{"id":8546,"date":"2021-12-10T14:47:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/ataches-botones-y-elasticos-invisalign-mas-alla-del-alineador\/"},"modified":"2022-02-21T10:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T10:20:55","slug":"invisalign-button-and-elastic-attachments-beyond-the-aligner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/invisalign-button-and-elastic-attachments-beyond-the-aligner\/","title":{"rendered":"Braces, buttons and elastics: Invisalign beyond the aligner"},"content":{"rendered":"
Invisible orthodontics works, as the vast majority of patients are already familiar with, through the use of aligners, transparent plastic sleeves worn by the patient that perform micro-movements in the teeth, thus improving alignment and correcting bite problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, aligners are not always able to perform all these movements on their own, and therefore require a series of auxiliary elements. I am Raquel Lucas<\/strong>orthodontist in the dental clinic V\u00e9lez and Lozano<\/a>I'm here to talk to you about fasteners, elastics and buttons, in other words, auxiliary elements. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attachments are the most commonly used auxiliary elements to complement invisible orthodontic treatment with aligners. They are reliefs of composite<\/strong>The size, shape and orientation of the aligners will depend on the movement we want them to help generate. They also serve to increase the anchorage of the aligner and prevent it from falling out, which also improves its effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The attachments do not damage the surface of the tooth at any time, as they are adhered to it with biocompatible materials and are removed once the treatment is finished, or when required (sometimes it is necessary to change the attachments in the middle of a treatment depending on the movements required by each tooth). The composite with which they are made is the colour of the tooth itself, so they are hardly detrimental to aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAttachments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n