Is Invisalign Treatment Plan Computer-generated?

While there may be SOME dentists or orthodontists that just use the computer to plan cases, I believe most plan along with Align technicians all of their cases.  Align knows the limitations of the technology, the dentist knows the patient and the goals.  It is truly a team effort.

Although an Invisalign treatment is generated by a computer there are mayn different approaches a dentist can take to treat a case. As Invisalign Providers we create treatment plan preferences and the computer will generate a treatment plan based on those preferences. However, we as providers stil need to go in a create changes and adjustments to the planned treatment usually several times until we get the case to finish the way we want. .

Invisalign is truly one of the modern computer miracles technology has brought to dentistry.  The impressions and bites are converted into 3D virtual computer models that then can  allow the teeth to be moved by the computer in proper order to allow ideal results in the least time.  There is no guessing.  However, as with all technology, human input and guidance is needed and sometimes the body does not respond the way the program says it will, so there is the ability to modify or change during therapy or before therapy and that is where good communication between the computer technicians and the treating dentist is important.  The goals of the patient and dentist are inputted into the design of the Invisalign treatment plan or clincheck.  It is a wonderful process with great results possible in less time with more comfort and easier maintenance it chosen and done correctly.

The computer technology allows the technician to read the CT scans and to create 3D models. They then can orthodontically virtually move the teeth on the screen.

The dentist plans the entire treatment. He/she will dictate wether the case needs, arch expansion, rotation, proclination, interproximal stripping etc.

The best dentists will allow for a treatment plan that may take 12-15 months to prevent stripping.

If Align technology only did the planning then most patients would get 15 aligners wilth loads of initial stripping; this is in order to reduce the number of aligners and the manufacturing costs. Simlpi5, social 6 are examples of limited ortho.

So the dentist does the saying and Invisalign does the doing!

The entire invisalign prcoess is planned on a computer.  The impressions that are taken are scanned into a computer and then a computer simulation is created based on the dentists recommendations and used to show patients the final results that they should expect.  Once accepted the trays are fabricated by robots at invisalign