Category: invisalign

8 Reasons to choose FormaSmile.

1. Experts in our area With over 30 years’ experience in dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign & Implantology you are in very experienced hands. Here at Forma we offer a personal tailor-made experience in a stress-free, relaxing environment and using the most advanced dental and cosmetic treatments currently available. 2.Variety of different dental treatments offered Invisalign […]

Extreme lower crowding and tidying up the uppers with Invisalign

Dental crowding can happen over many years. Sometimes from the lack of wearing retainers to tooth clenching and narrowing of the arches. Tooth movement of one arch can cause disruption to the teeth in the other arch, leading to crowding, tooth wear and in some cases tooth fracture. This lady who was in her mid […]

When you think your smile is hopeless

Dental development involves the replacement of the baby teeth (from the age of 6) by the fuller set of adult teeth. Adult teeth are greater in number and are greater in size. The canines are usually in there correct position by 12 years of age, but not in all patients. Sometimes the canines (fangs) do […]

What is Expanding the dental arch and why?

The dental arch is defined as the space within which the teeth sit in a comfortable uncrowded position. The width of the arch is usually wider than the depth, but this can vary amongst humans with disproportionate jaw length etc. The arch can narrow over time owing to teeth clenching muscle action, tongue thrust, thumb […]

How long to close my gap?

A midline diasetma or gap can be present for many reasons: 1 Small teeth or microdontia 2 Buried teeth 3 Pressure from the lip frenum pushing the teeth apart 4 Orthodontic pressure Spaces can be corrected by either orthodontics, composite bonding or porcelain veneers. Sometimes if the gap is very large an implant crown can […]

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 […]

Tooth drift and how to treat it

Spaces between teeth can occur in many ways. A patient may have genetically spaced teeth, genetically missing teeth, or teeth extracted.  Spaces between teeth can also occur from habits such as tongue thrust, pencil chewing and thumb sucking etc. Teeth can also drift in patients who have suffered periodontal disease/ gum disease.  The most common […]

How to get a smile like Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is known worldwide as a beautiful woman, a great actress and having a great wide smile. The smile is wide because she has a wide mouth, but also because her teeth are aligned and the arch is widened to show more teeth in her smile; you can actually see back to her molars. […]

Can Invisalign ruin your teeth?

Invisalign is a removable orthodontic system made up of a series of clear aligners that you normally change every 2 weeks. Unlike normal orthodontics which have fixed brackets and wires, Invisalign allows you to remove the aligner to clean your teeth. Because there are no brackets fixed to your teeth or archwires, Invisalign allows you […]

How to fix a crossbite with Invisalign

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. […]