Eligibility

intermediate · 1 min

Aligner Eligibility After Implants and Crowns

Implants don't move; crowns hold attachments unreliably. The eligibility framework for restored dentitions weighs anchorage, aesthetics, and refinement risk.

intermediate · 2 min

Aligner Eligibility With Active Periodontal Disease

Active periodontitis is a contraindication until stabilised. The staged pathway from disease control to aligner start, with the numbers to hit at each gate.

intermediate · 5 min

Aligner Eligibility With Dental Implants

Osseointegrated implants do not move. Aligners can move teeth around implants but cannot move implants themselves, the planning implications.

intermediate · 5 min

Aligners After Braces Relapse

Post-braces relapse cases are prime aligner candidates, the periodontium is used to orthodontic force and the movement targets are typically small.

intermediate · 5 min

Am I a Candidate for Invisalign?

The five clinical filters that decide Invisalign eligibility, malocclusion type, arch relationship, periodontal status, restorative load, and compliance profile.

intermediate · 5 min

Aligner Eligibility With Periodontal Disease

Active periodontal disease is a hard stop until treated. Stable periodontal disease with light force protocols is a green light.

intermediate · 5 min

Aligner Eligibility With TMJ Disorders

TMJ pain and dysfunction is not a contraindication but requires bite-plane splint therapy and cephalometric evaluation before aligners start.

intermediate · 5 min

Invisalign Eligibility by Age

Invisalign First (7, 10), Teen (11, 17), and adult (18+) all have different biomechanical envelopes. The eligibility rules for each age band.

intermediate · 5 min

Missing Tooth Eligibility Rules

Missing molars, missing lateral incisors, and missing premolars each shift the aligner plan differently. When to close the space, when to open it for a prosthesis.

intermediate · 5 min

Pregnancy and Aligner Eligibility

Aligner treatment is safe during pregnancy but hormonal gingivitis, morning sickness, and travel to reviews affect compliance. The trimester-by-trimester plan.

intermediate · 5 min

Severe Crowding: The Aligner Eligibility Ceiling

Crowding above 8 mm per arch pushes into extraction or auxiliary-appliance territory. Where aligners stop being the right tool.