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The thought of a teeth brace would usually send a shiver down my spine, but when you look at the latest dentists designs it is tempting to want to know more. If you weren’t unlucky enough to have an NHS brace fitted as a kid, then you may be tempted to have the Inman or Invisalign brace to straighten out your misaligned teeth. A visit to your dental surgery will give you all the information you`ll need, it will also involve some tests being carried out. This process is all very space age in that a computer program is used to give the orthodontist, who will make a series of braces for you, all the measurements and adjustment figures from the tests. Digital photos and x-rays are taken and a mould is made to assist the process as well. The info is programmed into a computer and the results are printed out. A film created by computer imagery will also allow you to actually see your teeth coming into shape. It all works using a series of pressure points built specially into the brace for your individual teeth. The blood flow in your gums is also adjusted by the brace, and this allows new bone to grow to act as a buffer to keep your teeth in place. The Inman is used to straighten front bottom and top teeth, as the workings won`t allow any pressure to be exerted on the inside of the back teeth. It also has a visible bar running along the front of the brace, even though the rest of it is clear, it isn’t that invisible. The Invisalign can also do the back teeth, and as it has no bar on the front is more invisible; hence the name. They both have the extra quality of being able to be taken out whenever you need to be without them, that’s for eating, cleaning and sleeping. This trait is also handy when you are meeting someone face to face, and need to lose the brace for a while. Just take it off and then later on put it back, simple really. At a cost of around an average £1,000 to £3,000 it won`t be sending you into an economy drive to pay for it either, and its far cheaper that a set of veneers that will just disguise the problem. The process is done in just 8 months at the worse so what are you waiting for?