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16 week Inman aligner case- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:50:12 +0000

This lady from Bromley was unhappy with the crooked front teeth. She wanted her teeth straightened but did not want fixed braces. Her case took 16 weeks to complete with an upper Inman aligner. The patient then used a home whitening kit and we finished with some composite edge bonding on three of the front teeth. Job done!

Restoration of worn teeth and smile with direct composite bonding-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:42:14 +0000

This patient came to see us for a routine examination.

He was largely unaware of the wear that was affecting his upper and lower front teeth as it had been happening over a long period of time.

Once it was explained to him that he had worn right through the hard outer enamel and was now into the softer dentine which wears ten times as fast he was keen to do something about it.

Firstly he used a home tooth whitening kit to lighten his stained teeth.

We then decided to restore the teeth with directly placed composite resin. This required no adjustment of the natural tooth, only building back the lost tooth structure. Long term this may be replaced with ceramic materials.

The lower teeth were restored first in one session, followed a few weeks later by the upper teeth.

The patient was really pleased with his new smile and was happy that his teeth were protected from the ongoing wear.

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Alignment, bleaching and bonding. A great result and a beautiful smile!- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:09:04 +0000

This patient was unhappy with her crowded upper front teeth.

Having had a chat about the options she decided to go ahead with an Inman Aligner to correct the crowding. The treatment took about 8 weeks.

After this she did some home tooth whitening and we performed some simple direct composite edge bonding on her four front teeth.

A very short treatment time, no damage to the tooth structure and no costly veneers. The alignment phase took 10 weeks, during which the whitening was completed. The composite edge bonding took 1 visit.

End result a beautiful smile!

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Re-building of worn teeth- Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:07:36 +0000

This patient was very aware of grinding his teeth and had some uncomfortable sharp edges on his lower front teeth which had been repaired in the past but had now, some years later, chipped away.

Using photography we were able to show him how he was grinding his teeth at night and how he was wearing his teeth away. His front teeth had worn right through the enamel in some areas. This of particular concern as the softer dentine underlying the enamel wears ten times as fast!

This patient wanted to protect his teeth and was keen on restoring them rather than just wearing a night-guard to protect from the grinding. He did not want porcelain veneers or crowns and was keen a solution that was as gentle as possible to his teeth.

The lower teeth were restored in one visit and the upper teeth in the same way two weeks later. The upper and lower front six teeth were restored with direct composite bonding and no tooth structure was removed to do this. No anaesthetic was needed as we were purely adding to what was already there.

The direct bonding was adjusted so that the patient could still grind on it and fit his teeth together comfortably. The patient will go on to have a night guard made to protect his new smile as he’ll almost certainly carry on grinding.

The patient was thrilled with the improvement to his smile made by simply replacing what he had worn away!

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Instant orthodontics with composite bonding! Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:21:34 +0000

This young man came to us very self conscious about his smile and particularly one of his upper lateral incisors which had been repaired a number of times and kept on breaking. He was also unhappy about the position of his upper right canine which was crowded and left high in his smile.

He did not want to have orthodontic treatment at this time so we discussed other options.

Initially we felt that tooth whitening would help him to feel better about his smile and we then looked at composite bonding or porcelain veneers as options for improving the appearance of the upper right teeth. He chose the former of these two options.

After three weeks of tooth whitening the upper right canine and lateral incisor were built up in a single appointment with composite resin.

The patient was very happy with the result which he says has enabled him to smile without being conscious he is even doing it.

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Another Inman Aligner smile make-over!-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:01:00 +0000

This young man came to us very self conscious about his crossed over front teeth.

He had thought about veneers but did not want to do any damage to his existing tooth structure and I very much agreed. Orthodontics was a much more attractive option but he was put off by the long treatment times of some invisible brace systems or fixed braces. I suggested that we use the Inman Aligner.

An Inman aligner was used over roughly 16 weeks to straighten his upper front teeth. He then used a home tooth whitening kit to really finish things off in style. We were both very happy with the result!

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Re-buiding of worn teeth-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:16:31 +0000

This gentleman meets alot of clients through his business and has become conscious of the appearance of his front teeth. A number of different treatment options were discussed, including porcelain veneers, and he decided that he would like to whiten his teeth prior to rebuilding the worn edges with tooth coloured composite bonding.

First of all he whitened his teeth for about a month with a home whitening kit. Following this the lower six front teeth were all restored with dental bonding material to their original shape.

Not only does this restore the appearance of the teeth but it protects the worn dentine of the tooth which, once exposed, wears up to 10 times as fast as the tooth enamel, meaning that the wear of the teeth can become quite rapid.

Next he will progress to have his upper teeth restored in the same way.

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White spot fluorosis treated with minimal porcelain veneers-Case by Chris Ibbott

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:17:50 +0000

This young lady had always been very self conscious about her smile and had decided it was time to do something about it.

Her teeth were affected by fluorosis which caused the white patches in the enamel of her two front teeth and some of her lower teeth.

She was treated with a combination of tooth whitening, composite bonding and porcelain veneers.

Initially she whitened her teeth with a combination of Zoom in-surgery and then home tooth whitening. In addition to this the dark tooth on the right in the photo was treated with an additional inside/outside whitening procedure.

Following the whitening the two front teeth and the dark tooth on the right in the photo were prepared for minimal porcelain veneers and the other front tooth was built up free hand by composite resin bonding.

The photographs show the patient immediately after the veneers were fitted. She was very happy with the result!

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New year, new you, new smile!

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:24:04 +0000

So Christmas is done and a new year has begun and with it another opportunity to reassess and go forward positively. Many of us will be starting some kind of health or exercise kick to shake off the festive excesses. What better to way to boost your confidence and start the new year in style than with a sparkling white smile!

Whitening your teeth can be a low cost, simple way of really making you feel better about the way you look. Your friends won’t quite know whats different about you, just that you’ll look great!

We are keeping our Christmas tooth whitening offer prices until the end of January. Home tooth whitening is reduced from £275 to £239 and Zoom! in-surgery whitening is reduced from £499 to £449.

We can also provide a full comprehensive examination for you. This will take roughly an hour and will include all necessary x rays. We have reduced the cost of this from £95 to £42.50 until the end of January. We provide all forms of general dentistry so can advise you on treatment options, whatever your concern may be.

If you would like to know more please give us a call or why not come in for a no charge initial consultation with our treatment coordinator. The new you starts here! So whether you are from Sidcup, Bromley, Chislehurst, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford or the Medway Towns, Dental Elegance is the place to come for safe, fast tooth whitening.

An amazing natural smile in far less than 6 months.

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:38:48 +0000

The Inman Aligner is one of the fastest and simplest ways to get a great smile.

Using a fully removable brace that only needs to be worn 16-20 hours a day you can get the smile you always wanted in normally only 6- 16 weeks. Because of the intermittent but gentle motion used by the Inman Aligner, studies show that the forces it uses are extremely safe. These intermittent gentle forces also mean that the Inman Aligner works far more quickly than other Clear Aligner systems and often costs far less. And it means that if you want to take it out when you go out, you can!!

Because the brace can be removed so easily, patients can easily whiten their teeth simultaneously meaning we can perform amazing non invasive smile makeovers in a matter of weeks.

Patients who ever thought about having veneers should really take a look at the Inman Aligner with combined tooth whitening because they might find that they could get a far more natural smile with no damage done to their teeth at all.

Not every case is suitable but if you are you would be amazed what is possible- take a look at the Inman Aligner Gallery on our website.

All treatments are available with Interest free credit- call 02088508820 for more information.