I have crooked teeth and dont want veneers can I have invasalign or Inman Aligner?

Q. I am a 42 woman who takes pride in her appearance and am now just about able to afford some cosmetic dentistry. I had several extractions as a child to try to reduce overcrowding. I have a crooked tooth at the top front which I would like to correct plus uneven teeth ( about 4 teeth) at the bottom front. I don’t want porcelain veneers as I don’t like the idea of me losing my identity for a ‘perfect’ smile - I don’t want perfection, just to straighten my own, much loved but flawed teeth! I have heard of Inman Aligners and Invasalign but am nervous of taking that first step as I don’t like the idea of tampering with healthy teeth. Also I would be worried that improvements i.e. through braces, wouldn’t be permanent. Can you advise/reassure me?? Thanks R

A. Hi R, many thanks for your enquiry, firstly the options which are non invasive like the invisalign treatment are great treatments to be able to improve the appearance of your own teeth without the need to file the teeth down to achieve a nice cosmetic result. I do understand your fears but i have to say with my experience that these treatments have very little problems and usually do what they say to move the teeth into a more desirable position. The only other thing to discuss is the results not being permanent. The problem with all brace treatments is that there is a risk that the teeth will move back after treatment is finished. But if you wear a retainer 2 to 3 times a week just at night this should stop this problem from occurring.
Dr Kailesh Solanki
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2 Responses to “I have crooked teeth and dont want veneers can I have invasalign or Inman Aligner?”

  1. Joanne Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Hi there, i was having doubts about what system to use to straighten my teeth as i thought it would be very painful and i didnt want any teeth removed (im scared!) i had a tooth fully grown in the roof of my mouth and my front 2nd to the left tooth was pushed right out because of that, and it would stick out of my mouth and i could never grin let alone smile with confidence. Ive been using invisalign for 15 months now and i cry with happiness when i look at my teeth now!! ive got 3 sets left to go til im finished, and my teeth are almost perfectly straight! They are so comfortable and easy to wear, and NOONE notices them which is the very best part!! Plus you can take them out etc whereas with braces you cant. I am truely amazed how well these little plastic things have worked! I highly recommend invisalign to you and anyone out there debating which dental treatment to have! My before and after photos are truely amazing and when i show people how my teeth were before they are so shocked!

  2. admin Says:
    February 8th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    hello Joanne thanks for your comments we would love you to join our forums and write about your dental exprience in our patient journey and put up your before and after photos for people to see and learn from your experince

    Admin

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