FAQ Category: Invisalign FAQs

If you’ve transfer from outside of New Zealand to Randal you’ll be treated as a new patients to ensure continuity of care and to ensure that you receive the very best possible outcome for you and your smile.

It is practice policy to start a new Invisalign® treatment plan to make sure your treatment is coherent with our practice and in line with best practice guidelines in New Zealand.

This can happy often so don’t worry if this happens to you – Randal’s well used to dealing with this situation.

Your treatment can be transferred to another orthodontist, preferably one who uses the same appliances. You will be provided with your records and a transfer letter for your new orthodontist detailing where you are in your treatment.

Your treatment fee would be reassessed using a national formula provided by NZAO – adjusting the fee for the amount of treatment undergone and that’s still remaining and will be worked out between Randal and your new orthodontist.

After you’ve finished your Invisalign® treatment it’sessential that your teeth are held while the teeth “set” in their new positions and in the longer term to avoid small unwanted changes.

Because we now understand that, like the rest of your body, with wear and age some tooth movement is expected, retainers need to be worn from time to time to avoid any unwanted changes.

We will monitor your retention for up to 2 years after you’ve finished your treatment and we’ll advise you about any problems you may have with eruption of the wisdom teeth.

Not at all!  With Invisalign® treatment you can keep living your normal life!

You can keep eating all your favourite foods, stay active in all the sports and activites you love, and you’ll even likely experience fewer emergency visits, without the hassle of brackets and wires breaking.

Most importantly, your Invisalign clear aligners are virtually invisible, so people may not even notice you’re wearing them!

Yes absolutely!  We recommend you continue to see your dentist for your regular check-ups once a year while receiving Invisalign® treatment. This will help to ensure your teeth remain clean and healthy throughout your treatment. 

No at all!  Because you take your aligners out when you eat – it means you can keep eating all your favourite foods and you don’t have to worry about what you eat whilst having Invisalign treatment – cool hey?!

Not only that, you’ll even likely experience fewer emergency visits, without the hassle of brackets and wires breaking.

And most importantly, your Invisalign clear aligners are virtually invisible, so people may not even notice you’re wearing them!

All you need to do is rinse your aligners every night and brush them gently with your toothbrush to keep them fresh and clean and you can use the Invisalign cleaning system to keep your aligners clear.

Orthodontic treatment is for everyone – children, teenagers and adults.  At Randal McAlister Orthodontics, we have teeth straightening treatment options that are suitable, whatever your age.

We really do believe no-one is too old for orthodontic treatment so it’s best to chat to Randal about whether Invisalign is an option for you.

Aligners should be worn all day, except when eating, brushing and flossing.

Wear your Invisalign clear aligners 20 to 22 hours a day for best results.  Parents, your teen’s aligners will have blue compliance indicators to assure you they’re wearing them enough.

Like all orthodontic treatments, aligners may temporarily affect speech for some people and you may have a slight lisp for a day or two as you get used to the aligners. However, as your tongue gets used to having aligners in your mouth, any lisp or minor speech impediment caused by the aligners should disappear.