Dental Show Goodie Bags
On Friday I attended the Scottish Dental Show in Glasgow. This was my first visit to a dental show so I didn’t really know what to expect but had an idea about what I might find from reading the exhibitor list and seeing reviews on the previous shows. I will...BOS warning on DIY braces
The British Orthodontic Society has issued a warning to members of the public about the dangers of DIY braces and given the recent publicity this has received and the potential rapid growth of these services, I thought I would write a short piece on this. A few weeks...Do braces hurt?
On the rare occasions that people notice you have braces and are willing to talk to you about them, one of the top three questions that get’s asked is “do your braces hurt?” This is a very subjective question as, if you were to ask ten people...
Watercress and braces
In a previous post I wrote about difficulty eating rocket leaves whilst wearing braces. I didn’t take long to discover a solution, watercress! As well as being good for you and tasty, I found watercress didn’t get tangled in my arch wires or brackets and...
A guide to getting braces as an adult