At Edgar Buildings Dental and Implant Clinic, orthodontic treatment has traditionally required frequent in-person visits to see an orthodontist for monitoring progress, adjusting appliances and ensuring treatment stays on track. However, with the emergence of artificial intelligence and AI-driven dental monitoring systems, they can now offer you a more efficient convenient and streamlined approach to teeth straightening – for clear aligners and fixed braces.
How does it work?
- Patient-sourced imaging – you use a smartphone app to upload images of your teeth at home weekly. The AI system guides you through the process to ensure your images are clear and comprehensive.
- AI analysis – these images are analysed by AI, which tracks tooth movement, alignment progress, and indentifies potential issues such as broken brackets, misaligned aligneres, or gum health problems.
- Real-time reporting – both you and your orthodontist will receive real-time updates on treatment progress, and AI will alert the orthodontist if any intervention is necessary, such as adjusting the treatment plan.
- Ongoing adjustments – using AI feedback, we can modify your treatment remotely e.g. if you’re using clear aligners you might be asked to switch sets, and for fixed braces we might recommend a new wire or adjustment
Enhanced convenience
Traditionally, orthodontic treatment would require you to visit your orthodontist every four to eight weeks. With AI dental monitoring, you can reduce the number of clinic visits, while still ensuring that treatment is progressing properly. It’s particularly useful for professionals, students, if you live further away or if your work involves travel and time away from home – allowing you to take less time off work and school, to save time.
Improved treatment efficiency
AI systems can track minute movements of the teeth, offering a more precise understanding of treatment progress than the human eye – allowing Dr Rippon to make real-time decisions about treatment adjustments. In some cases, you may be able to speed up treatment timelines by advancing through aligner stages more quickly, or make more timely adjustments to fixed braces based on AI data.
Meet Dr Rippon Sanghera, Orthodontic Specialist at Edgar Building Dental & Implant Clinic
Rippon’s expertise in orthodontics comes from a passion to want to help both children and adults achieve healthier, straighter smiles through a range of orthodontic systems that best suit their needs and lifestyles. She enjoys providing cutting-edge treatments such as SparkTM aligners and Invisalign, Invisalign for teens and Invisalign First (for 6 to 10 year olds) – plus a range of fixed braces. Dr Sanghera can also start treatments when children still have baby teeth to address orthodontic issues early, before they become more complicated.
If you’d like more information about teeth straightening and AI dental monitoring, please call us on 01225 466086 or visit our website: smileofconfidence.com
Find them at 7 Edgar Buildings, Bath BA1 2EE