Whether you’re an adult looking to improve the aesthetics of your smile or looking to correct an overbite, underbite, overcrowded teeth, widely spaced teeth or misaligned teeth for you or your child, Spark Aligners offer a clear alternative to traditional braces.
One of the biggest benefits of clear aligner treatment is the personalised approach. Our award-winning Specialist in orthodontics, Kostas Spathoulas, will talk to you about your goals and what you can achieve. He will perform a scan of your teeth using advanced iTero Element three-dimensional scanning technology to plan your Spark aligner treatment from the initial position of your teeth to the final desired result. You can see your virtual results before you even begin, so you will know how your teeth are expected to look when treatment is complete.
Spark aligners are made from TruGENTM lightweight material that make the aligners more transparent, more durable, more comfortable and more resistant to stains. They are designed with scalloped, smooth edges that make them comfortable and to have better contact with your teeth, which provides advanced and sustained force retention.
Each set of Spark aligners is worn for up to two weeks before being replaced by the next in the series, predictably moving your teeth into position as per your Spark aligner treatment plan.
Each aligner is worn for a minimum of 20–22 hours a day. You can remove them to eat and drink, but if left in due to their enhanced stain resistance, you can just remove them after your meal to clean them and then reinsert them afterwards.
You return for review appointments over the course of treatment. Reviews and amendments will ensure your aligners carefully control movement until the desired result is achieved.
Spark aligners offer a highly specialised and sophisticated system that requires the knowledge and skill of an orthodontist. Your personalised treatment plan may include adding attachments to refine movement; these could be special attachments, orthodontic bands or metallic orthodontic buttons, which can sometimes be fitted behind your teeth. Reviews and amendments will ensure your aligners carefully control movement until the desired result is achieved.
Spark aligners are designed for more efficient and effective tooth movement, often resulting in quicker treatment time. This will vary between each person, but the average treatment time is six to eighteen months. Once your teeth have been straightened, it is best to have permanent fixed retainers fitted behind your teeth to maintain this correction. You will also have three pairs of Spark XR retainers made to take home to wear at night as part of your bespoke treatment plan to stabilise your teeth in their new position and prevent any future relapse.
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Kostas offers extensive expertise and has won the prestigious award for “Most Transformed Smile” at the 2023 Align Summit Awards, to go alongside his award for “Most Inspirational Adult Case” awarded in 2022; he is the only orthodontist to have won awards over consecutive years.
Kostas was invited to present a lecture on Spark Aligners at the prestigious 17th Panhellenic Orthodontic Congress in Athens to share knowledge with other orthodontists from around the globe.
Kostas offers a free orthodontic consultation to adults, teens and children (with a £50 refundable deposit), where he will assess and scan using iTero 3D technology to determine your bespoke Spark Aligner treatment plan and timeframe involved.
To book, call the Welcome Team on 01252 309206 or click to book a consultation request online.
Our Patient Coordinator, Georgie Price, can help you with any questions you may have regarding Invisalign treatment; you can call her on 01252 595503 or email georgie@elmsleighhouse.co.uk.
