Invisalign® in Rugby · the honest decider
Which Invisalign do I need?
Three packages, three prices — the difference is how far your teeth need to move. Here’s the whole picture, with real numbers, so you know what you’re comparing before you even book a scan.
Most patients land here
Lite
£3,250
0% finance over 12 months available
Fits: mild-to-moderate crowding, a few gaps, rotated front teeth — cosmetic straightening where your bite already meets properly.
Moderate
£3,650
0% finance over 12 months available
Fits: fuller-smile crowding or spacing, mild bite involvement — more movement than Lite without the full-mouth job.
Comprehensive
£3,950
0% finance over 12 months available
Fits: anything — heavier crowding, bite correction, back-teeth movement. One fixed price however many aligners it takes.
Every price includes all aligners, professional whitening (worth £550), Vivera® retainers (worth £500) and 12 months of aftercare — and the price is the same whether you’re treating one arch or both. (Most plans treat both, even when only one looks wrong, so your upper and lower teeth still mesh together properly at the end.) Got just one tooth that’s drifted since your braces? Ask about Invisalign Express — small fixes from £2,495.
Match your teeth
What's bothering you — and what it usually needs
These are the eight things Invisalign treats. The honest rule: the more your bite is involved, the higher the tier — moving front teeth is quick, moving how your jaws meet is not.
Usually Lite
Relapse after braces
Teeth that were straight once and have drifted since — usually the fastest fix of all, because they’ve moved before.
Typical: 4–10 aligners · 2–5 months
Usually Lite
Small gaps
A gap between front teeth (diastema) or a couple of small spaces. Small gaps close predictably; several larger ones need more aligners.
Typical: 6–14 aligners · 3–7 months
Usually Lite or Moderate
Mild–moderate crowding
Overlapping or twisted front teeth with your bite otherwise fine — the classic Invisalign case, and the most common one we treat.
Typical: 10–14 aligners · 4–8 months
Usually Moderate or Comprehensive
Heavy crowding & rotations
Badly rotated teeth (especially canines and premolars) grip the aligner poorly, so they move in smaller, slower steps — often with tooth-coloured attachments to help.
Typical: 20–40+ aligners · 9–18 months
Usually Comprehensive
Overbite, overjet & deep bite
Upper teeth should overlap the lower by roughly 5–25%. Much more than that wears teeth down and strains the jaw — correcting it means moving back teeth too, sometimes with elastics.
Typical: 20–40+ aligners · 12–18 months
Usually Comprehensive
Crossbite, underbite & open bite
When upper and lower teeth meet the wrong way round — or don’t meet at all. Treatable with Invisalign in most cases, but always a full-mouth job. Severe skeletal cases may need more than aligners; we’ll tell you straight.
Typical: 25–50 aligners · 12–24 months
The honest bit
Six signs you'll need a higher tier
A cheaper package only saves money if your case genuinely fits inside it. These are the things that push a case up a tier — and exactly what we check on your free 3D scan.
- Your bite is part of the problem. If how your teeth meet needs to change (overbite, crossbite, open bite), that's back-teeth movement — Comprehensive territory.
- A badly rotated tooth. Rotations beyond about 20 degrees — especially canines — move slowly and often need attachments and extra aligners.
- Crowding beyond about 6mm. More crowding means more space has to be created before teeth can line up — more aligners, more months.
- Both arches, back to front. If molars and premolars need to move (not just the front six), aligner counts climb fast.
- Teeth that need to move vertically. Pulling a tooth down or pushing one up is the slowest movement aligners do.
- You'd rather not gamble. If the scan puts you on the Moderate/Comprehensive borderline, Comprehensive's unlimited aligners mean the price can never grow — the fixed price buys certainty.
🛡️ Our no-surprises guarantee: Refinement rounds are included in every package — on Comprehensive, as many rounds as your case needs for up to 5 years; on Lite & Moderate, two rounds within 2 years of your aligners shipping; on Express, one round within 1 year. Any further round is a flat £195. No lab fees, no penalties, no surprises. And at your scan we’ll tell you honestly which package your teeth actually need, including when the cheaper one is fine.
Not sure whether your bite problem is treatable with aligners at all? Read what Invisalign can fix, and what it cannot before you choose a package.
The question nobody answers on their website
What if my aligners run out before my teeth are done?
It happens more than anyone admits: teeth don’t always follow the plan, and a case can need more aligners than its package includes. Here’s exactly what happens at Rugby Smiles — and what it can cost elsewhere.
Step 1 · Most cases end here
You need a little fine-tuning
Around 3 in 4 patients need a refinement round at the end — a fresh scan and a short series of extra aligners to perfect the result.
Cost with us: £0 — refinement rounds are included in every package (as many rounds as your case needs for up to 5 years on Comprehensive)
Step 2 · If it’s genuinely more
Your case needs more than expected
If your teeth need substantially more movement than expected, the refinement round included in your package covers the re-plan — and any further round is a flat £195.
Cost with us: included round £0 · any further round a flat £195 (elsewhere £300–£500)
For comparison · elsewhere
What other practices charge
On limited packages elsewhere, extra aligner rounds are commonly billed at £300–£500 each — sometimes far more — and some quotes exclude refinements entirely. Always ask before you sign.
Questions to ask any practice: “Is a refinement included?” and “What happens if I need more aligners?”
Why we can promise this: we plan conservatively. If your scan puts you near the top of a tier, we’ll tell you to take the tier above — or price you there from the start — rather than sell you a package your teeth will outgrow.
The numbers worth knowing
22m+
smiles treated with Invisalign worldwide — it’s the most-used clear aligner system there is
3 in 4
patients need a small refinement round at the end — which is why every one of our packages includes one
20–22h
daily wear needed for aligners to work on schedule — take them out to eat, brush and floss
£3,950
the most you can ever pay here — whitening, retainers and aftercare included, whatever your case
Want the money side in full, including monthly figures and what other clinics leave out of their headline price? Read how much Invisalign costs in Rugby.
Still not sure? You don't have to be.
The free 30-minute 3D scan tells you your exact package, your exact price and your timeline — and shows you a preview of your finished smile. No pressure, no obligation, and “you don’t need Invisalign at all” is an answer we give people too.
Aligner counts and treatment times are typical ranges, not promises — your ClinCheck® digital plan gives you exact numbers before you commit. Every package includes refinement rounds — two within 2 years on Lite & Moderate, as many as your case needs (up to 5 years) on Comprehensive, one within 1 year on Express; any further round is a flat £195. 0% finance subject to status.
Want the mechanics behind all this? Read how Invisalign actually works — or step back and compare aligners with every teeth-straightening option in Rugby.
Chips or worn edges you’d like tidied once your teeth are straight? Composite bonding is £250 per tooth — the classic finish after Invisalign, priced at your scan.