{"id":473,"date":"2019-08-14T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/?p=473"},"modified":"2019-08-27T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T11:13:21","slug":"want-to-straighten-your-smile-braces-and-alignment-options-we-offer-at-craigentinny-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/want-to-straighten-your-smile-braces-and-alignment-options-we-offer-at-craigentinny-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to straighten your smile? Braces and alignment options we offer at Craigentinny Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you are told by your dentist that you may need\nbraces to help realign your teeth, you may feel disheartened. If you are an\nadult, the idea of undertaking this form of dental treatment may not align well\nwith your current career plans or you may feel worried about how others will\njudge you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luckily, as\ndentistry has evolved, so have orthodontic treatments, especially when treating\nadult alignment issues with discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Craigentinny Dental Care<\/strong>, we can offer\naligners and braces in Edinburgh<\/a>\nthat are guaranteed to not interfere with your career or upcoming photoshoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invisible braces – what are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If one of our dentists has told you that you have mild\nto moderate alignment issues in your mouth, you may be suitable to undergo\ntreatment with one of our available brands of invisible braces in\nEdinburgh<\/strong>. Invisible braces are exactly what they say on the tin;\nthey are made from clear, flexible plastic and are customised to fit over your\nteeth. They work by gently pushing your teeth into the desired position and\nunlike traditional braces, they do not pull your teeth or cause any pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These braces are typically removable and do not impact\non what foods you are allowed to consume or interfere with your dental hygiene\nroutine; you just take them out, brush and put them back in! Our dentists can\nadvise you on which brand of invisible\nbraces in Edinburgh you will be most likely to benefit from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inman aligner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your dentist may decide that you are suitable to\nundertake treatment with the Inman Aligner if you have misalignment or crowding\nat the front of your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is removable and when correctly used, can\nstraighten your front teeth in as little as 9 weeks, depending on your\nalignment issue. It combines the use of nickel titanium coil springs that power\ntwo aligner bows that gently work against each other; this allows minimal\ndiscomfort throughout treatment and also speeds up the treatment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will be required to wear this aligner for 16-20\nhours a day and will need to undertake check-ups of its progress every 2-3\nweeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Months Smile aligner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the name suggests, this aligner\u2019s average treatment\ntime is around 6 months and like the Inman aligner, it also treats crooked,\nspaced or crowded teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Six Months Smile aligner is much easier for\ngeneral dentists to fit and requires less maintenance than traditional metal\nbraces. Depending on the severity of your alignment, your dental team may\ndecide to offer either a fitted or removable aligner, both of which will\nachieve the desired smile in around 6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When fitted, the Six Months Smile aligner is colour\nmatched to your teeth, so it is hard for others to notice with a naked eye. The\nremovable aligners are usually clear and have to be worn for up to 20 hours a\nday for you to benefit from them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you are told by your dentist that you may need braces to help realign your teeth, you may feel disheartened. If you are an adult, the idea of undertaking this form of dental treatment may not align well with your current career plans or you may feel worried about how others will judge you. … Continue reading Want to straighten your smile? Braces and alignment options we offer at Craigentinny Dental Care<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-braces"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":475,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473\/revisions\/475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}