﻿{"id":15538,"date":"2024-08-08T02:42:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruhdental.com\/legacy\/?page_id=15538"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:22:14","slug":"invisalign-ipr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruhdental.com\/legacy\/treatments\/invisalign\/ipr\/","title":{"rendered":"Invisalign IPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1723085088617{background-image: url(https:\/\/ruhdental.com\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ipr_banner_bg-scaled-1.webp?id=15540) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;padding-block&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; el_id=&#8221;header-col&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-padding&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Invisalign IPR&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:72px|text_align:left|color:%23f5a877|line_height:78.84px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;h1&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;p&#8221;]Invisalign Interproximal Reduction (IPR) is a procedure used in conjunction with orthodontics to create space for teeth to move into better alignment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1722575838238{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJ3ZWxjb21lLWRhcmtfX2J1dHRvbnMlMjIlMjBiaXNfc2tpbl9jaGVja2VkJTNEJTIyMSUyMiUyMGlkJTNEJTIyYnV0dG9uJTIyJTNFJTBBJTA5JTNDYnV0dG9uJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJiYW5uZXItcmVkLWJ0biUyMGJvb2stbm93JTIyJTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMmJ1dHRvbiUyMiUyMG9uY2xpY2slM0QlMjJzaG93X3BvcHVwJTI4JTI3cG9wdXAtbW9iaWxlLWN0YSUyNyUyOSUyMiUzRSUwQSUwOSUzQ3NwYW4lM0VCb29rJTIwRnJlZSUyMENvbnN1bHRhdGlvbiUyME5vdyUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlMEElM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10545&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;google-image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;google-image&#8221;][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;google-rate-text&#8221;]Google rating score of <span class=\"text-color-C29265\">4.8 of 5<\/span>, based on 350+ reviews[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712227572647{background-color: #232323 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;padding-40-0-45-0-px row-features&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;m-s-b-20&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;0%&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:40px|text_align:center|color:%238d837d&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;h2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;FINANCE OPTIONS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:40px|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-color-FBFBFB&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;m-s-b-20&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Evening and Weekend&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:40px|text_align:center|color:%238d837d&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;color-light-brown&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;APPOINTMENTS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:40px|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-color-FBFBFB&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Free&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:40px|text_align:center|color:%238d837d&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;color-light-brown&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CONSULTATIONS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:40px|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-color-FBFBFB&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721009655986{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p-b-t-60&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;s-13&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is Invisalign IPR?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721956894834{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p-b-20 text-center-mobile font-24 mobile-m-b-0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Interproximal Reduction (IPR) is a technique where a small amount of enamel is removed from the sides of the teeth. This is usually done using fine dental strips or discs to carefully shave off a tiny portion of enamel between specific teeth.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D7UhwNDMYU4&amp;t=6s&#8221; el_width=&#8221;50&#8243; el_aspect=&#8221;916&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;border-radius-30 video-container&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;25&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p-b-t-60 tablet-col-fluid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721957688932{background-color: #fff9f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;s-13&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why is IPR Needed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;font-24 s-13&#8243;]IPR is used to:[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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But the procedure does not require any needles or injections and only takes a few minutes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;25&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p-b-t-60 tablet-col-fluid tablet-col-reverse&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721960900850{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;tablet-p-b-30&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;s-13&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Post-IPR Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15500&#8243; 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Usually the teeth are aligned first then IPR is applied once the teeth are straighter.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What tools are used for Invisalign IPR?&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;faq-item composite text-align-left&#8221;]The tools used for IPR include diamond-coated strips, discs, or burs, which are designed to precisely and safely remove small amounts of enamel from between the teeth.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How long does an Invisalign IPR procedure take?&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;faq-item composite text-align-left&#8221;]The IPR procedure is typically quick, often completed in a single visit, taking only a few minutes. 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