{"id":1974,"date":"2020-11-20T08:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T08:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:38:24","slug":"fixing-malocclusions-with-invisalign-in-st-johns-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/fixing-malocclusions-with-invisalign-in-st-johns-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing malocclusions with Invisalign in St.John\u2019s Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Aura\nDental<\/strong> we know that looking your best will help you feel your best and give\nyou the confidence to step out into the world with a smile that wins over\nhearts and minds. Orthodontics has been shown to transform a shy hidden smile\ninto a confident glowing one. While many people know about the amazing effects and benefits of the\nInvisalign orthodontic treatment for discreetly straightening teeth, some of\nyou may not know that we can use this therapy to treat malocclusions too.\nBy correcting the bite, we not only fix the teeth but can also subtly change\nthe facial structure with Invisalign in St.\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are malocclusions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To put it simply, malocclusions are problems with\nthe bite of your mouth. Ideally, the top and bottom rows of teeth should sit\nneatly on top of one another without any gaps, but often this is not the case,\nthere are many different types of bite issues that people have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbite:<\/strong> This is when the front of the top row of teeth sit slightly over the\nbottom row, many people have a mild case of overbite which doesn\u2019t really\naffect how the face looks, but in more rare cases this can be quite severe,\nwith the bottom jaw receding much further back than it should, causing\nbreathing issues and possibly elongated front teeth. It is important to note\nthat while Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>\ncan help correct slight overbite issues, there more severe cases will need more\nintensive orthodontics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underbite:<\/strong> the opposite to overbite, an underbite is when the bottom row of teeth\njut forward slightly and sit further out than the top row of teeth causing the\ntops teeth to fall behind the bottom. This causes a very awkward smile for\nthose suffering from this malocclusion. People with severe underbites will have\na forward jutting jaw which is very apparent both from the side profile and the\nfront and may need more intensive orthodontic treatment for a while before\nInvisalign can be implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Openbite:<\/strong> this occurs when someone bites down and there are still gaps between\nthe top and bottom rows of teeth, this occurs when the rows of teeth slant\noutward slightly and require orthodontics to pull them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross\nbite:<\/strong> while the other issues we have explained are all\nvertical, a cross bite occurs when there are issues laterally with the teeth,\nwhen the molars especially slant either more towards the cheeks or the tongue\ninstead of upwards as they should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can Invisalign treat malocclusions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While shifting teeth into alignment is relatively\nstraight forward, moving the bite takes a more advanced knowledge but with Invisalign in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> our experienced dentists can\nplace small tooth-coloured buttons on your teeth that the aligners can interact\nwith, thus applying more pressure to the teeth to push them into position and\nfixing more malocclusion cases than was ever before possible with this\ntreatment. It may take a little more time to correct these issues but you will\nstill be able to enjoy the benefit of an invisible treatment plan that\nInvisalign is so famous for and who knows, as technology advances, this may one\nday be the only thing people need to fix any orthodontic problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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