by Admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Blogs and videos, Braces, Lingual braces, Wearing braces
YouTube provides a great way to record your progress with braces and to provide information and advice to others thinking about starting treatment or already underway. There are some really great blogs and you can spend many hours watching some fascinating characters...
by Admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Braces
There seems to be a trend for connected devices with everything from water bottles to fitness trackers reporting your activities to a Bluetooth enabled smartphone so it was a foregone conclusion that this would soon reach the realm of orthodontics. I read an...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Blogs and videos, Braces, Wearing braces
You may find yourself using the internet to research all about braces and as you progress through your treatment may find yourself looking at a selection of YouTube clips for information and advice. After a while you may be tempted to start looking at clips of...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Braces
‘Six month smiles’ is a short term orthodontic system that uses clear fixed brackets and tooth coloured wires to straighten teeth over a four to nine month period. It is designed to appeal to adults by both offering quick treatment times and a discreet...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Blogs and videos, Braces, Wearing braces
Braces work by exerting gentle pressure on the teeth which, over time, makes them move to a new position. They can be divided into two main types, removable and fixed. A removable brace, as the name implies, can be taken out for thorough cleaning and for occasions...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Braces, Lingual braces
Lingual braces are fixed braces that are worn behind your teeth. Being attached to the back of your teeth makes this brace virtually invisible. Each bracket is custom made to exactly fit the contours of your teeth so this course of treatment can be a little more...