You may not know it, but it is possible to have your teeth straightened without everyone knowing that you are wearing braces. At One Smile Oral Care in West Malling, Invisalign nearly invisible aligners can give you the assurance of going through straightening treatment without telling the whole world what you are up to.
In the past, the only way to achieve straight teeth was by wearing heavy metal ‘train-track’ braces, which dominated the mouth, were uncomfortable, made it difficult to eat and could also affect the speech. However, technological advances over the years have meant that this type of braces system need now only be used by people who need serious corrections to their bite. If the teeth are merely mildly misaligned, there are much more subtle and comfortable ways to do this, and in West Malling, Invisalign is one of them.
In fact, wearing Invisalign in West Malling to straighten your teeth differs from the more well-known brackets and wire braces systems that most of us still associate with teeth-straightening.
Invisalign replaces brackets and wires with transparent thermoplastic resin trays that fit over the teeth rather like mouth guards.
The trays are made from impressions taken by your dentist in West Malling. Invisalign’s laboratory in the United States uses them to calculate the trajectory along which your teeth need to move to become beautifully aligned, and then to make a series of aligners. Each tray moves the teeth one step along the way from their current position to the position they need to reach for your desired smile. The pressure that the plastic applies to the teeth is what gently nudges them along.
You need to wear each tray for about two weeks before moving on to the next one. Depending on your individual case, you will need to wear between 12 and 48 trays.
Invisalign clear aligners have other advantages. As well as being almost unnoticeable, they are removable. This makes them easy to clean, and also makes your teeth easier to clean too. Also, you can take them out if you particularly do not wish anyone to see you are wearing aligners, perhaps for a super-special event like a hot date, wedding or a job interview.