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Is IPR necessary?
- Modern diets of soft and processed foods have resulted in a significant decrease in natural interproximal wear, making dental crowding more prevalent in modern populations.
- In some select cases, IPR is necessary for clear aligners. Your doctor will inform you if you require IPR after evaluating your case.
- IPR has several valuable applications but the main purpose is to gain space and allow for teeth to fit tighter together, making them more stable and more beautiful.
- In some cases, IPR also eliminates the need to make space by extracting teeth or over-expanding dental arches.
- Over-expansion is a problem because it can lead to instability, recession and tooth loss, and is often seen in some direct-to-consumer aligner companies that do not have arrangements to do IPR and attachments.
- Another use of IPR is to reduce dark (empty) spaces at the gum line, because as teeth straightening, gum space may be created. Polishing between the teeth (IPR) also allows us to move the teeth closer together and minimize this empty space.
- Those empty spaces can be both unsightly and leave room for trapped food particles and plaque.
