A 37-year-old member asked:
What does invisalign power ridge mean?
4 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Fernando Juliaoanswered
Dentistry 32 years experience
Focused power: 'power ridges' are a recent advancement with invisalign aligners..Their purpose is to provide more torque to move the roots of the teeth! invisalign has done some incredible improvements over the last 5 years to provide better applied forces, to move teeth more effectively.
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Dr. David Ostreicheranswered
Specializes in Orthodontics
Bump in the aligner: Power ridge is a small bump in the aligner, which provides a slight additional force to the roots of the front teeth. It is automatically placed by the invisalign computers when necessary.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
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Dr. Hilary Baskinanswered
Orthodontics 30 years experience
Torque: A power ridge is a small bump in the aligner, which allows the orthodontist a mechanism to create a slight additional force to the roots of the front teeth to move them.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
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Dr. Paul Grinanswered
Pain Management 38 years experience
Force delivery: The power ridge concept is to put extra pressure on the root of the tooth. They can be used to accomplish an in and out tipping of the front teeth.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Jan 18, 2019
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