{"id":1958,"date":"2020-10-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:41:24","slug":"crowded-teeth-and-invisalign-in-st-johns-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/crowded-teeth-and-invisalign-in-st-johns-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowded teeth and Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Invisalign\nhas transformed tens of thousands of smiles around the world and can treat just\nabout any orthodontic problem effectively, however, those with crowded teeth\nmay need a little extra dental work in order for the treatment to have the\neffect you are hoping for. This is why Invisalign in St.\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/a> should be your go-to for a clear aligner system rather\nthan the systems you may see online that can be created simply from an\nimpression you take of your teeth at home. At Aura Dental<\/strong> we can ensure that your teeth are correctly prepared\nfor the best possible results that can be expected from clear aligners, in\nfact, we will even be able to show you a simulation of those predicted results\nat your first consultation with us so that you know what to expect before\ntreatment even begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Invisalign system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All treatments for Invisalign in St.\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/strong> begin the same way; with a professional consultation\nwith one of our dentists who will be able to determine if you are a good\ncandidate for treatment. If they give the go-ahead then a painless 3D scan will\nbe taken of your teeth and the information uploaded to a computer which then\ncreates a 3D image of your mouth. A very clever algorithm will calculate and\nsimulate how your teeth will be expected to shift over time and give the\ndentist the information they need to progress with your personal treatment\nplan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those with overcrowded teeth will require one\nextra step in their treatment plan in order for it to be as effective as the\nsimulation suggests and this is Interproximal Reduction (IPR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is IPR?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nis a technique used to prepare crowded teeth and make a tiny space between them\nso that they are able to shift accordingly. The technique involves gently\nfiling away bits of tooth enamel between certain overcrowded teeth in order to\nto create more space. A very thin flexible strip of material similar to\nsandpaper is used to do this and it takes away very small amounts of outer\nenamel in order to help shift the teeth. This may sound scary but healthy teeth\nhave about 2.5mm of enamel surrounding them and we will only remove about 0.2mm\n– 0.3 mmm of that, so the dentin of your teeth will still remain safely encased\nin a layer of enamel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business as usual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once this extra step for overcrowded teeth is complete it\u2019s business as usual with Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>, the information we collect on your newly filed and scanned teeth will be sent to a lab where your clear aligners will be custom created. Once those aligners have been made and sent to us you will be able to collect them with instructions from your dentist on how and when to wear them (usually no less than 22hrs per day), how often to change them and how to clean them in order to prevent any plaque buildup. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Invisalign has transformed tens of thousands of smiles around the world and can treat just about any orthodontic problem effectively, however, those with crowded teeth may need a little extra dental work in order for the treatment to have the effect you are hoping for. This is why Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood should be … Continue reading Crowded teeth and Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Crowded teeth and Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-invisalign"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}