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'Straighten Your Teeth In a Few Weeks!'

If your front teeth have shifted, or never been quite straight, you may think you need braces. At Perfect Smile Spa in Essex we can correct your crowded teeth in a matter of weeks with the Inman Aligner. Our cosmetic dentist will assess your teeth and give you all the options to see what's best for you.

What Is The Inman Aligner?

The Inman Aligner is a removable appliance that can correct crooked teeth. It has a nine year track record by orthodontists and is used by the best orthodontists in the USA. Over 10,000 cases have been treated with no adverse effects.

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How Does The Inman Aligner Work?

The Inman Aligner applies gentle pressure to the teeth that need to be moved to an ideal position. Once the teeth are corrected, we retain your teeth with a fixed or removable retainer.For more information about inman aligner, visit inman aligner website at www.inmanaligner.com

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How Long Does Treatment Take?

Inman Aligner treatment can take from 6 – 16 weeks. Normally lower front teeth move a little faster than uppers.

Does It Hurt?

Like any orthodontic appliance there is some discomfort for the first few days until your mouth gets used to it. Your speech may be initially affected but will get better. You may salivate more and find it a little difficult swallowing at first. After the first two weeks teeth may feel loose – this is normal.

How Long Do I Wear It?

Ideally 20 hours a day and no more. Any less the treatment will take longer. It will only work if you wear it every day. Remove it when eating and clean your teeth before replacing it. It is ok to remove it for social occasions.

Advantages of Inman Appliance

Alternative to Clear Braces
One appliance for all treatment
Normally quicker treatment time
More cost effective
Easy to remove and place

Tooth Wear and Gaps

It is important to note that if the tips of teeth are uneven they may need restoring once straightened. Also if teeth are really crossed over, a small triangular space may appear at the gum margin once teeth are straightened.

Interproximal Contouring – Space Creation

In order for crowded teeth to move we needed to create space. This is done by interdental polishing. This is when fine polishing is done in between teeth to create room for the crooked teeth to move. This is totally safe for your teeth.

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Retention

Once teeth are straightened retention it is very important. This could be a fixed wire retainer or a removable retainer. If this is not worn teeth will relapse.

Perfect Smile Spa specialises in orthodontics (braces) and cosmetic dentistry (smile make over). The orthodontist and cosmetic dentist at Perfect Smile Spa will work together to achieve your perfect smile.

Perfect Smile Spa based in Hornchurch Essex is a Leading Cosmetic Dental practice and specialises in PAINLESS dentistry. All of our Dentists are based in Essex.

Contact Perfect Smile Spa, Cosmetic Dentist, London and Essex on 01708 442 114 or email care@perfectsmilespa.co.uk if you have any queries on orthodontics (braces) or cosmetic dentistry.

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FAQs

#1. What is Inman Aligner?

This brace consists of clear plastic and metal springs that aid quick movement of front teeth only. The combination of the metal bar and a coiled spring pressing against the teeth causes a 'push-pull' movement which moves the teeth into the correct place. The Inman Aligner applies gentle pressure to the teeth that need to be moved to an ideal position. Once the teeth are corrected, we retain your teeth with a fixed or removable retainer. The treatment can take from 6 – 16 weeks. Normally lower front teeth move a little faster than uppers.

You wear it for ideally 20 hours a day, any less and the treatment will take longer. It will only work if you wear it every day. Remove it when eating and clean your teeth before replacing it.

#2. How does Inman Aligner work?

The Inman Aligner has special Nickel Titanium coil springs that with aligner bows that gently causes the teeth to guide into their new position. These gentle forces are active over a very large range of movement, which means the Inman Aligner works can work very quickly.

#3. How long does treatment take?

Most cases complete in 6-18 weeks and because it's removable you can take it out to fit with your lifestyle.

This is what's involved in the treatment with the Inman Aligner:

Impressions are needed in order for the lab to design your custom made Inman Aligner.
Initial fitting of the Aligner.
Wear the Aligner 16-20 hours a day.
Regular Inman checks every 2-3 weeks.
As with other orthodontic treatment, after treatment is completed with the Inman Aligner, retention is recommended for life to prevent relapse. Retention can come in the form of a lingual bonded retainer or an Essix retainer.

Straightening your teeth will not only improves the look but will also benefit the long-term health of your teeth. Teeth may continue to move throughout a person's life so crowding or spacing tends to worsen over time. Uneven teeth can also be prone to uneven wear causing exposure of dentine that wears faster and absorbs stains. Straighter teeth are far less likely to suffer from this ageing effect and can mean much less future treatment.

#4. Can the Inman Aligner correct all crowded teeth?

The Inman Aligner is designed to treat the upper and lower front teeth only. After an orthodontic evaluation with your dentist it will be possible to know if the Inman Aligner is appropriate and any other recommend treatment options.

Advantages:

Rapid results that you can see immediately.
The brace is removable; however you should not remove it unless advised to do so.
Many consider the Inman Aligner to be rather cost effective as it is normally cheaper than conventional braces.
You will only require one aligner, as opposed to having to invest in replacements.

Disadvantages:

It is only active on the front four teeth of the upper and lower jaws.
The Inman Aligner will only work on straightening the front four teeth. Therefore, if you wish to straighten teeth further back, you may require a more extensive brace.
The aligner is somewhat more bulky than other options such as Invisalign, which makes them slightly more obvious.
Not very many clinics offer treatment with the Inman Aligner system as of yet, however this number is increasing and the procedure becomes more demanded.

The ideal patient for the Inman Aligner treatment is an adult who had braces when they were kids (or maybe they didn't), and they quit wearing their retainers and now their bottom teeth or their top teeth have started to shift and crowd again. While they certainly don't like the fact that their teeth are crowded, they do not want to go through the whole process of having braces again and a metal brace is not so much aesthetically pleasing.

#5. Does Inman Aligner Hurt?

Like any orthodontic appliance there is some discomfort for the first few days until your mouth gets used to it. Your speech may be initially affected but rest assured it will get better. You may salivate more and find it a little difficult swallowing at first. After the first two weeks teeth may feel loose however this is normal.

#6. Can I Eat with them?

Whats great about the Inman Aligner is that its designed to be removed when you eat. This will mean that you can maintain a normal and it also deceases your risk of dental problems, as you'' less likely to get food trapped in your brace.

#7. Retention

Once teeth are straightened retention is very important. This can be achieved through a fixed wire retainer or a removable retainer. If this is not worn then the teeth will relapse.

#8. Fixed wire retainer

Other terms used to refer are 'bonded' or 'fixed' retainers. That's because they're attached directly to your teeth. They cannot be removed.

Construction: The simplest form of this type of retainer is one where it consists of a single strand of solid or braided wire. The wire is then bent so it fits passively up against the backside (tongue or palate side) of the straightened teeth. It is then bonded in place using dental composite (standard dental bonding material).

#9. Removable retainers.

Essix style orthodontic appliances are also sometimes referred to as 'invisible' retainers because they're made using clear plastic. They may also be referred to as 'overlay' retainers because they fully cover over the teeth.

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