Now-a- days there are few brands, which avail you aligners right at your door steps. You can order their product in simple steps, by just clicking your selfie anduploading it into their app.

They come totake 3D scan at your home and then after few days you get your set of aligners. Sounds simple right? You even don’t need to visit your dentist!! But think again!! How can a non-qualified person be sent to homes of people to get their dental impressions?? Clear aligner’s treatment has evolved in the last decade with the availability of new materials that are aesthetic and flexible.

 Adults who don’t want braces to be seen at all mainly seek this. Without any diagnosis and specialist opinion you should not go for such kind of aligner treatment as there is difference in home delivered aligners set and the aligners which are done by the dentist (orthodontist) in clinic.

Only a dentist can explain you that if your teeth can be corrected just with the help of aligners or they need braces because aligners can’t correct complex dental and jaw mal-alignment issues.Home aligners are often offered without recording patient’s x-ray which is necessarily done by the dentist to understand the jaw relation {upper & lower jaw},condition of bone, and roots of teeth.

A person who delivers your aligner is not qualified enough to detect your already existing oral issues like cavities or gum problems, if  you start wearing aligners without resolvingthese pre-existing issues and continue wearing aligners this may lead to more complexity such as cavities and they can become more aggressive. Same applies to the gum issues. In fact when you visit a dentist for such treatment all the oral issues are treated first and one round of teeth cleaning is done after that only your aligners or braces treatment starts.

So it’s an advice that you should not fall into the trap of home aligner’s services whichis mostly done by untrained and unprofessional people. Because if it leads to any damage to your teeth or gums or supporting structure of teeth the damage could last for long and might be irreparable. Beware!! The public notice by the “Dental council of India” in December blamed private companiesand aggressive advertisements. The notice said that “BY offering in home services to the patient, by passing the professional expertise of the dentist, these companies were violating theprovision of the clinical establishments [registration& regulation] act2010, among others.

If you everwant to correct your mal-aligned teeth then your first step should be a visit to your nearest dentist/orthodontist. After routine check-up they can suggestyou the best treatment option for you be it aligners (invisalign) or braces. Analigner which your dentist is providing is a research based and trusted productand the treatment will also be done by the dentist which will have a muchpredictable outcome.

Home aligners may look attractive and cheaper than professional’s but it’s better to be logical when it comes to your health.  “After all a healthy smile is a signof a healthy individual”.