Straightening teeth with braces in St. John’s Wood

The world of orthodontics is a big one with so many options to choose from, patients looking for braces in St. John’s Wood will have the freedom to choose a system that not only suits their pocket but their lifestyle as well. At Aura Dental, we understand that your image is very important to you, which is why you want to straighten your teeth and you probably don’t want to do it with an unsightly set of metal tracks. We can offer you invisible as well as slightly more visible options for orthodontic appliances each with their own ability to straighten your teeth in a shorter period of time than traditional braces.

Invisible options

Young working professionals may feel that they can’t afford to present themselves with any orthodontia showing on their teeth and thanks to modern technology this is totally possible, there are systems with appliances that are just about invisible that will allow you to straighten your teeth discretely:

Invisalign – as the name so aptly suggests, Invisalign will align your teeth while remaining invisible with a set of clear aligners that are made custom to your teeth. This system can fix any orthodontic problem like overcrowding, gapped teeth, and malocclusions which are problems with the bite. Depending on your personal orthodontic problems, Invisalign can work anywhere from as little as 7-14 weeks up to about 9 months and the entire time no one will even know you’re undergoing treatment.

Lingual braces – These braces in St. John’s Wood, work in the same way that traditional braces do in so much as a bracket is fixed to the tooth and a wire is fitted to the bracket under tension in order to pull the teeth into position, however, the major difference is that they are fixed to the back of the teeth instead of the front which makes them impossible for other people to see. Depending on the severity of your problems they can take 12-18 months to achieve the final result

Visible options

There are some options for orthodontics that are more visible than the above-mentioned systems but these can sometimes be more affordable and in some cases work much quicker than their invisible counterparts:

Inman aligner – this is a removable appliance that can adjust the front 6 teeth very quickly when compared to other systems, we are talking weeks rather than months. These are made of 2 nickel-titanium coils which are placed under tension on the back and front of the teeth and over time they simultaneously push and pull the teeth into alignment by providing a squeezing effect.

Damon System – these braces in St. John’s Wood are like traditional braces and they too are fixed to the front of the teeth, however, instead of using metal brackets, this system uses clear or tooth coloured brackets in order to support the wire that will pull the teeth into position. These special brackets are far less noticeable than the metal ones and the system is often used on those with highly complex orthodontic problems.