Wearing Aligners When You Are Sick

Getting sick is never enjoyable. For those trying to straighten their teeth, they must manage their aligners while nursing themselves back to health.

Should you choose braces or Invisalign?

Since launching in 2000, over 8million people have been treated worldwide with Invisalign and each year it seems increasing number of patients are opting for removable aligners rather than traditional braces.

Louise’s Invisalign Journey

Louise’s Case Study Louise came to see me because she had some relapse of her front four teeth in her 20’s (she had braces as a teenager). When we just have some front crowding to deal with and the majority of the back teeth are in a reasonable position often Invisalign Lite can be a […]

Rebecca’s Invisalign Journey

Rebecca presented wanting to correct her crowded teeth. She has always had issues with crowding and an orthodontist had extracted an upper tooth in her early teens to help create some additional room. Apart from the amount of crowding present, treatment was complicated by the fact that she had a number of areas of gum recession around her teeth – any orthodontic treatment could potentially worsen this.

Sara’s Invisalign Journey

Sara saw me last year unhappy with her smile – a number of her front teeth were crossed over and slanted and close examination showed that a number of them had also been chipped and worn. Although of lesser concern to Sara, there was also a canine on the lower jaw that was heavily twisted around – 10years ago I would have had sleepless nights thinking how I was going to correct that canine but now days Invisalign’s technology handles these movements easily.

The 5 Things You Must Know About Invisalign

The five things you need to know about Invisalign

over the years I have found the same questions popping up again and again both during initial Invisalign consultations, and also reading clear aligner forums where people have commented on things that they had wish been explained more clearly to them before they started the journey.

Alex’s Invisalign Journey

Alex came to see me because she was generally unhappy with her smile. When we look at her smile we can see some crowding, a deepbite (where the top front teeth heavily overlap the bottom front teeth), some chipped teeth and some discolouration. A lot of things to get right but also one of my favourite sorts of cases!