What is Orthodontics

Orthodontics is increasingly popular around the world and it is little wonder considering the progressive advances being made in its field. Orthodontic treatment is designed to improve the appearance and alignment of teeth and jaws through the use of braces, aligners and other devices. Orthodontics in Harley Street focuses on the alignment of crooked, protruding, crowded or gappy teeth. Orthodontic treatment also focuses on the fixing of malocclusion which is anything to do with the teeth not meeting correctly when they bite.

Orthodontics in Harley StreetHarley Street Dental Clinic has a team of experienced and understanding dentists who focus on orthodontics in Harley Street. Their main priority is getting your teeth into the correct position. Straight teeth are healthy teeth and healthy teeth means a healthy you. There are a great number of benefits of receiving orthodontics in Harley Street. Depending on the severity of your teeth, you could be reducing the risk of damaging prominent teeth, getting fewer headaches due to misaligned jaw, risk of tooth decay or tooth loss and of course, you will be improving your appearance. A lovely smile can turn your world upside down, not just for you being able to smile with confidence but for the response your receive from the people you smile at.

Malocclusion (misaligned jaw or teeth) can not only have an impact on your self-esteem but in some severe cases it can also have an effect on speech and eating. It is usually first detected in children at an early age. At Harley Street Dental Clinic, we encourage children you to bring your children to us so that we can uncover problems early.

Orthodontics in Harley Street are usually in the form of braces, which are affixed to your teeth, or aligners, which are removable. Braces have now advanced so greatly that we can offer fixed braces that are unnoticeable to the untrained eye. Lingual braces are in fact attached behind your teeth so during the treatment, you can smile all you want and no-one will be able to tell you are wearing braces. We also offer Invisalign aligners, which are removable and made of clear plastic so again, unnoticeable to the untrained eye.