Illume Orthodontics
When we ask people what they feel would most improve their smile we get many different answers but by far and away, the most common two are “I'd like my teeth whiter” and “I'd like my teeth straighter”.
Many people now know about whitening their teeth and many are aware that large numbers of children have their teeth straightened these days.
What they may be less familiar with, however, is that tooth straightening needn’t stop with children — adults benefit hugely from having a great smile as well — and that modern orthodontics has moved on a long way in recent years.
Put simply, orthodontics is the straightening of teeth — sounds simple but there are many different ways to do it — all with advantages and disadvantages. The orthodontics provided for children almost always uses metal brackets and wires and although they provide a great result they don’t look good at the time.
Not surprisingly, adult clients are not very keen on the ‘Ugly Betty’ look and a number of more unobtrusive methods have been developed.
Conventional brackets and wires can still be used along with the use of tooth-coloured ceramic brackets. In addition, now it is even possible to put the brackets on the inside surface of the teeth, ‘lingual orthodontics’, although this is less comfortable.
Increasingly popular are the techniques that use clear plastic materials, often wafer thin, to move the teeth and these have the benefit of being almost invisible — you know you are having your teeth straightened but it is not that obvious to everyone else!
At Illume, we have a clinician with a special interest in the provision of these techniques. Laurie Carlson-Hedges has been trained and is accredited to provide orthodontic treatment using Clearstep and Invisalign and has completed many cases. Recently he has become accredited in the use of the relatively new Inman Aligner.
So if you are one of the many people who would like their teeth straighter but didn’t think it could be done, who don’t want to wear conventional braces, who never had the opportunity when younger, or perhaps who have had orthodontic treatment which has relapsed, then book a consultation with Laurie and find out how modern orthodontics can give you the benefits of the smile you want.
Further Information
To find out more about the various methods, please take a look at the following sites:
- Invisalign 'The clear alternative to braces'
- Clearstep 'Invisible orthodontics'
- Inman 'Hassle-free teeth straightening'