Straighten Your Teeth Without Braces
Invisalign gives you straighter teeth without metal brackets, wires, or the dietary restrictions that come with traditional braces. The aligners are clear, removable, and custom-made to fit your specific bite and alignment needs. Dr. Chris Cappetta, DDS, holds advanced certification from the Academy of General Practice Orthodontics and has been providing clear aligner treatment at Fountain of Youth Dental for over 35 years.
Patients from King William and Tobin Hill choose Fountain of Youth Dental for Invisalign because Dr. Cappetta evaluates each case honestly before recommending aligners or any other orthodontic option. The practice sits on Medical Dr inside San Antonio’s South Texas Medical Center, where every treatment decision is backed by clinical training specific to the procedure being recommended. If Invisalign is the right call for your alignment concern, our cosmetic dentist will tell you. If traditional braces will produce a better outcome, he will tell you that too.
What Invisalign Can and Cannot Fix
Invisalign works by applying gentle pressure through a series of custom aligners to move teeth gradually into better positions. It handles a specific range of alignment concerns well. It is not the right tool for every case.
Invisalign is well-suited for correcting:
- Mild to moderate crowding where teeth overlap and are harder to clean
- Gaps and spaces between teeth
- Mild overbite where upper teeth overlap lower teeth more than they should
- Mild underbite where lower front teeth sit in front of upper front teeth
- Crossbite where some upper teeth close inside the lower teeth
- Open bite where front teeth do not meet when the mouth is closed
In Dr. Cappetta’s experience, the most common case where a patient requests Invisalign and leaves with a recommendation for traditional braces instead is significant bite rotation or vertical movement. Invisalign moves teeth horizontally well. Complex rotations and vertical corrections require the precision of fixed brackets and wires that attachments alone cannot replicate.
What to Expect During Invisalign Treatment at Fountain of Youth Dental
Your Invisalign treatment process begins with a digital scan of your teeth, replacing the physical impression trays used in traditional orthodontics. Dr. Cappetta uses the scan to design your full aligner series and generate a digital preview of how your teeth move at each stage. You review the plan before aligners are ordered so there are no surprises on timeline or outcome.
Once your aligners arrive you switch to a new set every one to two weeks. Dr. Cappetta schedules progress checks every six to eight weeks to confirm your teeth are tracking correctly. Most patients complete treatment in twelve to eighteen months. Minor corrections may finish in as few as six months. A retainer is required after treatment to hold the result long term.
