Once a dentist has completed their five years initial training, they can practise as a general dentist. If they want to focus on a particular field, such as orthodontics in Harley Street, they need to do another qualification, which takes an additional 2-3 years.
Orthodontics is concerned with straightening teeth. The way most of us will understand that is braces. Orthodontists are those fiends who fit you with metal train tracks for up to two years. But there’s a very good reason for doing so. The aim of orthodontics in Harley Street is to create harmony between the teeth and jaws. This is because if your jaws don’t bite together correctly, and your teeth don’t line up right, it can cause a number of health issues, including:
- Jaw pain
- Uneven wear on teeth, leading to tooth loss
- Headaches
- Joint wear.
Then there’s the cosmetic aspect to consider. While wearing braces is no one’s idea of a good look, it’s a short-term pain for a long-term benefit. If you have crooked, crowded, gapped or protruding teeth, braces can bring these into line, leaving you with a lifetime of straight smiles.
Straighter teeth are also healthier because they are easier to clean. There’s fewer irregular spaces to try and work the brush and floss into. And, this also means there are fewer gaps for bacteria and plaque to hide in.
So, orthodontics in Harley Street provides many benefits. At Harley Street Dental Clinic, we offer a number of teeth straightening services, for both health and cosmetic purposes. This includes options that will appeal to image-conscious teens and adults, who don’t want to sport a mouth full of metal while getting straighter teeth.
Lingual braces are bracket and wire braces that are fixed to the back of the teeth. This means they can’t be seen, and they do the same job as their front-facing counterparts.
Invisalign is a braces system that uses pairs of thin, clear plastic aligners to gradually nudge the teeth into position. Not suitable for more complex cases, but it can do wonders for mild to moderate misalignments of the teeth.
Clear braces use bracket and wire technology but are made of tooth-coloured materials, so blend into the teeth.