Open Bite Treatment with Invisalign
Open bite occurs when the upper and lower front teeth don't touch when the mouth is closed. It can be effectively treated with Invisalign clear aligners.
Symptoms
- Inability to bite into food with front teeth
- Speech difficulties or lisping
- Excessive wear on the back teeth
- Chronic dry mouth from mouth breathing
- Visible gap between upper and lower teeth when closed
- Tongue thrusting habit during swallowing
Open Bite Treatment with Invisalign
Open bite is a condition where the upper and lower front teeth do not meet when the mouth is closed, leaving a visible gap between them. Less commonly, open bite can also occur in the back teeth (posterior open bite), where the upper and lower back teeth don't make contact.
Causes
The most common causes of open bite are prolonged thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing (often related to enlarged tonsils or chronic allergies), and pacifier use beyond age 3. Skeletal factors — such as abnormal vertical jaw growth — can also create open bite. If these habits are caught early in children, pediatric dentistry intervention can often prevent the problem.
What Happens If Left Untreated
Untreated open bite makes it difficult to bite into food properly, causing patients to overuse their back teeth. This leads to accelerated tooth wear and increased risk of fractures. Speech is often affected — open bite is commonly linked to lisping. Self-confidence and quality of life can also suffer as the condition is highly visible.
At Doredent, open bite treatment is carried out with personalized digital planning. Our Invisalign Diamond Provider Dr. Merve Özkan Akagündüz restores functional contact between the front teeth and corrects speech-related issues. In cases where habits like tongue thrusting persist, behavioral counseling is integrated into the treatment plan.
Digital Preview
See your treatment outcome in 3D before you even start with iTero scanning
Comfortable Treatment
Clear, removable aligners that won't disrupt your daily life
Predictable Timeline
Treatment duration and number of aligners are clarified at your first consultation
See Your Treatment Outcome Before You Start
At Doredent, we use the iTero digital scanner to create a 3D model of your mouth in seconds. With Invisalign Outcome Simulator, we show you how your teeth will look after treatment — right at your very first appointment.
This way, you see the result before treatment begins and make an informed decision.
Completed in 5 Minutes
No need for traditional impressions — digital scanning is fast and comfortable
3D Outcome Simulation
Watch how your teeth will look at the end of treatment, right on screen
Completely Free
Digital scanning and simulation are performed at no cost
Precise Planning
Millimetric measurement clarifies treatment duration and aligner count from the start
The Doredent Difference in Open Bite Treatment
As an Invisalign Diamond Provider clinic, our approach to open bite treatment that sets us apart.
iTero Digital Scanning
Instead of traditional impression molds, we use the iTero digital scanner for millimetric, comfortable, and fast measurements. You see your treatment outcome in 3D before starting.
Diamond Provider Expertise
Our orthodontist Dr. Merve Özkan Akagündüz holds Invisalign's highest certification level — Diamond Provider — and has successfully completed hundreds of open bite cases.
Personal Treatment Coordinator
A dedicated coordinator is assigned to you throughout your treatment. Your appointments, questions, and progress are tracked by one point of contact.
Transparent Process
You are informed at every stage of your treatment. Aligner count, treatment duration, and cost are clarified at the first consultation — no surprises.
Frequently Asked Questions About Open Bite
Yes, most dental open bites can be effectively treated with Invisalign. The aligners can intrude the back teeth and extrude the front teeth to close the bite. Severe skeletal open bites where the jaw has grown vertically may require additional auxiliary devices, or in rare cases, surgical intervention.
Treatment time depends on severity. Mild dental open bites can resolve in 9–14 months; moderate cases typically require 14–24 months. Your exact timeline is confirmed after the iTero digital scan at your first consultation.
Yes — this is the most common reason for open bite relapse. If you have a tongue thrusting habit, it must be addressed alongside orthodontic treatment. We work with myofunctional therapists who can help retrain your tongue posture. Following treatment, retainers and continued tongue posture awareness prevent relapse.
Most patients with lisping caused by open bite see significant improvement once the front teeth close together properly. Some patients may benefit from a few sessions of speech therapy after orthodontic treatment to fully retrain their pronunciation patterns.
Yes — children with open bite, especially when caused by thumb sucking or pacifier use, benefit most from early intervention. Stopping the habit and addressing the bite during the mixed dentition phase can often resolve the issue without complex treatment later. Invisalign First is specifically designed for this age group.
When you visit Doredent, our orthodontist uses the iTero digital scanner to capture a 3D image of your mouth. The process takes about 5 minutes, is completely painless, and is much more comfortable than traditional impressions. You'll see your current dental status and the treatment outcome immediately after the scan.
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