Clear Aligners (Straighten Teeth) in Finchley

If you are looking for much straighter teeth and to smile with confidence with every opportunity you get, we would love to hear from you.  Clear aligners is the leading treatment for straightening teeth and compared to traditional wired braces, they are much more comfortable!  Get in touch with us today to book your initial consultation so that we can evaluate your needs and offer the bespoke treatment plans to help achieve your desired smile!

It’s important to create a fully bespoke plan for you that tailors to your every need.  The first stage will be visiting our practice for a consultation so that we can determine if it’s right for you and what you’re hoping to achieve.  If you are a suitable candidate and you’re ready to go ahead, our clinicians  will then start formulating a treatment plan.  When you next visit our practice, we will take accurate impressions of your top and bottom set of teeth before sending them off to our partner laboratories.  The laboratories will create your custom-made aligners and then return them to our practice.

We will then arrange a second appointment with you for when we are expecting the aligners to be created and returned. We will get you to try your custom-made aligners to ensure that they are the perfect fit.  If any adjustment needs to be made, our dental team will refine your smile for you.

Throughout the next few months, to achieve the best results it’s important to maintain your smile to achieve straight teeth.  It’s essential to wear the aligners immediately after treatment and visit us if you are experiencing any comfort issues with them.

For maximum results in the shortest time possible, we recommend wearing the aligners for around 22 hours a day.  The duration of aligner treatment may vary from one person to the next, but this is around about the average time that each patient should wear them for.  Of course, throughout the day it’s fine to remove them for short periods of time when eating, drinking, brushing or flossing.  We will always provide a treatment plan to achieve the optimum results, but this is always a guideline as the treatment plan can sometime be quicker or longer depending on your personal circumstances.

The longevity of the results does, in part, depend on the patient. They can last a lifetime, if you change your aligners to schedule, visit your dentist regularly and wear retainers as required.

Any orthodontic procedure of repositioning teeth will carry a certain level of discomfort. In general, Clear aligners is less painful than traditional brace devices, but patients may experience soreness from both introducing the aligners to the mouth in early stages of treatment, and the ongoing pressure on the teeth. This ongoing pressure can be uncomfortable, typically heightened when a new aligner is required but which lessens with wear as the teeth begin to adjust to the new aligner.

In the early stages of treatment, some patients may experience some minor irritation to lips, gums and tongue as the mouth becomes accustomed to the aligners. In addition, some patients may experience a lisp when first using an aligner. The best thing to do is to practice speaking as much as possible to allow your tongue to adjust round the aligners.

As the aligners prevent saliva moving around your mouth, some patients may also develop a dry mouth and bad breath – regular water intake and daily brushing can help avoid this, as can good cleaning of your aligner.