If you love American TV and movies, you’ll know what a status symbol it can seem to be able to say that you are off to see your orthodontist. An orthodontist in Liverpool is someone who has completed postgraduate training in the dental area concerned with the realignment of the teeth and jaws. They make sure that there is enough room for all the teeth and that they are lined up properly.
In some cases, you can see why someone would need to see a proper orthodontist but, with others, where the teeth are only slightly out of line and the jaws bite together properly, do you really need to bother? Well, not anymore, thanks to various brands of devices that take the treatment planning back to source – the braces manufacturer.
Here at Liverpool Smile Studio, our cosmetic orthodontist in Liverpool, Dr Janine McGinty, is trained in the use of several of these brands. We offer them to you here if we think you don’t need to see an orthodontist. These brands are well known and well-regarded. They don’t try to do a job that needs more in-depth knowledge and training.
Invisalign
This is a brand of clear aligners. They are, in fact, the original brand. Invisalign mimics the idea of a mouth guard. It slips on over the teeth and is removed for eating and cleaning but adds in carefully positioned pressure points that gently nudge the teeth into alignment. We take detailed measurements with a hand-held scanner and, from that, we can build up a 3D image of your teeth. A computer programme will show you how they are moved into alignment. Your aligners are 3D printed.
To find out more, come in and see us. Book an appointment online, on the phone or in person.