Straighter Teeth, Seen Through an Airway Lens.
Most clear-aligner treatment stops at how your smile looks. Dr. Mersedeh also considers how your teeth meet, how your jaw functions, and how you breathe, because alignment and airway are more connected than most people realize.
Alignment Is a Function Question First
Clear aligners are a discreet, removable way to straighten teeth without brackets or wires. That part is well understood.
What gets less attention is what alignment actually does. How your teeth fit together influences how you chew, how evenly the bite is loaded across your jaw, and in some cases how open your airway is while you sleep. A crowded or narrow arch isn’t only a cosmetic pattern.
So the first conversation isn’t about how long treatment takes. It’s about what your bite is currently doing, and whether moving it would genuinely help.
Digitally Planned, Start to Finish
Treatment begins with a digital scan, no impression trays, no material setting in your mouth. From that scan we build a 3D plan that maps each tooth’s movement from where it is now to where it’s going.
You then wear a series of custom, nearly invisible aligners, moving to the next set as your teeth shift. They come out to eat and to brush, so nothing leaves your diet and your hygiene stays simple.
Most adults find that few people notice they’re in treatment at all.
Treatment That Has to Earn Its Place
Where it’s appropriate, aligner treatment can be planned to improve not just how teeth look, but how they function day to day. When airway is part of the picture, Dr. Mersedeh may sequence or combine care with other supportive approaches.
And when clear aligners aren’t the right tool for your goals, she’ll say so. A plan that looks good on a screen but doesn’t serve your bite isn’t worth starting.
Beautiful is personal. So is functional. The plan should reflect both.
See if aligners fit your goals
Alignment often connects to the rest of your care. Explore cosmetic dentistry for smile design, see how bite and breathing overlap in sleep apnea and airway care, or read how we think about whole-body dentistry.
Invisalign in West Hollywood, Answered
The questions patients ask most before starting clear aligners, answered the way we’d explain them in the chair.
Do you offer Invisalign in West Hollywood?
Yes. Invisalign clear aligners are available at Sunset Biological Dentistry on the Sunset Strip at 9201 Sunset Blvd, and we also see patients from Beverly Hills and across the Los Angeles area.
Invisalign is the clear aligner system we use here, and treatment starts with a digital scan rather than impression trays.
Is Dr. Mersedeh an orthodontist?
No. Dr. Mersedeh Rajinia is a biological dentist rather than an orthodontic specialist, and she provides Invisalign clear aligner treatment as part of the practice’s general and cosmetic care.
If a case would be better served by a specialist, she will say so directly and help point you in the right direction. Being clear about scope is part of how this practice works.
How long does Invisalign treatment take?
It depends on how far your teeth need to move, so an honest answer needs your scan first. Straightforward cases finish considerably faster than complex ones.
Rather than quote an average that may have nothing to do with your mouth, we build the 3D plan, show you the projected sequence, and give you a timeline based on your own teeth.
What happens at an Invisalign consultation?
We take a digital scan of your teeth, with no impression trays involved. Dr. Mersedeh then looks at how your teeth meet, examines the bite, and assesses whether aligner treatment would genuinely help you.
You will see what movement is realistic before committing to anything. And if Invisalign is not the right tool for your goals, she will tell you that.
Are clear aligners metal free?
The aligners are removable clear plastic trays rather than fixed metal appliances, which is one reason they suit patients who prefer to avoid metal in the mouth.
Some cases do need small tooth-colored attachments bonded to the teeth so the aligners can grip properly, and those are removed when treatment finishes.
Can Invisalign help my bite or my breathing?
Alignment, bite and airway are more connected than most people expect, and that connection is part of how Dr. Mersedeh plans treatment.
What aligners can contribute varies a great deal from patient to patient, so it is something she assesses in your case rather than promises in advance. If your breathing or sleep is a concern in its own right, that is looked at separately, and you can read how we approach it on our sleep apnea and airway page.
More questions about how we practice? Our full FAQ covers biological dentistry, materials, and what to expect as a new patient.
Curious whether clear aligners fit your smile, and your airway?
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If you’ve been considering straightening your teeth, come in for a consultation. We’ll scan your bite, show you what movement is realistic, and talk honestly about whether Invisalign is the right approach for what you want.
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“Dr. Rajinia is awesome! I enjoyed this office before she took over the practice, but Dr. R is making it even better. All of the new tech is great, no more messy molds for Invisalign, just scans, and I look forward to being a patient for many more years.”
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