Invisalign in Spokane Valley
Plenty of our Invisalign patients live in Spokane Valley. They drive to our Spokane office because clear aligners ask for fewer chair visits than braces do, which makes the distance much less of a factor than most people expect when they first call.
We run one office with one orthodontist. Dr. Lauren plans your case and finishes it herself, so nobody hands you to a different provider or a different location partway through treatment.
Getting to Us From the Valley
Our office sits at 520 S. Cowley St. in Spokane, just off I-90 near the Division Street exit. From most of Spokane Valley that is a straight run west on the freeway. Our Spokane office page has driving directions, hours and photos of the building, so you know exactly where you are going before the first visit.
If you would rather not make the drive just to find out whether clear aligners suit your case, start with a virtual consultation instead. Dr. Lauren Van Gemert is board certified, and she will tell you honestly whether Invisalign is the right call before you commit to anything.
Who Invisalign Works Best For
Clear aligners handle most of what braces handle. Crowding, gaps and a good share of bite problems all respond well to them. Adults tend to choose Invisalign because nothing about it announces itself at work, and teenagers choose it because the trays come out for a game or a school photo.
Some cases still call for braces. A tooth that has to travel a long way, or a bite that needs real correction, is often faster in brackets. Dr. Lauren will tell you that at the consultation instead of steering you toward the option you walked in wanting. We treat every age from young children through adults, so the recommendation comes down to your teeth rather than what we happen to have on the shelf.
How Often You Will Come In
This is the question Valley patients ask first, and it is the reason the drive tends to work out. With Invisalign you change trays at home on the schedule Dr. Lauren sets, then come to the office about every 12 weeks for a progress check. Braces need hands on adjustments far more often than that.
Across a full course of treatment that gap adds up. Fewer trips down I-90, and the ones you do make are short. For the treatment detail itself, how the trays are made and what wearing them is actually like, our Invisalign and clear aligners page covers the full process.