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Who Makes the Treatment Plan, the Dentist or the Invisalign Company?
It seems there is some confusion on who ultimately sets the treatment plan for patients using Invisalign. Does the dentist set the treatment plan, and the company basically fills the prescription, or does the Invisalign company advise the dentist on the best treatment plan?
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The dentist/orthodontist determines the goals of the treatment plan
This is a great question and the answer can determine the quality of the result. There are several important steps in assuring the result is a good as can be. Step #1. Proper training and experience of the Invisalign doctor. Experience in both orthodontics and Invisalign treatment can make the difference between a great result and a disappointing one. Select your Invisalign orthodontist/dentist with this in mind. Step #2 Submission of...
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The orthodontist makes the Invisalign Treatment Plan
This is a great question, and ultimately the answer is that the dentist is the one who makes the treatment plan. When your impressions are sent to Invisalign, they are sent with a set of instructions that the dentist has prepared. Sometimes these are default instructions that the dentist originally set up, but they should be modified and expanded for each and every separate patient. I do know that there is a tool available from Invisalign to dentists who are not...
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Washington Cosmetic Dentist
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Invisalign best treatment is in the hands of the treating doctor.
Invisalign aligners are a medical device as are traditional braces. The use of the device and the intended outcome is in the hands of the prescribing doctor. The company that produces the aligners helps in creating the product but it is the treating doctor that decides on the specific movements of teeth that will enable the creation of the desired results.
Toronto Cosmetic Dentist
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The treating doctors MUST set the treatment plan for Invisalign...
Invisalign will send back to the treating doctor an initial "clincheck" or working model of how the predict the teeth lining up and the bite coming together. It is up to the orthodontist/dentist, based on their orthodontic education and experience, to then recommend changes to the technician to modify the clincheck so that the clinical result is predictable, and more importantly, excellent.
Saint Louis Orthodontist
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The dentist/orthodontist should determine the treatment plan
Invisalign is a medical device and it is up to the orthodontist/dentist to write the prescription, ie set the treatment plan, based upon the patients occlusion, as well as the desires and needs of the patient. This is what sets different invisalign providers apart, and is one of the reasons why some invisalign cases get better results than others. Choosing an invisalign provider who is experienced and has achieved at least premier provider status is recommended...
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The treating dentist can be as involved as they wish in the planning of the case. Personally I request specific movements, timing of those movements and sequence of the movements. At the other extreme a dentist can send a case in with limited instructions such as "straighten teeth" and answer a few multiple choice questions about the case. In this senario the dentist and patient are at the mercy of how good the Invisalign technician is.
This planning is what you are are really...
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Who sets the treatment for invisalign
When a patient comes in for an invisalign consultation and decides to proceed with treatment, we ask our patients what their chief complaint is. When we fill out the prescription we tel invisalign what we want them to do. They incorporate that into a computer simulation showing the before, during and after. The dentist can make changes as many times as necessary until they are happy with the results. We are a Premier Preferred Provider and have lots of experience...
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Who Makes the Treatment Plan, the Dentist or the Invisalign Company?
Who Makes the Treatment Plan, the Dentist or the Invisalign Company?
There is only one company manufacturing invisalign. Does it matter which provider I go to?
Invisalign is just like dental implants meaning it’s a medical device so experience and dedication of your doctor has a lot to do with how the results may turn out. We can use Clincheck software to modify the treatment based on x-rays, photos, 3D model, PAN, CEPH, and patient’s desire. Some can diagnose,...
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New York Cosmetic Dentist
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The results you obtain with Invisalign aligners is determined by two things. First, the diagnosis and treatment plan, and second how well you wear your aligners. It is a huge misconception that all Invisalign treatment will turn out exactly the same. Invisalign is just a system that can deliver forces to your teeth to move them. If the forces are prescribed correctly, and if you apply those forces (wear the aligners), you will get a good result. Any dentist can order a set of aligners just...
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Albuquerque Orthodontist
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I'm trying to decide between paying around $6000 for an orthodontist "premier provider" or my dentist, a "preferred provider" who would only charge me $3400. I have a pretty straightforward case, orthodontial relapse since I had braces when I was a kid. Just some overcrowding on my bottom teeth. I already had my full consultation, Invisalign said I would need 16 trays. Not sure what to do! I just got engaged so I want my teeth to be straight for my wedding.
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Dentist or Orthodontist, does it matter that much?
Have you asked both providers to see pictures of finished cases they have treated where the patient that started out similar to you? It might be worthwhile.