Where Are Invisalign Buttons Placed on the Teeth?

The buttons are merely tooth colored filling material bonded to teeth in specific shapes and on specific teeth, and every case is different.  Some cases do NOT require buttons.  The shape, location and number needed are different for each case.

Invisalign buttons or attachments are placed strategically along the front surfaces of some of the teeth to help guide more of the moderate to difficult movements that can be accomplished with Invisalign.  Although, we do try to minimize the number of attachments or buttons on the teeth, inevitably, we still end up with some of these to help facilitate the movements.  All of these buttons or attachments are tooth-colored and they are barely visible to the eye, they can sometimes initially be an obstacle that the end-user has to adapt to.  However, over time, these buttons become very easy to adapt to and sometimes the end-user even forgets that they are on the teeth until they are removed at the end of treatment.  In our practice, we try to minimize the number of anterior front buttons or attachments to help decrease the visibility.

Invisalign buttons are placed on certain teeth to allow the retainers to grasp onto the tooth and cause some type of tooth movement like rotation. The buttons are merely tooth colored filling material bonded to teeth in specific shapes and on specific teeth, and every case is different. Some cases do not  require buttons. The shape, location and number needed are different for each case. Once the Invisalign procedure is finished the tooth colored buttons are easily removed. Attachments and their placement are crucial to each case.