Well folks, all good things must come to an end and having braces is no exception! What is the whole ‘getting braces off’ thing like? Well you need to be able to sit patiently with your mouth open and your tongue out of the way for a while…but generally you will arrange a ‘I really need to swallow or move now’ signal with your dental auxiliary first – so it’s all good. Removal of the braces is not difficult. Braces bonded directly to the teeth are removed by slightly deforming the base of the bracket.  When the base of the bracket is ...
Time for a wire change?
March 13th, 2012
So now you have your braces, the wire has been fitted, and you have been called back to have a new wire fitted to start the tooth moving process. This short video explains how simple a wire change is – of course there is much more to it ‘behind’ the scenes – your orthodontist has to assess how much movement to initiate with each wire change, what gauge wire to use, whether any kinks or twists need to be added to the wire to get the movement required, reshaping of the wire and finally inserting and trimming to ensure you have ...
Teen Braces Journey – Lower Braces
April 16th, 2011
Well clever Henry was doing so well at letting his teeth move and keeping them clean that it was time to fit his lower braces.   He sat back, had the clean and polish, self priming etch applied and the brackets stuck in place. It was then Monique’s job to thread that first nice soft gentle wire through the brackets and we’re done. He felt the pressure immediately, and continued throughout the next few days to update me as to which teeth were feeling the pressure now…yes apparently I can add orthodontic expert to my list of mother skills as I explained ...