Author: Aura Dental

What braces do

Braces help with closing gaps between your teeth or to straighten teeth. Braces help to gently reposition your teeth over time to help with realignment and straightening them out. There are different types of braces in St. John’s Wood that can help with these dental problems.

Braces in St Johns WoodHow to tell if you need braces

If your teeth are overlapping or bite unevenly when you’re eating, you may need braces. Over-crowding can be caused when wisdom teeth grow later in life and push the other teeth together. Where there is misalignment between the teeth, symptoms can include jaw pain, speech impediment and difficulty chewing. If the teeth are overcrowded, it can be difficult to clean between your teeth, which can result in tooth decay. If you feel it’s time to find a dentist offering braces in St. John’s Wood, look us up. Aura Dental is a professional and modern clinic offering both fixed and removable braces in St. John’s Wood to suit your individual needs.

Types of braces

There are a few types of braces in St. John’s Wood and these are:

  • self-ligating braces, which are metal braces used to treat simple or more complex issues and give a great result
  • lingual braces are a type of fixed brace that attaches to the inside of your teeth, meaning that they cannot be seen
  • ceramic braces, which are less visible and lightweight so that they are comfortable to wear
  • Damon braces are self-ligating and are known for providing a result more quickly, as they enable the teeth to move on their own without needing adjustment
  • clear aligners are aligners that can be easily removed for eating and cleaning and can be changed every few weeks for a new set.

Taking care of braces

We provide guidance about looking after your braces in St. John’s Wood. As with any teeth cleaning routine, it’s important to brush with fluoride toothpaste twice daily. Floss every day to reach in-between the braces. With removable braces, you can take them out and brush them separately.

How long to wear braces for

This can vary, depending on the issue, results needed and the type of brace you’re using. It can be anything between six months up to two years.

Invisible, hassle-free teeth straightening with Invisalign in St John’s Wood

Two things that put people off getting straighter teeth are the hassle of cleaning around their braces and attracting unwanted attention for the duration of their treatment. However, with Invisalign in St John’s Wood, you can avoid both.

When you come to Aura Dental for Invisalign in St John’s Wood, you will have a free consultation including an OPG panoramic x-ray. We will first make an in-depth examination of your teeth to make sure that this innovative straightening treatment is the right one for your specific alignment issues.

Invisalign in St John’s WoodInvisalign is different from other straightening methods in that it pushes teeth into position rather than pulling them. It’s great for most mild to moderate misalignments, but there are some things it can’t do, like pull down teeth that have not descended properly.

If you are good to go ahead with Invisalign in St John’s Wood, then we will take detailed measurements of your teeth. These go into a programme that will produce a 3D image of your teeth and then show you the process they will need to go through in order to become aligned.

Many people find the final image of their lovely straight teeth to be a real inspiration as they go through their treatment. The average treatment time is 9-12 months.

Now the good stuff

So, what makes Invisalign so popular is that these ultra-thin, transparent aligner trays are pretty much invisible when you put them on over your teeth. You can go to work and to social occasions without having to worry about people staring at you or asking intrusive questions about your treatment.

You take the aligners out when you eat and clean your teeth, so you still have complete freedom of choice around your food, and cleaning is no more complicated than before.

Wearing Invisalign

You need to be disciplined to use Invisalign. This means wearing your aligners for at least 20 hours a day. If you don’t, the teeth don’t get enough sustained pressure on them to move.

Why not book a free consultation with us at Aura Dental now? It could be the start of a great straightening experience.

Start taking the steps to dental implants in St John’s Wood

If you’ve just had some teeth knocked out, don’t live with the gap for long. Instead, start taking the steps you need to complete to replace those lost teeth with dental implants in St John’s Wood.

At Aura Dental, we encourage our patients who have recently lost teeth to get them replace as soon as possible, especially if they want dental implants in St John’s Wood.

Dental Implants in St John’s WoodThe reason not to delay is that as soon as your jawbone loses the tooth root, it stops receiving vibrational signals that the bone is still in use. The vibrations come from the teeth in the upper and lower jaws coming together. When those impact vibrations cease, the bone interprets this to mean that there is no more chewing going on. The body starts to dissolve the bone in the gap to send the nutrients for use elsewhere in the body. The jawbone can lose up to 25% of its size and density in the first year alone after tooth loss.

Dental implants need to have a good jawbone to integrate with, so it’s important to get them put in before the bone starts dissolving itself. Book a consultation as soon as you can.

The consultation

We take an in-depth look at your jawbone to make sure it can sustain dental implants. We use the information we gather from x-rays and scans to plan your treatment.

The surgery

We insert the dental implants under local anaesthetic. We find this is all we need to numb the area, but if you are nervous, we can also give you sedation to relax you during the procedure.

The healing period

It takes 2-6 months for the implants to integrate with your jawbone. During this time, you will start off on a liquid diet for a week or so before moving to soft foods. It is only when your healing is complete and the crowns are attached that you can move onto a wide and varied diet.

It’s a bit of a wait, but it’s worth it.

Want to find out more? Give us a call at Aura Dental.

Invisalign in St John’s Wood; solving achy jaws and tooth problems

Misaligned teeth such as underbites, overbites and crossbites may well be causing you to suffer from achy jaws due to irregular wear and tear of your teeth. These out-of-line teeth, are harder to clean, and can therefore harbour more bacteria in all those nooks and crannies, increasing incidences of tooth decay and possible gum infections. So why aren’t you fixing your wonky teeth?

Invisalign in St Johns WoodYou may have been avoiding braces due to the belief they have to be metal and fixed, requiring a high involvement with your dentist. Thanks to innovation and clever design, there are now removable, transparent brace options that we at Aura Dental offer our patients. In St John’s Wood, Invisalign offers adults a new approach to gaining straighter teeth.

Invisalign

Invisalign in St Johns Wood consist of a series of customised, transparent, removable aligners. They are worn like a mouthguard, steadily straighten your teeth in small incremental steps. Each step represents a new bespoke aligner. It takes each aligner approximately 7-10 days to reset your teeth into their new position. Once repositioned, the process is repeated with the next aligner. The whole realignment journey takes approximately 18 months to complete.

Why they work so well

The aligners are printed using 3D technology, firstly by creating a 3D image of your mouth, and then using a computer design program to produce a ‘finished’ projected image of your teeth after treatment. A journey is then plotted step by step, linking the initial start image to the finished final position your teeth will be in. Each step represents a new aligner, that has a slight shift included into its design. Each aligner is 3D printed to pinpoint accuracy.

This accuracy allows the aligner to fit precisely over your teeth, so it will not slip and requires no fixative or fixing apparatus to keep it in place. Since it is also made from transparent, hard-wearing plastic, these braces are virtually invisible when worn.

The additional benefits are experienced by our patients because Invisalign can be removed easily for cleaning, eating, and also the odd, rare special event.

To discuss Invisalign in St Johns Wood, get in touch with Aura Dental today.

Discreet braces in St John’s Wood

The idea of having your teeth straightened with metal braces, especially as an adult, can be a daunting prospect. Thankfully there are now options for the image conscious that combine efficiency and clever design, rendering braces almost invisible.

braces-in-st-johns-woodThere are now various discreet braces in St John’s Wood that blend in with the natural tone of the teeth. Using tooth-coloured, transparent or in the case of removable appliances, clear apparatus. This creates braces that are very discreet to wear, making them the obvious choice for anyone in a high-profile role that demands a polished image or for anyone who is simply self-conscious.

At Aura Dental, we offer a range of discreet braces in St John’s Wood. Your dentist will be able to identify the best fit for you and your specific requirements;here is a round-up of some of the options we offer.

Inman aligners

The Inman aligner is an innovative, removable teeth-straightening brace that targets only the front 4 to 6 teeth. The deviceitself consists of two opposing spring-loaded aligner bars that apply gentle but continuous pressure to the teeth. This targeted approach can realign teeth in as little as 3 months.

Invisalign invisible braces

If you need correction to overbites, underbites or some mild-to-moderate misalignment, Invisalign could be an option for you. These are completely removable, transparent aligners that are more akin to tooth guards than braces. They consist of a series of 3D printed, bespoke aligners that straighten teeth with small, incremental steps. Fully in charge of your own treatment, you will remove and replace them with the next aligner in the series every 7-10 days. You’ll need to follow care plans prudently and clean your teeth regularly to maintain the crystal clarity that renders these braces so invisible. Patients are recommended to wear them at least 22 hours per day for maximum effectiveness, but they can be removed for special occasions.

Six Month Smiles

Six Month Smiles are fixed braces with clear brackets and tooth-coloured wires, which are barely visible. These braces are ideal if you want to straighten your front teeth quickly and effectively within 6 months.

Contact us today for your invisible brace consultation.