Can I eat normally with clear aligners?
Yes. Aligners are removed for all meals and drinks other than water. This means no dietary restrictions, unlike fixed braces. Aligners must be replaced immediately after eating and oral hygiene completed.
Who This Page Is For
Adults and older teenagers in Chennai with mild to moderate crowding who want a removable, virtually invisible orthodontic option.
Who It Is For / Eligibility
- Patients with mild to moderate crowding, spacing, or relapse after prior orthodontics.
- Adults who need to remove the appliance for professional or social situations.
- Patients committed to wearing aligners for 20 to 22 hours per day.
Documents Required
- Photographs and dental impressions or digital scan for aligner fabrication.
- OPG to confirm root and bone health before treatment planning.
Step-by-Step Process
- Digital scan or impressions for ClinCheck or equivalent digital simulation.
- Patient reviews and approves the planned tooth movement simulation.
- Aligners fabricated and delivered in sets; changed every 1 to 2 weeks.
- Refinement aligners issued if tooth positions require additional correction.
Timelines & Deadlines
Mild cases: 6 to 12 months. Moderate cases: 12 to 18 months. Complex cases with refinements may extend to 24 months.
Penalties & Common Failure States
- Clear aligners require strict compliance — skipping wear time leads to aligner fit loss and treatment delay.
- Complex rotations, large overbites, and skeletal discrepancies require fixed appliances; choosing aligners for the wrong case increases total treatment time and cost.
Scope of Arunachala Dental Clinic Service
Pro Tips
- Start orthodontics & braces work only after one owner has collected the core records needed for malocclusion.
- Treat fixed braces as a review workflow rather than a last-day filing task so mismatches surface before deadlines tighten.
- Write down the commercial or compliance reason behind unusual items instead of leaving the explanation inside email threads or memory.
- Keep the latest working papers, acknowledgements, and follow-up notes together so the next filing cycle or notice response starts from evidence, not reconstruction.
- If the issue affects a decision, deadline, approval, or customer outcome, escalate the ambiguity before submission instead of normalising rework into the monthly process.
Trust & Proof Block
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I lose or break an aligner?
Contact your clinician immediately. In most cases you will be advised to move to the next aligner in your series or go back to the previous one temporarily. Replacement aligners can be fabricated but extend treatment time.
Are clear aligners suitable for teenagers?
Clear aligners are suitable for teenagers who have most of their permanent teeth and are committed to the required 20 to 22 hours of daily wear. Compliance is the primary limitation — patients who frequently forget to replace aligners after meals see slower progress.
Talk to Arunachala Dental Clinic
Share your requirement and the team will outline the next step.
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