Garden Grove adults and teens drive 15 to 20 minutes down Beach Blvd for Invisalign at Safari Dentistry and Implants in Huntington Beach. The aligners are planned on a digital scan, a periodontist checks the gums first, the fee is quoted in writing with retainers included, and the front desk checks whether your PPO or HMO plan has an orthodontic benefit before you decide.
Invisalign or braces?
For most adults and teens with crowding, spacing or a mild bite problem, Invisalign clear aligners do the same job as braces without wires, food restrictions or a mouth full of metal, and they come out for brushing and flossing. Braces still win for some severe bite corrections and for patients who will not wear an aligner 22 hours a day. The scan at the consultation shows which category Garden Grove patients fall into, and the answer is given plainly.
- Mild crowding or spacing
- 6 to 9 months, about 12 to 20 aligners
- Moderate cases
- 12 to 18 months
- Wear time
- 20 to 22 hours a day
- Check-ins
- Every 6 to 10 weeks, Monday to Thursday
- After treatment
- Retainers nightly, indefinitely
Why gum health decides whether you can start
Aligners move teeth through bone, and if the bone is already being lost to gum disease, moving the teeth can make it worse. Mail-order aligner companies never check this. At Safari the periodontist examines the gums and bone on the first visit, treats any disease first, and clears you for aligners when it is safe. Adults who were told elsewhere that their gums rule out straightening are welcome to be re-examined.
Why Garden Grove patients choose Safari for Invisalign
Garden Grove families usually want to know what insurance will do. Some PPO plans have a lifetime orthodontic benefit that pays a share, some HMO plans cover children partially, and Medi-Cal Dental covers orthodontics only when it is medically necessary and approved. The office checks all of that before the plan is priced, and monthly payments cover the balance. Adults with bleeding gums have that treated first, in the same office.
Invisalign cost, insurance and payment plans
Garden Grove patients get one written fee that covers the scan, every aligner in the plan, attachments, check-ins and the final retainers, so there is nothing added later. The front desk checks your plan for an orthodontic benefit before you decide, and the balance can be spread over monthly payments across the treatment.
What to bring to your first visit from Garden Grove
- Old retainers or records from previous braces, if you have them.
- Your insurance card; the front desk checks for an orthodontic benefit before the plan is priced.
- A sense of your timeline, for a wedding or a move, so the plan can be sequenced around it.
- Questions about wear time and eating; the answers decide whether aligners suit you.
Getting to the office from Garden Grove
Safari Dentistry and Implants is at 16511 Goldenwest St, Unit 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, about 7 miles from Garden Grove and usually 15 to 20 minutes by car. From Garden Grove take Beach Blvd south to Heil Ave and turn west; Goldenwest St is about a mile and a half further, and the office is on the corner. From the west side of the city, Brookhurst or Bolsa Ave to Goldenwest, then south, avoids the freeway. From the 22, exit at Valley View or Beach and head south.
- Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM. Same-day emergency time is held each open day.
- Parking: free, in the lot at the door, with a level entrance.
- Patients come from: the Garden Grove Blvd Korean Business District, West Garden Grove near the 22 and Valley View, the Brookhurst and Westminster Ave area at the edge of Little Saigon and the neighborhoods around Christ Cathedral.