Braces are back in fashion, that is if they ever were in fashion in the first place. If you shut your eyes you can still see a kid with a cumbersome looking metal brace cemented to their teeth. As an adult we would shiver at the possibility of having to wear a brace, even though our teeth weren`t perfect. Well that is all now, thankfully, banished to the past as the latest advances in dental science has produced a new design of brace that is not only far more efficient, but mobile and almost see through. The Inman and the Invisalign are a real God Send to both dentists and patients alike. It’s all very space age as well and involves computer programs and a bit of computer generated film making, intrigued? Then read on. The treatment starts with a visit to the dentist to assess your needs and to see which brace will be better for you. Digital photos are taken along with digital x-rays, and a mould is made by getting an impression of your teeth. This is fed into a computer program, and the module will calculate all the measurements that your dentist will need to fit new braces every two weeks. It also makes a computer generated image film of the entire treatment, from beginning to end. This will show you step by step how your teeth will be manipulated to make them straighter. During the process the blood flow in the gums is also adjusted, this is so that new bone will grow to push and hold your teeth into the new positions. The Inman will be better for you if it’s just your front teeth, it has a bar running along the front of the brace and the this is attached to all the pressure points that are within the brace, it isn`t any good for straightening back teeth though. The Invisalign is much better designed to do this, it doesn`t have a bar on the front and the workings are all on the inside. Both types are removable whenever you need to be seen without them. At lunch or dinner you simply pop them out and slip them in your pocket, then after a cleanup you simply pop it back in.  When you`re asleep you can also remove them and of course for cleaning, rinsing and flossing your teeth.