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Hi John I wore an arch expander for 10 weeks because my teeth needed to be first brought out in order to make room for the fronts to go back. Id say your dentist may have thought you might need one but it turned out you didnt. The people who make the inman would advise your dentist if its needed or ...

Hi Timmage I used an arch expander for 10 weeks.There is some tension on your teeth at first and every 3-4 days when you adjust the screw to expand. My advice to you is to wear it as much as possible, I actually ate most foods with it in (except meats!). You will get use to it after a couple of days...

Hi Guys Just an encouragement update for those of you using the Inman. Im done with it, after 7 weeks, an amazing piece of kit. Some of you may know from previous posts I had an arch expander in for 10 weeks to make some room. Once the Inman got fitted I noticed movement within 4 days. I would highl...

[/quote] That's great news, I bet you're very excited about coming to the end of your treatment. Just out of interest, how long have you been using the IA?[/quote] Hey Spyda I have the Inman in 5 weeks so far and according to the dentist it may run out about 8-9 weeks so Im very happy with that. I d...

Hey All Everything going great with the Inman and starting to see some real movement now. Had a little composite added to the back of one tooth to help it move a little bit more. Dentist is very happy with the progress and thinks Im just a 4-5 weeks away from the target. The best advice I can give a...

Had my first appointment since getting the Inman. No adjustment made as the dentist reckoned there is still more tension on the bow. I cant really feel it but I suppose Im just use to it now. Back in two weeks. Speaking much better.. except when slightly drunk.

Yeah, according to my dentist Im supposed to wear it the whole time when not eating. I take it out for football about twice a week for an hour. Get my first adjustment this week so Im expecting the soreness to return for a while. 2 weeks in and counting!

1 week in and Its feeling much more comfortable now, the speaking is probably ok 60-70% of the time so happy enough with that. I dont feel any pressure now on my teeth at all and even when I remove it and put it back in there is no soreness so Im taking this as a positive that they have moved a frac...

Hi all 4 days in and Im feeling much better about the IM. Rachel the best way I find to pop it in and out is to kind of half put it in so that that piece that sits up on your back teeth is almost in position then push the front "bow" up and at the same time push the piece thats pushing you...

Just got my IM fitted 1 hour ago. Had an arch expander in for 14 weeks so Im well used to wearing a brace by now. Stright away the differences are that the IM has no centre piece so its more comfortable and you have more room for your tongue to move about, however the bow across the front of my teet...

Hi All Not sure if anyone else is currently getting the Inman treatment but Im about to soon. Just had an arch expander in for 11 weeks and it worked a treat. Got my new impressions done this week and will hopefully have the inman fitted in about another week or so. Just curious, I was under the imp...

Hi Thanks to all who have posted. This forum was a massive help in deciding to go down the road of the inman aligner. To me my teeth need a lot of work and I didnt even think the inman would suit me but I took the plunge with a conculation before Christmas and Im starting off with an expander ( 6 we...