Give yourself the smile you’ve always wanted

1st-Impressions.dental is pleased to offer aesthetic orthodontics, using Smilelign clear aligners.

Smilelign orthodontic aligners give you the straight smile you always dreamed of. It replaces the need to use metal braces and wires and is practically invisible, so people won’t even know you’re having your teeth straightened. Smilelign enables you to be confident, look great and smile better.

Teeth straightening, known within dentistry as Orthodontics, traditionally used metal brackets and ugly wires to straighten your teeth. By contrast Smilelign is an invisible orthodontic aligner system that uses the latest technology on the UK dental market. Smilelign's revolutionary clear brace aligner gives you the straight smile you always dreamed of. Smilelign is practically invisible, so people won’t even know you’re having your teeth straightened.

With the Smilelign evaluation process, you’ll know where you’re going before you even begin. Your evaluation purchase includes a full treatment plan, showing how your teeth will move with each set of aligners. There’s a reason that thousands have chosen invisible aligners to straighten their teeth—the privacy of clear braces means no one has to know you’re making a change until your transformation is complete. We will closely supervise and monitor the entire process, fitting every new retainer.

How does it work?

  1. At your first visit we will explain how clear orthodontic aligners can straighten your teeth.

  2. If you decide to proceed to the second stage we will take impressions of your teeth and send them to Smilelign for treatment planning. At the laboratory your teeth will be digitised and a CAD-CAM system used to align your teeth on-screen. Smilelign will send us back

    • a fully-costed treatment plan including the number of aligners required for each jaw

    • a 3D animation of your teeth being straightened for you to see

    • a set of passive aligners for you to try out.

      After trying out the passive aligners, if you decide not to proceed, then we will give you 10 tubes of max-strength 16% professional tooth-whitening gel (RRP £249) to cover your expense and you can use your passive aligners to carry out a course of at-home tooth whitening.

  3. If you are keen to proceed, then we will ask Smilelign to make you a series of clear orthodontic aligners. When the first aligner is fitted we may remove small amounts of enamel (typically 0.5mm) to create the space for alignment. Each aligner is worn for 2-3 weeks and moves your teeth approximately 0.3mm. Complex treatment typically takes 8-10 months in total. You are expected to wear your aligners full-time (night and day) and take them out only for eating, and cleaning your teeth. You will need to wear upper and lower aligners even if only one jaw is being aligned to prevent excessive wear through tooth contact.

  4. Once your teeth are aligned, we will cement a permanent retainer to prevent them moving back to their old position. You will also need to wear a clear retainer initially full-time and later during the night only. When you have finished your treatment we will give you 10 tubes of professional tooth-whitening gel (RRP £249) to use in your retainer(s).

The total cost of Smilelign varies depending whether we treat one arch/jaw or two, and the severity of your crowding (see fees). We will give you a detailed, fixed quotation after stage 2.

Summary:

  • Consultation visit (cost refundable against treatment).

  • Treatment planning and diagnosis visit including impressions

  • Scanning/digitisation of teeth, production of passive aligners and quote for approval.

  • If patient does not proceed, provide free whitening.

  • If patient decides to proceed, approve production of first batch of aligners.

  • First visit tooth reduction, create attachments and fit first aligners

  • One visit every 2-3 weeks during treatment to fit next aligner.

  • Mid-treatment take interim impressions, check/refine tooth reduction / attachments and approve production of further aligners.

  • At last visit remove attachments and take impressions for retention.

  • At last visit, fit fixed retention and provide free whitening kit.

If you have any questions, please contact us.