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Face changes with Invisalign extractions

Many of our patients want to have their teeth straightened especially when the teeth affect the lips or profile. Sometimes the lips are full and flaccid allowing tooth drift, or the patient could be a mouth breather allowing tongue thrust movements and tooth drift. In cases like these, the patients are looking for a dramatic […]

Severe crowding calls for tooth removal, but which ones?

Severe dental crowding usually necessitates the removal of 2 teeth per arch to create space and allow orthodontic correction. The 1st premolars 4/4 are usually removed, but sometimes the 5/5 may be heavily filled and are better candidates for removal. The problem however is that the 5/5 are further away from the anterior crowding and […]

Moderate crowding treated without metal braces

Having braces as a teenager is no guarantee that the smile will be acceptable in your early adulthood. Retainers given after orthodontic treatment are not designed to last too more than 1-2 years, and as a teenager you may still be growing. This patient was 22 years old with moderate upper and lower crowding, centre […]

Upper tooth drift related to a palatal tooth bump-Dens in Dente

Teeth can develop in many ways and sometimes an abnormal formation can cause occlusal/visual problems. Dens in dente is an extra cusp formation usually on the incisors, which can interfere with the bite or cause tooth drift. The Dens in dente or talon cusp can be made of enamel, dentine and even nerve tissue. It […]

Orthodontic relapse overjet treated with Invisalign

Most adults may have had orthodontic treatment as a teenager with NHS fixed braces. They go through the embarrassing 2 years of dental visits, extractions, fixed brace pain, sharp wires, tension headaches and bad oral hygiene. Then one day, finally the braces were off and they can rejoin the rest of the school as a […]

Arch expansion

Arch expansion Many patients have narrow dental arches from thumb sucking or clenching their teeth. The facial muscles create forces that will compress the teeth, narrowing the dental arch and cause dental crowding. The teeth may begin to overlap, rotate or even protrude. Teeth out o their natural positions are more prone to damage from trauma or […]

Start your Smile with Invisalign at Forma

Invisalign is the world’s most advanced clear aligner system. Only Invisalign clear aligners use SmartTrack material to shape your smile with precision, comfort and predictability. Here at FormaSmile we have been using Invisalign to create beautiful smiles since 2000 and have created over 1100 new smiles. Paula’s Patient Journey Paula came to Forma because she […]

Proclined teeth and the Eline

The E line The E line is an imaginary line drawn from the nose tip to the chin. In the ideal face the upper and lower lips sit just behind the E Line, with the lower lip being fuller being closer. Changes in the positions can be seen in patients who have : 1 Upper […]

Invisalign can easily fix spaced out teeth

Many patients are too embarrassed to have braces as adults. They put up with their smile (not) because the thought of fixed braces and the pain just puts them off. They missed the opportunity as teenagers at school, because either nobody bothered to offer any help, or their smile got worse as they reached adulthood, […]

How to fix a crossbite with Invisalign

woman holding her Invisalign braces in hand ready to place into top teeth

Miss KD was a shy person with a poor smile but could not really afford Invisalign. She had absolutely no confidence.  She hated it that her front teeth were sticking out so much. She had moderate crowding with a narrow high upper V shaped arch, with compressed overcrowding. This was pushing her front teeth outwards. […]