Contents:
- Editor's welcome
- Vintage Lambretta restoration
- Interview with Richard Tang
- Joe Thompson: Cancer Survivor
- Rochdale Foodbank
- Town Centre Regeneration
- Rochdale In Bloom scoops Gold Award
- It’s official Seeros Daycare nurseries are outstanding
- Keen photographers with an 1890 heritage
- Empire Rochdale
- Hairdressing Trend - Balayage
- Lancashire Farm Dairies
- Theatre Review: Avenue Q
- Gifts Galore
- Take the emotion out of divorce
- Rochdale Remembers
- Egg custard tart recipe
- Give the cold shoulder to poor health this winter
- Sarah Mahmood receives a Diana Award
- Hybrid Lexus impresses
- Dr Andrew Parashchak explains Invisalign »
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Winter 2018Dr Andrew Parashchak explains Invisalign
Invisalign is the most advanced, contemporary, discreet (invisible) alternative to a traditional brace available.
Invisalign was founded in 1997 by a team of software engineers, orthodontists and dentists that have been consistently investing in research and development to update and improve the quality of their software and plastic technology. This has led to Invisalign being recognised as the most advanced and comprehensive clear aligner orthodontic system.
So what is an aligner and how does it move teeth?
An aligner is a thin, clear plastic ‘mould’ that slips over the teeth and is worn throughout the day and night (taking them out to eat and clean teeth).
The aligner is designed to fit teeth in a slightly different position to how they initially are aligned, and after approx one week of wearing the teeth will have moved to fit comfortably within the aligner.
It is at this point that a new aligner is fitted which over the course of the next week or so will move the teeth a little more. This is repeated until the teeth are completely straight.
Who can have Invisalign?
Invisalign caters for all patients who have their adult teeth (even if there are some missing) and do not have active gum disease (which would be picked up at a consultation examination).
Are there age restrictions?
If a teenager has not qualified for braces on the NHS, Invisalign is a perfect solution, with a specific ‘teen’ range of aligners that have features designed to complement developing teeth and jaws.
It is also suitable for adults of all ages who have wanted the perfect smile but were put off by porcelain veneers which, although can look beautiful, require a small amount of natural tooth to be shaved down to allow space for a porcelain fascia to be cemented in place. Even if teeth are worn, chipped and discoloured a perfect natural smile can be achieved.
Dentistry as a profession is undergoing a shift in attitude away from destructive procedures, such as porcelain veneers, towards less invasive treatments, such as Invisalign combined with tooth whitening (which when done by a dentist does not weaken your teeth) and the use of composite (aesthetic white filling material) that is bonded, shaped and polished to convert any worn or chipped parts of your teeth back to their ideal, natural shape.
The outcome being a straight, white, natural smile whereby your own teeth have not been damaged or drilled and does not look false or artificial.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Following graduation, Andrew spent several years in the NHS and private healthcare before working exclusively privately in 2014.
He has completed the Royal College of Surgeons diploma in restorative dentistry, was elected to become a board member at the Royal College of Surgeons Faculty of General Dental Practitioners in London and in 2016, took over the running of Waterside Dental Care, Rochdale, where he and his team focus on clinical excellence in all fields of dentistry.