{"id":734,"date":"2022-01-25T21:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:32:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:32:03","slug":"aligners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/aligners\/","title":{"rendered":"Aligners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"734\" class=\"elementor elementor-734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5927981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5927981\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ff69c2\" data-id=\"79ff69c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e55bf9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e55bf9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c82e1fa\" data-id=\"5c82e1fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac45308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ac45308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALIGNERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eaeb06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0eaeb06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b4c2b\" data-id=\"27b4c2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c423a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c423a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At P\u0101p\u0101moa Orthodontist we offer Invisalign\u00ae clear aligners*. They are a great alternative for people that are not interested in braces but are motivated to improve their smile. Aligners are a series of custom-made, removable, clear trays that are replaced every 1-2 weeks. Tooth-coloured attachments are bonded to your teeth to ensure the teeth move more predictably.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edafdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edafdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you choose to explore the Invisalign option, a 3D scan of your teeth is uploaded and a virtual outcome is created using specialised software. Once we&#8217;re satisfied with the proposed movements, the aligners are manufactured.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">As with all appliances, aligners have strengths and weaknesses. There are a number of cases that are significantly less predictable with this system compared to braces. 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They need to be worn 22 hours a day to be effective.<\/div><div><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a94ebf\" data-id=\"0a94ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11e7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a11e7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Halfcircle_Image8-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1074\" alt=\"invisalign tauranga\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Halfcircle_Image8-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Halfcircle_Image8-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Halfcircle_Image8-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Halfcircle_Image8.png 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9042cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9042cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a430769\" data-id=\"a430769\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fd3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6fd3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you&#8217;re interested in Invisalign, come and see us at <a href=\"https:\/\/papamoaorthodontist.co.nz\/\">Papamoa Orthodontist<\/a>\u00a0for a consultation. Sometimes it&#8217;s possible to combine aligners and braces, which might be a suitable compromise for some patients. We cater to the needs of people in Papamoa, Te Puke, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91f986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c91f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*Invisalign, the Invisalign logo, and iTero, among others, are trademarks and\/or service marks of Align Technology, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and may be registered in the U.S. and\/or other countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALIGNERS At P\u0101p\u0101moa Orthodontist we offer Invisalign\u00ae clear aligners*. 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