3M Clarity Aligners

by Admin | May 21, 2018 | Aligners, Interest

3M have very recently announced they have entered the aligner market by introducing their own brand of ‘Clarity’ aligners. Very few details of the aligners are available at the moment but if you are interested in seeing a video on their aligners, click...

Self ligating vs conventional brackets

by Admin | May 21, 2018 | Braces, Getting started, Interest, Wearing braces

In this short video, you can see the difference between self-ligating and conventional brackets. There is much debate about whether self-ligating brackets offer faster or more comfortable treatment so this is something you will need to discuss with your orthodontist....

What are self-ligating brackets?

by Admin | May 21, 2018 | Braces, Getting started, Interest, Wearing braces

In this short video from 3M, you can see what a self-ligating bracket is. There is much debate about the merits of self-ligating brackets and whether they offer faster or more comfortable orthodontic treatment but from a patient perspective, the brackets can appear to...

World Orthodontic Health Day

by Admin | May 15, 2018 | Interest

15th May is World Orthodontic Health Day. The aim of the day is to celebrate the health benefits orthodontics can bring to patients. The World Federation of Orthodontists is behind this initiative and chose the date because this is the anniversary of the formation of...

Number of adults seeking treatment continues to rise

by Admin | May 9, 2018 | Braces, Getting started, Interest, Wearing braces

New figures released by The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) to coincide with National Smile Month, which starts on 14th May 2018, reveals the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment in the UK continues to rise. The survey, conducted in March 2018 among BOS...