Crowding, spacing, and rotated teeth often feel like cosmetic concerns. However, moving even a single tooth changes the way your upper and lower arches meet. Before we begin any tooth movement, we evaluate your gums and existing dental work to ensure you have a healthy foundation. We use clear aligners and limited orthodontic treatment to help you address:
| Service | How We Help |
|---|---|
| Invisalign Clear Aligners | We use a prescribed series of custom, removable trays to gradually move your teeth into their proper positions. |
| Limited Orthodontic Treatment | We design a targeted plan to correct specific, minor tooth movements without requiring comprehensive, full-mouth braces. |
| Clear Retainers | We provide thin, transparent trays to hold your teeth securely in their corrected positions after your active treatment is finished. |
| Hawley Retainers | We design a removable acrylic and wire appliance to maintain your new bite, which allows us to make minor adjustments over time. |
We evaluate your teeth and take highly accurate digital scans with our intraoral scanner. You will not have to deal with uncomfortable, messy impression putty.
We use your scans to map out the exact sequence of your tooth movement. We will show you a digital preview of the proposed plan and explain your estimated timeline.
You will wear your custom trays for 20 to 22 hours a day. You simply remove them to eat, brush, and floss, then snap them back in to keep your treatment on track.
Teeth naturally want to drift back to their old positions. Once your active treatment is complete, we provide custom retainers to lock in your corrected smile long-term.
Dr. Hammoud bought this established Michigan Avenue practice and completely rebuilt it to bring tech-forward dentistry to his hometown of Dearborn. We upgraded from paper charts and film X-rays to fully digital workflows, intraoral scanners, and 3D printing. For clear aligners, this technology means incredible precision and a more comfortable experience for you. We believe that if you look good, you feel good, and you do better. Our goal is to give you a straight, healthy smile that boosts your confidence and functions perfectly. If your bite requires complex, comprehensive orthodontics outside our scope, Dr. Hammoud will tell you straight and coordinate a trusted referral.
Yes. Dr. Hammoud is a certified Invisalign provider. We plan, deliver, and monitor your entire clear aligner treatment right here in our Dearborn office.
No. While clear aligners are transparent and much less noticeable than metal brackets, we will not tell you they are completely invisible. Small tooth-colored attachments and the edges of the trays can still be seen up close.
We use the digital simulation as a highly accurate planning tool, but it is not a guarantee of your final result. Your actual tooth movement depends on your unique biological response and how consistently you wear your trays.
You need to wear your aligners for 20 to 22 hours every day. If you leave them out for extended periods, your teeth will not move as planned, and your next set of trays will not fit correctly.
You must take them out to eat. Drinking water is fine, but you need to remove them for coffee, tea, soda, or any other beverage. Sugary or acidic drinks will get trapped against your enamel and can easily stain the clear plastic.
If you do not wear a retainer, your teeth will drift back to where they started. Retainers hold your teeth in their new, corrected positions while your bone and surrounding tissues adapt to the change.
The cost depends entirely on how much movement your specific case requires. We quote your exact price after taking your diagnostic records rather than guessing over the phone. We also offer flexible financing through Cherry and HFD to make your treatment manageable.
If you are concerned about crowding, spacing, or previous orthodontic relapse, contact our Dearborn team to schedule your clear aligner consultation.
Reviewed by Dr. Mohammad Hammoud, DMD – 313 Dental, Dearborn, MI
