How It Works
How It Works
What is an Inman Aligner?
Removable, Quick, and Safe
The Inman Aligner is a simple removable appliance used to align front teeth quickly and safely. It’s ideal as a stand alone treatment or to pre-align teeth prior to further cosmetic options such as bonding or minimal veneers.
How does it work?
The Squeeze Effect
The Inman Aligner has Nickel Titanium coil springs that power two aligner bows that gently oppose each other, guiding the teeth into their new position. These gentle forces are active over a very large range of movement, which is why the Inman Aligner works so quickly.
How long is treatment with the Inman Aligner?
Results in 6-16 Weeks
The Inman Aligner is often used in combination with Clear Aligners, where the big movements are accomplished with the Inman Aligner and rotations and refinement is accomplished with Clear Aligners.
➀ Big movements with the Inman Aligner
➁ Rotations and refinements with clear aligners
The Process
➀ Evaluation and Scanning
An Orthodontist or General Dentist with orthodontic training will evaluate candidates for treatment. The dental team will scan their upper and lower dental arches and send the digital files to the dental lab along with the treatment plan.
➁ Digital & 3D Models
The dental lab will create a digital work up and print before and after 3D treatment goal models.
➂ Fabrication
The Inman Aligner will be fabricated on the corrected model so the corrective forces are built into the appliance.
➃ Appliance Ready
Appliances will be sent back to the doctor ready for patient treatment to begin.
What Can It Do?
What can the Inman Aligner do?
Applications
Align the front teeth
(crowding, protrusion, rotations, crossbites)
Ideal for adult relapse
Teeth shift out of place due to age, jaw growth or improper retainer wear
As a stand-alone treatment or combine with whitening and bonding
Pre-alignment for cosmetic cases
So teeth don’t need much preparation and veneers can be super thin
Anterior Trauma Case Using Inman Aligner
Miami Prosthodontist Dr. David Carroll discusses the intricacies of restoring highly aesthetic cases and uses an Inman Aligner to achieve high quality results.
The Benefits
Improve Aesthetics
With the patented Inman Aligner, front teeth can be gently guided to an ideal position in a matter of weeks.
Long-term Health of Teeth
Teeth continue to move throughout one’s life so crowding tends to worsen over time. Uneven teeth are prone to uneven wear causing exposure of dentine that wears fast and absorbs stain. Straight teeth are far less likely to suffer from this ageing effect and expensive corrective treatments can be avoided.
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