Manufactured from clear medical grade plastic, they are worn in a sequence to gently guide the teeth into the desired position. When the positioner is first placed over the teeth, it is not designed to fit perfectly, the teeth will move to where the positioner requires. The small movements incorporated into each positioner will gradually align the teeth using gentle pressure. The clear positioners are removable, and must be taken out to eat, drink and clean. Ideally suited to fitting into modern day to day life, they can be removed for an important occasion and replaced when required. Each positioner is worn for twenty hours a day over a two week period. Once this period is complete, the patient moves on to the next positioner in the sequence. Clear positioner treatment is provided in stages of 8 positioners per box. As each positioner is to be worn for a two week period, each box equates to 4 months of treatment.

The full treatment time with clear positioners will be dependent on the nature of the patient’s problems and their objectives. At diagnosis and treatment planning, timescales will be discussed.