Invisalign in St John’s Wood: you’re in charge

When people get to be adults, they like to take charge of most aspects of their lives, especially now in the 21st century. And that extends to dental treatments too. People want convenience and freedom and to be able to take responsibility for their treatments. At Aura Dental, we love how using Invisalign in St John’s Wood allows our patients to maintain freedom around food and autonomy with their dental treatments.

Invisalign allows self-responsibility because it is removable as well as pretty much unnoticeable once it is in place over the teeth. Here’s how it works:

Invisalign in St John’s WoodThe consultation

Invisalign in St John’s Wood always start with a thorough consultation. We need to be sure that Invisalign, which is great for mild to moderate treatments, is the right device for your straightening issues. If it is, we scan your teeth with a hand-held scanner that goes into your mouth and takes hundreds of pictures of your teeth that we then translate into a 3D image on the nearby screen. We use a simulation to show how your teeth need to move and what they will look like once they are aligned.

3D printing

A series of aligner trays are 3D-printed at the Invisalign plant in the US. Each one has precision-placed pressure points inside it. These press gently on your teeth to nudge them into alignment. You start with tray number one and wear it for 7-10 days. When the pressure wears off, your teeth have shifted slightly and it’s time to put in tray number two. You work your way through the entire series of trays and by the end your teeth are aligned. This takes, on average, a year.

You decide

You take your aligners out to eat and drink, and for cleaning. You dictate what you eat and when, and when you move onto the next aligner in the series. Because the trays do the work, you don’t need to keep coming back to us at short intervals. This saves time and money on appointments with us, but means you have to be responsible and make sure that you stay on track with your treatment by wearing your aligners for at least 20 hours a day.