London Bridge Dental Practice Blog » straightening teeth http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 What are the pros and cons of braces? South East London dentists have all the answers http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-braces-south-east-london-dentists-have-all-the-answers http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-braces-south-east-london-dentists-have-all-the-answers#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 06:00:32 +0000 admin http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/?p=368 Every time you smile you have the potential to put people at ease with a comforting gesture. It is such a part of every day life that it is easy to take for granted just how important smiling is. The sad fact is that some people don’t smile nearly enough because they are worried about the way that their teeth look. If you are one of these people then there is no reason why you should not contact your South East London dentist to find out what can be done.

Teeth come in all different shapes and sizes and the way that they are arranged can also vary, to a point. It is perfectly common to be born with teeth which develop in a fashion that is crooked or misaligned. The act of thumb sucking can also push teeth out of line.

The best way to sort this out and leave you with a healthy looking and beautiful smile is to get your mouth fitted with braces. There have been many innovations in the technology of straightening teeth in recent years but none of them can consummately and effectively deal with all of the possible imperfections when it comes to the arrangements of your teeth.

In a sense braces are really rather simple. They work by gently moving your teeth over time, utilising the power of strong, metal wires which are attached securely to brackets on your teeth. The treatment times can be rather long, with some patients needing to wear braces for several years, but the results are long lasting and have produced satisfaction in millions of people over the years

]]> http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-braces-south-east-london-dentists-have-all-the-answers/feed 0 Inman Aligners explained in easy terms by a dentist in London SE1 http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/inman-aligners-explained-in-easy-terms-by-a-dentist-in-london-se1 http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/inman-aligners-explained-in-easy-terms-by-a-dentist-in-london-se1#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:21:09 +0000 admin http://www.lbdp.co.uk/blog/?p=95 Inman Aligners are a very clever way of straightening teeth they were devised to not only progress dental methods of aligning teeth, but also to improve the confidence of the patience. Braces have always had an impact on the wearer and this has over the generations given children an unkind stigma, and led to bullying in a lot of cases. The great advantage that Inman Aligners have is their flexibility and the unique way they work to straighten teeth in a short time. Unlike traditional braces and invisible braces the Inman method uses springs that adjust more evenly, this way the teeth can be manoeuvred into position without too much readjustment. In fact most of the adjustment is actually done by the teeth themselves, as they are moved on a daily basis the springs will tighten or loosen on the necessary points and this makes the whole procedure work quicker. Inman Aligners are however most effective on the front teeth on the top and bottom sets, Invisaligns are used mostly for the back teeth says a dentist from SE1 in London. However, the good news is that most U.K. dentists now use a combination of both these braces to fix whole sets of badly misaligned teeth. The Inman Aligners have been popular in the U.S. and are now used widely in the U.K. either on their own, or in conjunction with other methods to solve the problem of our misaligned teeth. Fewer visits to the dentist chair are another advantage of Inman Aligners, unlike other methods that sometimes need a visit every few weeks the Inman method is a self adjusting one. It works quite simply by gently squeezing the teeth into the right position with the springs doing most of the work; this is then adjusted by a counter bar that repositions the springs and the pressure. As they are behind the teeth they are also harder to see.

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