Transitioning to Aligners

Transitioning to Aligners

In another update on her great adult braces blog, Steffanie, describes her experiences with an expander and finishing with conventional metal braces and starting with Invisalign. You can read her latest post here. Although still a way off finishing, it has been...
Finding an orthodontist

Finding an orthodontist

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) have a feature on their website to help you find an orthodontist. This can be useful when you are either looking for a specific orthodontist that you may have heard about or been recommended to you or to find out about practices...

BOS Patient Panel

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) have announced today that they have set up a new Patient Panel to input into issues that concern patients. To start, there will be three members of the panel, Professor Tim Newton from King’s College London Dental Institute, Anna...
Airport brace buddies

Airport brace buddies

I find myself travelling quite frequently with my job and to catch up with friends and family so I am no stranger to airports. Travelling out of Gatwick on an all too frequent basis has meant that I have had the opportunity to visit all the restaurants in the terminal...

Facial profiles following orthodontic extractions

In a post yesterday I commented that one issue that may influence a decision to get braces might be the need for extractions prior to starting treatment. This concern may be around the procedure, pain afterwards or that the loss of teeth may lead to profile changes....