Curious about aligner treatment?
Whilst attending the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show recently, I spent some time talking to the team from Smilelign about their products. Smilelign is a British aligner company based in Sheffield with a large network of dental practices across the UK who...
A final braces blog post from Jade
In what is likely to be a final braces post from Jade, she reveals her lovely new smile and some thoughts about getting and wearing braces as an adult. There are several quotes from this post which resonate with my own experiences and those of many of my readers...Self ligating vs conventional brackets
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?
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...
Number of adults seeking treatment continues to rise
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...
A guide to getting braces as an adult