How can our dentist in Crawley help with straightening your teeth?
If you are looking to straighten your teeth, and want to maintain a natural appearance whilst doing so, our invisible aligners could be the perfect help for you. We are proud to use F22 aligners at our practice as they have delivered some great results for our patients. They have loved them because they focus on the appearance of your teeth during the treatment, and not just afterwards. This is great if you struggle with your self-confidence or simply don’t want to draw any unwanted attention to your teeth throughout the process.
What are they?
This treatment involves the use of multiple clear, plastic aligners that will gently move your teeth into a straighter position over a certain period of time. This treatment has only grown in popularity due to the effective results it brings mixed with the discreet look of the aligners.
The process
If you are interested in getting this teeth straightening treatment by our dentist in Crawley, then we will firstly arrange a consultation appointment. It is very important that we have a consultation with you as it means we can get to know you and what you want to get out of the treatment. We will also take images of your teeth using 3D technology, which will be used to influence the creation of your aligners. If all goes well and you want to go ahead with us, we will send off your scans and images so that your custom aligners can be created.
The aligners will usually take around 2-3 weeks to be created, and once they have been, we will invite you back to the practice. This is when we will provide you with them, and explain everything you need to know about the rest of the process. We recommend that you wear the aligners for around 20 hours a day to get the maximum effect, and you will usually change to the next aligner every 2 weeks, which creates a controlled movement of your teeth into a straighter position. During your time wearing the aligners, you will only need to visit our dentist in Crawley every 4-6 weeks for a check up, which comes in handy if you have a busy schedule.
The aligners are removable, which means that throughout the treatment you can easily maintain good oral hygiene. You can simply pop the aligners out, brush and floss your teeth, and put them back in, it’s that easy. When it comes to keeping the aligners clean, it is also a very simple process. All you will need to do is take your aligners out, brush them with your toothbrush, give them a quick rinse and you’re good to go!
If you are wondering how long it takes the aligners to straighten your smile, it can massively vary depending on your needs, but on average, our treatment time for F22 aligners is usually around 18 months. This is why the consultation with our dentist in Crawley at the beginning is so important, as we will be able to tell you then how long it is going to take to straighten your smile.