Question on Broadening a Smile With Invisalign?

While Invisalign CAN widen your arch, it is limited in the amount it can do so. Your Invisalign dentist should be able to get you a "ClinChek" which will show you graphically exactly how much they predict your teeth will be able to be moved. Your dentist will charge you for this service, as he has to take impressions and submit photos and X-rays to Invisalign. You do NOT have to commit to doiung the Invisalign until AFTER you see the ClinChek results and have had time to discuss the case with your dentist, and get the fee for the complete case. Imaging software will be of NO HELP, because you can be shown anything on the imaging, whether or not it can actually be accomplished. The ClinChek, on the other hand, will show you what Invisalign actually predicts your teeth will do.

Well, yes and no! If there is sufficient gum and bone support to permit the movement, yes the back teeth can be moved outward to create a broader smile. On the other hand, there often is a limited ability to move just the teeth because of insufficient bone support and gum tissue converage. In such cases, meeting the objective of broadening the smile in adults may require a combination of surgery and orthodontics. Up until the mid-teenage years, while the face is still developing, another alternative is to do orthopedic expansion of the upper jaw with a palatal expander. I recommend that you consult with an orthodontist to learn of the options that will best meet your needs..

Invisalign or braces can broaden a smile in adults only to a very limited degree....and the more the smile is broaden the more unstable the correction is meaning that not wearing a retainer every night for ever could lead to a quick collapse of the correction.

Anyone can show you an animation of a broader smile but can they produce one that is stable....be very careful!