them to plan every tooth movement that is to occur with precision and predictability so they can get you the smile you deserve!
A significant amount of time is spent planning Invisalign cases and every patient’s needs are considered. This ensures safe and predictable results for every patient, avoiding many risks and complications that can occur along the way. That way, tooth movement will happen in the fastest possible time.
Specialist Orthodontist = same costs + faster treatment
+ best results + less problems… a no brainer!
The average case with us is around the $9,800 mark. However, this is a tricky question to answer as no two people’s teeth are identical. The complexity and duration of your treatment, as well as additional dental work required, all have an impact on the cost.
Also, there are many different types of Invisalign treatment: Invisalign Full, Invisalign Teen, Invisalign Lite, Invisalign 7, Invisalign Go, and Invisalign Vivera retainers. You can appreciate that there is a huge range of costs for a patient.
Invisalign treatment can start at $400 dollars for retainers only, while for very difficult cases, costs can be in excess of $12,800 (e.g. for a case that requires bite and jaw corrections, and lengthy treatment).
This is why it is really important to see a specialist orthodontist who is experienced in Invisalign, who will advise you if treatment with Invisalign is right for you and which Invisalign treatment would be the most appropriate option.
Call Shakespeare Orthodontics for a FREE, no-obligation consultation with an expert Invisalign specialist orthodontist in one of our Auckland clinics.
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Mo is a Specialist Orthodontist. He grew up in New Zealand and Australia, returning to Dunedin to gain his specialist degree – Clinical Doctorate in Orthodontics… Learn more
With 45+ years collective experience in their careers, Dr Mo Al-Dujaili, Dr Azza Al-Ani, and Dr Adriana Perez are highly qualified specialist orthodontists, and are fantastic at what they do.
The success of treatment comes down to you wearing the Invisalign aligners at least 20 hours per day MINIMUM… so, wear the aligners!
Most treatment complications arise when patients fail to wear their aligners consistently or for long enough. In such cases, treatment tends to take longer and can be uncomfortable, especially when attempting to move erratically between aligners.
We have four clinics throughout Auckland, so please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Try and follow all instructions given carefully. The instructions will include wear-time, using chewing tabs, wearing elastics, caring for your aligners, and being able to monitor your treatment progress.
Our specialist orthodontists will ensure that they are there every step of the way. At any stage, if you have questions or queries, or are worried about anything to do with your treatment, please contact us.
If we cannot address your concerns by email or over the phone, we will sort you out with an urgent appointment to come in for a check…often, the very same day!
It is through amazing advancements in computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology that we are able to provide and use Invisalign to carry out, what we could only do with braces previously.
The aligners are printed to high accuracy to match the desired position of the teeth. After using a few aligners, we can move any tooth or group of teeth, in any which way we need. Having said this, some movements are easier and some are harder with the aligners.
Never break, lose or throw out previous aligners. We require these often to step a tooth or group of teeth back, in order to be able to move forward, This is especially true if teeth are not tracking with the movement predicted.
For these reasons, keep all your aligners until the very end.
Because of the predictive nature of the technology used, we sometimes require “refinement” aligners. For these extra aligners to be made, we need to take updated scans and photos of your teeth along the way to communicate back to Invisalign.