The Inman aligner has been used for many years in the USA and is quickly gaining popularity all over the world. The beauty of this appliance is that it will correct crooked, twisted and crowded teeth in just a matter of weeks. Patients love the speed of the treatment with this removable appliance. Dentists love the fact that it easier to get great results with an Inman aligner than with other systems including invisalign. It rotates incisors better than any other system and literally in a matter of weeks. Invisalign is more discreet but where patients just want the front teeth straightening they seem to prefer the Inman aligner. Dentists too prefer the short treatment time, as patients who previously would not have contemplated orthodontics, now can be persuaded. This allows a far more conservative approach when doing cosmetic dentistry, with a more aesthetic outcome than say a mouthful of veneers. These still have their place, but in most cases it is preferable to keep your own teeth.

Well it’s a starting point for some and a finishing post for others. Cosmetic dentistry courses keep pushing the idea of the ‘social six’ – the six front teeth that if sorted would keep most patients happy.

So go look in the mirror and take the test. What do your front six teeth, top and bottom say about you? Crooked, stained, worn, chipped, old crowns? The beauty of the social six is that they are relatively inenexpensive to sort out, much less than for a full makeover.

So if you don’t like your teeth and you want to start improving your smile, that’s where to start. You can always work backwards can’t you. Soon you’ll realise it’s the best investment you made in yourself.