Invisalign in St John’s Wood with Aura Dental
Having misaligned teeth can be a source of anxiety for patients. Having low self-esteem about the appearance of your smile is not what anybody wants. At Aura Dental, we have a solution to improving your smile with Invisalign St John’s Wood. It is a discreet method of realigning your smile that is flexible and convenient in its approach to bringing you a happier glow when you look in the mirror.
What is Invisalign?
Invisalign St John’s Wood is a system which uses clear plastic aligners that are worn over the teeth like a gum shield. They are made to measure for your mouth and sit snugly on the gumline. Contemporary iTero technology takes a 3D scan of your mouth to get the measurements for your aligners and from this an animation can be made of how your teeth will look after the completion of your treatment, before you even begin! It’s a great motivating factor for patients as it gives you the vision of what you’re going to be able to achieve with wearing them.
What are the benefits of Invisalign St John’s Wood?
Invisalign has many advantages; one of the top ones being that when the aligners are worn, they are virtually invisible to other people. Another bonus is that you can remove them for up to 2 hours a day which permits you a flexibility of approach to realigning your teeth. You can remove them for eating and drinking, which allows you to eat whatever you want and you won’t have to clean food off your aligners afterwards either – result! With Invisalign, you can also take the aligners out while you participate in sports or go on a date, or attend that all important job interview – it’s up to you! You can also remove them for brushing and flossing your teeth, allowing you to keep up your oral hygiene routine and not have any issues with your teeth and gums as a result of having an appliance in your mouth.
If you’re concerned about having to spend all your time with us, you may be relieved to learn that your hectic lifestyle can continue! With Invisalign, we will give you sets of aligners to take home with you and change between on a fortnightly basis. You will then need to come and have a check-up every 6 weeks. This may still sound a lot, but remember that some patients’ treatment is completed in as little as 6 months. So, while we will be able to be on first name terms, you won’t feel like you’ve moved into Aura Dental – as much as we’d enjoy having your company, we know you’ve got other ideas!
What are the next steps?
After you’ve had your treatment with Invisalign, you will need to wear a retainer to ensure that your teeth stay in their new positions. If you want to find out if Invisalign is right for you, you just need to book in for a consultation to discuss your concerns and we will be able to let you know if it’s the best treatment for your alignment needs. Don’t worry if it’s not, we have other discreet treatments up our sleeves too! We look forward to meeting you and making your smile a winning one.
Looking for a dentist in St John’s Wood that has it all? Visit Aura Dental!
If you’re looking for a dentist, you may have had some recommendations from friends and family about where to go. Perhaps you’ve been doing a search online and checked out some options on a map, but letters A-Z won’t tell you much. The fact is that dental practices have varying levels of expertise and different treatments available. If you don’t want to have to move around to receive different treatments, you may be keen to find a dental practice that has all the dental treatments you could wish for under one roof! At Aura Dental, we are a highly experienced practice that offers dental care for the whole family. We are finalists from the 2020 Private Dentistry Awards and we offer general dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants and a range of treatments for children. We also offer emergency care should you ever need it. Find out more about some of our popular treatments.
Dental implants
If you have a single tooth missing, several teeth missing, or even a whole set of teeth that need replacing, our dentist St John’s Wood can offer dental implants as a solution. Implants consist of screws which are attached to your jawbone and act as artificial roots for your replacement teeth, which are crowns, dentures or bridges. The screws are made from titanium metal which fuses well with the body’s tissues and ensures that they are firmly fixed in place. Your replacement teeth will be attached to an abutment and once fitted will look completely natural; nobody should know that they aren’t your real teeth. Whether you’re chomping on a steak well done, or crunching on an apple, your replacement teeth won’t let you down. They are easy to look after as well, all you need to do is brush and floss regularly and your replacement teeth won’t get cavities!
Invisalign
At Aura Dental, with our dentist St John’s Wood we have a wide variety of appliances for realigning your teeth, many of which are discreet and enable you to achieve results in as little as 6 months. One such option available to eligible patients is Invisialign. Invisalign is a system that uses clear plastic aligners that are made bespoke to fit your mouth. They sit over the teeth and along the gumline, making them comfortable to wear. They apply gentle pressure to the teeth to gradually move them into the correct position. The beauty of Invisalign is that the aligners can be removed for up to 2 hours a day, including when you are eating and drinking. The plastic is highly durable, so there is virtually no need to see us for them breaking, unlike with metal braces, so you should only need to see us for a check-up every 6 weeks. In between the check-ups, you will be provided with sets of aligners to wear and change around every fortnight. We don’t want to blow our own trumpet, but the results are fantastic and you can see what they will be before you even begin thanks to the iTero technology that takes a 3D scan of your teeth and can be used to generate an animation of what your teeth will look like after treatment before you even get started!
Come and see us!
If you are keen to find out how our dentist St John’s Wood can help you get a smile that you can be proud of, why not book in and pay us a visit? Our door is always open to our patients and we’re ready to help you with whatever dental needs you require treatment for. Whether it’s a quick scale and polish or something more complex, we have the expertise and the knowledge to treat you; you’ll be in safe, experienced hands.
Invisible braces; are they any good?
We have been supplying Invisalign in St. John’s Wood, for many years and have had great experiences with seeing our patients through treatment schedules using invisible aligners, let’s talk more about them.
What are invisible aligners?
Invisible aligners are an orthodontic tool; it’s role is to progressively straighten your teeth over time. They are in thin plastic forms which you wear over your teeth; they fit very snuggly to the point of being slightly tight, but this is the sensation of the system pushing on your teeth over time. It is that consistent pressure which will coax your team to adopt a new position;exactly which position this is depends on the shape of the aligner.
This makes the shape of the aligners the most critical element for treatment. Unlike a brace which is worn for the entire patient orthodontic journey, clear aligners are only worn for 2-weeks each, as part of a series of aligners making up the length of the treatment. This could be anywhere between 4 months and 2 years depending on the starting and finishing position as well as how the patient’s teeth respond to treatment.
Are invisible aligners invisible?
Invisible aligners and one of their earliest manufacturers options that we use in the clinic are not strictly invisible but due to being completely translucent and very thin, they are hardly noticeable when being worn.
Invisalign in St.John’s Wood has been particularly popular with adult orthodontic patients; this seems to be due to a higher expectation amount. Our adult cohorts as teenagers and young adults usually use NHS funded braces, and have to wait to see the results of the orthodontic care when they finally have their braces. But this is not true with Invisalign in St.John Wood.
Another aspect that makes clear aligners more appropriate for adult patients is the removability; you must, of course, return them to your mouth and wear them for 22 hours each day for the treatment to work.
Computer-aided dentistry
The most innovative aspects of invisible aligners is the use of computer aided design and the 3D scan of the patient teeth in order to design and iron out the treatment schedule. This gives better predictive results, so we can show our patients a real-time example of how their teeth will look upon completion.
It is this computer aided design that allows aligners to be sent through to 3D printers and manufactured. It can take as little as four weeks for a set of aligners to be produced from a 3D scan and sent to our clinic, allowing you to start your treatment promptly.
Due to how critical the shape of an aligner is to an effective treatment, there are certain do’s and don’ts with your aligner; they can be quite sensitive to heat and easily warped in a washing machine or tumble dryer. This can easily occur by cleaning your aligner in hot water, so take care to not throw your aligner in with your washing or into a tumble dryer!
The value of good oral hygiene
Oral hygiene for many is often nothing more than a background afterthought. And this is the cause of dentistry in general;the best dentistry is preventative and our dentist in St.John’s Wood would prefer to keep you out of the chair!
For a lot of patients, good oral hygiene can be quite an awkward object as they believe their oral hygiene is fine and so, advice is an insult. Alternatively, they may know their oral hygiene could be better and would not like to be reminded. As medical professionals, we don’t judge our patients’ personal choices when it comes to how they wish to keep their own teeth. As long as the consequences are understood, it is important to maintain good hygiene for your health and bank balance.
A primary condition caused by oral hygiene issues is a cavity, but often, only a few of our patients know exactly how cavities are formed. Cavities are made by colonies of bacteria who attach themselves to the enamel of tooth; they digest sugar producing lactic acids much like the lactic acid that is produced in our muscles during exercise, but when it is produced at the surface of the tooth, lactic acid is particularly good at attacking the calcium compounds within the enamel. This weakens and softens the localised area and the bacterial colony exploits this getting deeper into the tooth. They do not do this in order to eat the tooth, only to provide a sheltered spot in which they can happily continue digesting the sugars from inside your mouth. It is this parasitic behaviour that results in the formation of a cavity, which will drill deeper and deeper into your tooth overtime eventually compromising structural integrity and resulting in the crumbling of the tooth.
This process accelerates over time as dentin components are weaker and more susceptible to damage by acids. The precursor to these colonies’ foothold inside your teeth is a biofilm that curved over the tooth surface. This film is called plaque and is a mix of many different bacterial species. By regularly removing plaque from your teeth and disrupting biofilm, you are preventing the next stage of the bacteria’s invasion.
Even with regular brushing of the teeth, it is tricky to remove plaque from certain spots. This includes between teeth, areas that have been damaged by cracks around bridgework, and where the dentie of the root has become exposed as gums recede.
During the early stages of a cavity,there are little to no symptoms. This is also the stage where it is easiest to treat. Catching cavities at this stage is one of the main reasons why the regular screening for cavities which occur during your six month regular checkup at our dentist in St.John’s Wood is so important.
As well as being able to see cavities at early stages by a simple examination of the enamel, our team is also able to ascertain the depth of the cavity; it is possible that quite a small hole extends deeply into the tooth.
If you are experiencing a cavity,you can get in contact with our dentist in St. John’s Wood. You can do this via the phone or email as well as the contact form on our website.
Which is better-braces or aligners?
There is no answer to the phrase which is better; a more useful question would be which is a more appropriate treatment for me in my personal case, Invisalign in St. John’s Wood or their braces? What are the pros and cons?
Braces suitable to a wider range of conditions compared to aligners, which have convenience and comfort in their everyday use to their advantage. This is a loose generalisation, so let’s look more closely at them.
Standard metal braces
The focus of the traditional orthodontic metal brace is around it’s arch wire. This is a metal rod that is around the arch of the mouth (where it gets its nickname). Attached to the arch wire is the bracket glued to the front of the teeth. When a similar arrangement is glued to the back of the teeth it is called a lingual brace. This is related to the standard metal brace but it’s much harder to fit and less noticeable.
The brace allows an orthodontist to apply pressure to the patients teeth, which is done by tensioning the arch wire. Once under tension, the archwire will continue to press on the teeth and the brace loosens. This is done during a trip to your orthodontist every 4 weeks throughout the treatment and is called brace tightening. It can be quite uncomfortable and over-the-counter pain relief is recommended for a few days after a tightening.
Invisalign style clear aligners
The aligners we use (Invisalign in St. John’s Wood) are a lightweight plastic othoditic tool looking very similar to a gum shield only transparent and less noticeable when worn in public. This is what has led to the nickname invisible braces even though they are technically not a brace.
They are only worn for about 2-weeks each and one is used in a sequence, which comes together to cover the course of the treatment. This can be anywhere between 6 months to 2 years. Each of the aligners is a slightly different shape and the force that pushes on the teeth comes from the elastic tension and the tight fitting. Aligner adjustments occur every two weeks compared to the 4 weeks with an orthodontist. They are smaller steps making some far more comfortable than a brace tightening.
Maintenance and everyday use
Traditional metal braces are fixed in place and they have to be worn when eating and drinking. This can lead to missing certain foods when making your meal choices, like sticky toffee and popcorn, as these have a habit of becoming stuck between the brackets and the archwire. After you finish eating, you have to take care to thoroughly clean your braces. If you have any food left which is stuck so close to your teeth, it will become a cavity risk.
This is not an issue with Invisalign in St. John’s Wood, which you can remove before eating. As long as you brush your teeth before replacing aligners there should be no increased cavity risk and this is much easier than maintaining a brace.
Treatment effectiveness
Both treatments have limitations; this is particularly pronounced with clear aligners who are only considered an effective treatment on the front 4 teeth and lack the necessary force to alter the position of molars in any significant way.
I have a cracked tooth; should I book an emergency dental appointment?
Cracking a tooth might sound like a rare or strange situation but it’s fairly common and easy to do, usually on hard foods. And our dentists in St.John’s Wood are happy to help.
In general, most people understand that a damaged tooth is something that needs to be treated and this is often the case if there is any form of discomfort. Deep cracks can be exposed, making them sensitive to changes in temperature. But a patient’s experience of cracking over a long period of time can become complacent, even though this type of cracking is painful but rarely beyond treating. We have to explore the reasons as to why cracking of the teeth can occur, so you can keep an eye out for it.
Night-time tooth grinding can be a common source of cracking teeth as well as having uneven chewing pressure when eating. Night-time guards are available to prevent grinding in the clinic; even the pressure long-term, however, you may require some form of orthodontic treatment. Misalignment can result in placing an excess amount of pressure on a protruding tooth in order to crack it during everyday wear and tear. Either way, cracked teeth need to be addressed as it was a sign of a form of structural weakness in the tooth. If the crack is from a cavity or has now formed a nook in the tooth, this can be exploited by bacteria to form a cavity in the near future.
Not all dental cracks are visible with the naked eye but if you have a sharp pain when biting down hard which fades as quickly as it came, this is one of the signs of a cracked tooth and a sign that the crack in the tooth is opening up under pressure exposing the nerve. This exposure closes again as soon as the pressure is reduced; if you notice this, you should attempt to book an appointment as soon as possible. Our dentist in St John’s Wood maintains a number of empty slots during our daily appointment schedule allowing us to provide same day emergency care.
A crack in a tooth which extends down below the gum line can act as a conduit for bacteria to gain access to the jawbone and beneath the tooth. This can cause dental abscesses and would have to be addressed with a root canal unless the crack is treated in time.
There are many treatment options available to us which depend heavily on how the cracks present in your case; the most minor form of surface cracking can be addressed with a polish in order to smooth out the tooth surface and a fluoride sealant to to help reinforce the enamel against further damage.
A full fracture of the tooth is a crack that penetrates from the surface enamel and goes all the way to the root but with the two pieces remaining in place, this crack can progressively spread over time if not treated. Our dentist in St Johns Wood will endeavour to hold the tooth together using filling material; if the crack continues to spread down the tooth, a crown may be required to hold the tooth together.
A split tooth is the most dramatic form of crack, dividing the two into two pieces with molars who have two individual roots. There may be the option to recover the tooth via crowning it but for the front teeth or canines it will usually result in the tooth having to be extracted.
Poor oral hygiene – an introduction
Are you suffering from poor oral hygiene and in need of treatment? Then look no further than Aura Dental London in St Johns Wood where our expert dentists will be able to see to your needs and requirements in a professional and friendly manner.
What do we do?
At our dentist in St Johns Wood we offer expert treatment together with general dentistry which is often overlooked by a lot of people who get busy with their work and social lives and end up neglecting proper care for their teeth. If you think you are one of those people who need to get back into the routine of caring for your teeth then the best way to start is by making an appointment with your dentist in St Johns Wood and ask for an initial check up. This will enable the dentist in St Johns Wood to be able to provide you with accurate advice and guidance on the best way to maintain dental health and oral hygiene.
What treatments do we offer?
We find that one of the most common forms of treatment required within the UK as a whole is fillings. You may have had at least one filling in your lifetime as it is a very common occurrence. Fillings are needed when you get holes in your teeth and are made up of material that gets placed in the teeth to replace parts of the natural tooth that are now missing.
Dental decay
You may need fillings if you suffer from dental decay as this is one of the main causes of damaged teeth. This happens when people eat too much sugary and fatty foods and drink and do not take care of their diet. This causes bacteria to form in the teeth and the gums which ends up causing erosion and holes to form. Another cause of holes and damage to teeth is caused by poor technique in brushing teeth. This will eventually cause you to suffer tooth pain which can cause discomfort and cause you to struggle to go about your day-to-day life.
What are your options?
If you feel that you are suffering with a hole or pain and discomfort in your teeth and you may require fillings then visit your dentist where the experts will be able to have a thorough consultation and check up so that they can see what the issue is and quickly resolve it for you in a professional and friendly manner. Fillings can be performed on the day and is a quick and easy procedure. The filling will get drilled into the hole and filled with white substance and this will treat the broken tooth and relieve you of the pain. You will not suffer any pain when the dentist inserts the filling into your tooth but if you do feel any slight discomfort your dentist will be able to give you local anaesthetic and some painkillers after the procedure. It will be best to avoid eating and drinking hot foods and drinks for the first 24 hours so that the filling remains in place. After 24 hours you will be able to eat and drink as normal.
Invisalign for a happy and more beautiful smile
There are many different issues that may affect the way you feel about your smile and rest assured that you are not alone. Many people are sitting at home looking at before and after pictures on dental websites and daydreaming about how they can improve the look of their smile. Does that sound like you? Don’t worry, we have all done it! In response to the increasing demand in dental cosmetics and in line with advances in technology, dentists have developed Invisalign. Invisalign is a modern and revolutionary method of addressing the issues with your smile at your comfort, convenience and discretion. If your teeth are clean and healthy then this is the perfect treatment for you, speak to us at Aura Dental and find out about Invisalign in St. John’s Wood today.
How does Invisalign work?
Dentists have been using Invisalign in St. Johns Wood since 1998, there is no need for you to settle with the way your teeth look any longer. Many hundreds and thousands of patients have undergone treatment using Invisalign in St. Johns Wood, so speak to us at Aura dental today, we are here to help you. At the first appointment, your dentist will carry out a full examination of your mouth to make sure that your teeth are clean and healthy and you do not have any underlying issues which may affect the invisalign treatment or get worse with invisalign treatment. Once this has been verified then x-rays and scans will be carried out of your teeth which will be used to help tailor your invisalign treatment. A 3D scan of your mouth will show you what a successful course of Invisalign can do for your teeth, those all important before and after pictures that you have been dreaming about! Once you and the dentist come to an agreement about your expectations and what you are looking for then the x-rays and scans of your mouth will be sent off to the laboratory to have the Invisalign aligners created specifically for you. The Invisalign aligners come in a series and each aligner is designed to move your teeth gradually into the correct positions so that once you have worked your way through the whole set of aligners that have been designed for you then you will reach the final look that you were hoping for.
Advantages of Invisalign
The Invisalign aligners are invisible as hinted in the name, which makes them extremely convenient if you are self-conscious or embarrassed by conventional metal braces. You can take them out whenever you need to, which means they do not hinder any of your daily activities and you can eat and drink whatever you like when you like as you just take them out before your meal and then put them back into your mouth when you have finished. They are also very easy to clean and they are comfortable to wear as they have been specifically made to fit your mouth precisely.
Speak to us at Aura Dental today to find out how you can address the aesthetic issues of your teeth and find out more about how Invisalign in St, John’s Wood can help you.
Invisalign in St. Johns Wood
Factors affecting the Aesthetics of your teeth
Everyone knows the importance of good oral health and you may have an excellent dental hygiene routine and visit your dentist on a regular basis, but still be unhappy with the aesthetics of your smile. There are many different factors which affect the aesthetics of your teeth and these can include misaligned teeth, crooked teeth, wonky teeth and protruding teeth. These issues can detrimentally affect the look of your smile and may in turn affect your self-confidence and have a negative impact on other aspects of your life. We at Aura Dental want you to smile beautifully and happily and we are waiting to hear from you.
Many adults have not undergone orthodontic treatment when they were younger, however it is something that they are now considering in their adulthood. There is no need to settle with the way your teeth look anymore as advances in Dental Technology means that orthodontic treatment has become more convenient, comfortable and accessible than ever before. Previously adults have been put off by the thought of conventional braces which are made out of highly visible metal wires and brackets. Because of this reluctance, dentists have developed Invisalign. Speak to us at Aura dental to find out about Invisalign in St. John’s Wood and how this can help you address the aesthetic issues of your teeth and smile.
Invisalign in St. John’s Wood was introduced over two decades ago and has attracted many hundreds and thousands of patients to correct the aesthetic issues of their teeth. Invisalign is an Invisible orthodontic treatment which uses transparent, metal-free aligners to correct the alignment of the teeth. If you have clean and healthy teeth then Invisalign in St. John’s Wood could be the perfect treatment for you. Speak to our team here at Aura Dental to find out more today.
What is Invisalign?
Invisalign in St Johns Wood, as suggested in the name, is a discrete form of orthodontic treatment which is why it is an attractive alternative to traditional braces especially in adults who have increased self-consciousness and are put off by the visibility of metal wires and brackets in their mouth. The dentist will carry out a full examination of your mouth to make sure that you have no underlying issues which may affect the treatment procedure or be exacerbated by the treatment itself. Once the dentist is assured that your teeth are clean and healthy they will carry out x-rays and three-dimensional scans of your teeth full stop these will be used to show you what successful treatment can do for your teeth but also to create a series of aligners which are individually tailored to your mouth to to provide comfort and accuracy of the treatment. These aligners are worn 2 weeks at a time, and they will gradually push the teeth into the correct positions as moulded by the aligners.
Visiting the dentist during the treatment procedure will help ensure that your teeth are moving correctly and that no underlying issues are occurring in the meantime. The duration of the treatment will depend on the extent of movement necessary to achieve the smile that you are looking for and speaking to your dentist here at Aura Dental will help you find out more and answer any questions that you may have. Speak to our team today, we are always here to help you.
How can my dentist help with a dental emergency?
Sometimes, unexpected things can happen to your teeth that can be uncomfortable and/or painful. This is why we offer our emergency dentist St John’s Wood service to help our patients in those moments when they are concerned about their oral health.
Reasons for having an emergency dental appointment
There are a few different things that can happen that may cause you to call our emergency dentist St John’s Wood, and we will do all we can to help you at that moment. Our team is highly qualified to deal with the most severe dental cases, and you can have a peace of mind knowing you are in good hands.
Toothache
This is one of the more common reasons that people will come to us for an emergency appointment. Toothache can be unbearably painful, and can stop you from doing your normal day-to-day activities. The pain is usually targeted in one area, causing it to be extremely sensitive, painful and uncomfortable.
When you come to us for an emergency appointment about toothache, we will do what we can to relieve your pain through different types of medicine, depending on the severity of your case. We will then try to find out what the cause of the pain is, and do what we can in that moment to treat it. If further treatment is needed, then we will create a plan to help you with it in the future.
Loose Tooth
If you have knocked a tooth out, then this can be painful, and can put the area at risk of infection. This is why you should contact our emergency dentist St John’s Wood if your tooth gets knocked out or becomes loose. It is especially important to contact us if you have continuous bleeding after it happens. If you still have the whole tooth intact and it is clean, then we may be able to reattach it, but if not, we will discuss options with you for future treatments to replace it.
If your teeth have become loose without knocking them, this could mean that there are bigger problems at play, such as periodontal disease. It is important to not ignore these symptoms, as they will only get worse over time, the quicker you contact us, the easier it will be to treat the problem.
Cracked tooth
Another reason that you may need to contact us for an emergency appointment is if you have cracked your tooth. This can cause sharp pain when you bite down, and when you eat or drink. It can also cause that tooth and the surrounding teeth to weaken at a faster rate. Depending on the severity of your case, there are several things that we can do to help you if you have a cracked tooth.
If you have a minor crack in your tooth, we will most likely just lightly polish the area to smoothen out any rough areas. On the other hand, if your whole tooth is cracked, this may need a root canal to treat it, or sometimes we can just repair it with material used for fillings.
