The straight story on orthodontics in Harley Street

Here at Harley Street Dental Clinic, we like to offer high quality dentistry of every kind from dentists who have gone through the extra years of training on top of their general dentistry qualification. One area of dentistry that is particularly important no matter what your age is orthodontics in Harley Street.

Orthodontics in Harley StreetWhat many people do not realise is that your teeth can move around in your jawbone at any age. Because most orthodontics in Harley Street takes place when our patients are young, usually around the ages of 9-13, people think that after they reach adulthood, their teeth can no longer be shifted. But they can. Braces for adults are becoming increasingly common as this information filters through and people realise their mild to moderate or even some severe misalignment issues can be fixed, as long as it’s only the teeth; the jawbones set hard around age 18 so they can’t be changed after that age.

Even seniors can have braces

Teeth can not only be moved around, they can also drift about of their own accord, which is what often happens if people lose a tooth or two. Imagine your teeth as trees on a hillside. As one topples over the ones above it start to slide into the gap and can even topple into it too. This is what happens with gaps in the teeth. Lined up well, teeth support each other in their alignment. Take one out and that support is gone, like losing a house in the middle of a terrace.

Tooth loss can happen at any age, but it gets increasingly likely as people age and their teeth finally succumb to a mixture of erosion, attrition, bruxism, decay and gum disease. The resultant gaps mean their other teeth can start moving about. If people have lost several teeth and some time ago, it is not unusual for them to need orthodontics in Harley Street to realign their remaining teeth before they can have restorations in the form of partial dentures, fixed bridges or dental implants.

It might be embarrassing to find yourself wearing braces in your 70s, but we offer clear or invisible braces, so you can keep your dignity as you undergo realignment.