Westminster adults and teens are a 10 minute drive down Goldenwest St from Invisalign clear aligners planned on a digital scan at Safari Dentistry and Implants in Huntington Beach. The periodontist checks gum and bone health before the scan, the projected result is shown on screen, and the fee, retainers included, is written down before the first aligner is made.
Invisalign for adults who had braces years ago
A large share of Westminster adults asking about Invisalign wore braces as teenagers and lost the retainer. Teeth that have drifted back over ten or twenty years usually need a short course of aligners, 6 to 9 months, followed by a retainer worn at night. The periodontist checks that the gums and bone have not receded in the meantime, and if they have, the gum is treated or grafted before the teeth are moved.
Invisalign for teens
Teenagers are good candidates once the adult teeth are in, and aligners fit around sports, band and photos better than braces do. Compliance is the main risk: the aligner only works while it is in. The office reviews wear time at each check-in and can see from the fit whether the aligners are being worn.
What Invisalign fixes and what it does not
- Fixes well: crowding, spacing, mild overbite or underbite, teeth that rotated or tipped, relapse after braces.
- Sometimes: moderate bite problems, often with small attachments or elastics.
- Usually not: severe skeletal bite problems, which need an orthodontist and sometimes surgery. You will be told this at the scan rather than sold aligners that cannot do the job.
Why Westminster patients choose Safari for Invisalign
Westminster patients tend to ask two things: how many months, and how much. Both are answered after the scan, in writing, because a short relapse case and an 18-month crowding case are different plans. The check-ins every 6 to 10 weeks are a short hop up Goldenwest, and aligner changes happen at home, so treatment fits around work and school.
How much is Invisalign near Westminster?
A short course for mild crowding costs less than a full 18-month case, so the fee is quoted only after the scan shows how many aligners are needed. It is given in writing with retainers included. PPO orthodontic benefits are applied, and monthly payment plans cover the rest for Westminster adults and teens.
What to bring to your first visit from Westminster
- 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 Westminster
Safari Dentistry and Implants is at 16511 Goldenwest St, Unit 101, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, about 3 miles from Westminster and usually about 10 minutes by car. Goldenwest St runs straight south out of Westminster into Huntington Beach. Stay on it past Bolsa Ave, Westminster Blvd, McFadden and Edinger; the office is on the right at Heil Ave, just before Warner. From the east side of the city, Heil Ave or Edinger Ave west to Goldenwest works too.
- 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: Little Saigon along Bolsa Ave, the Westminster Mall area at the 405, the Civic Center district and Midway City on the Huntington Beach border.