Clear Aligners
A Clear Choice for a Great Smile
Clear aligner treatment with Dr. John Foley and the team at Foley Orthodontics in Cary, NC, can give you beautiful, straight teeth without braces.
The Clear Aligner Process at Our Cary Office
If you’ve ever wanted a straighter smile without obvious metal braces, clear aligners from Foley Orthodontics could be a great fit for you. Dr. Foley uses clear aligners to provide strong and efficient treatment to create your perfect smile!
Clear aligners are a series of customized, clear trays to straighten your teeth with fewer office visits to our Cary office compared to regular metal braces. Clear aligners are removable, nearly invisible, and customized by Dr. John Foley specifically for your teeth and mouth.
Clear aligners are much more comfortable than traditional metal bracket braces and can give you stunning results. You’ll even start to notice a change in just a few months!
At your initial consultation at Foley Orthodontics, we'll take digital scans and X-rays to create a 3D image of your mouth. Dr. John Foley makes your first set of custom-fitted aligners from these images, and then you begin the process of straightening your teeth.
You’ll probably wear clear aligners for nine to 15 months as recommended by Dr. Foley, and will typically use 18 to 30 sets during your treatment. You’ll wear several sets of trays throughout your orthodontic treatment, based on your individual needs, and the treatment plan put in place by Foley Orthodontics.
A Modern Approach to Braces
Clear aligners are a modern approach to straightening teeth. It uses a custom-made series of aligners created for you and only you. These aligner trays are made of smooth, comfortable, and virtually invisible plastic that you wear over your teeth.
Wearing the aligners will gently move your teeth into place little by little, based on the exact movements Dr. Foley plans for you.
With clear aligner treatment at Foley Orthodontics, there are no metal brackets to attach and no wires to tighten. You just pop in a new set of aligners about every two weeks, until your treatment is complete.
At Foley Orthodontics, you’ll get a great smile with a treatment that doesn’t get in the way of your daily life. The best part about the whole process is that most people won’t even know you’re straightening your teeth.
This nearly-invisible option to straighten your teeth is truly changing the way people around The Triangle perceive orthodontic treatment.
Dr. Foley has a lot of experience treating patients with clear aligners, and he’s excited to offer this technology to our braces patients in Cary.
Differences Between Clear Aligners & Braces
Unlike traditional braces, smooth plastic clear aligners don't have metal components that can irritate your mouth.
Because they’re removed when you eat, you won't have to watch what you eat like you would when wearing braces – bring on the popcorn and peanuts.
In fact, the aligners must be removed for eating and for drinking anything other than water. You need to make sure you’re willing to do that before you decide on clear aligner treatment.
To prevent staining, you’ll need to clean your teeth before putting the aligners back on after each time you eat.
Of course, brushing and flossing are much easier than with traditional braces, since you don’t have to work around any brackets and wires.
Clear Aligner Responsibility
When it comes to clear aligner treatment, there’s quite a bit for you to think about. Most of our clear aligner patients at Foley Orthodontics enjoy shorter check-ups, fewer appointments, better oral hygiene, and fewer emergency visits.
However, the system's biggest pro can also be a con—you have the ability to remove the aligners. Your cooperation is essential, whether you have braces or aligners.
Since braces are attached to your teeth, they do the heavy lifting to keep your treatment progressing. With clear aligners, you need to do a little extra work during your treatment so your trays can complete your treatment efficiently.
Like with traditional braces, you’ll generally need to wear a retainer after clear aligner treatment, as recommended by Dr. John Foley, to maintain your new alignment—and your confident new smile.
Talk to Us About Clear Aligners
Dr. Foley may not recommend clear aligners in all cases, but he can advise you about what options are best for you and your lifestyle.
Schedule your free consultation with Foley Orthodontics at our office in Cary to learn if clear aligners are right for you.