There’s something about New Year that wipes the slate clean and brings people clarity in their planning and goal setting. We can somehow cut through the daily detail and think big again about what irks us, what we’d like to change and how we see ourselves being in one years’ time.
Have you thought about your plans for 2019? If you are thinking about investing in how you look and your health, you could join the gym, again, and stop going after mid-February. Or you could make an investment in your teeth, both looks-and health-wise that will only take 4-9 months to complete, and is guaranteed to work.
We are talking about Six Month Smiles discreet braces from us at Wimbledon Dental Care in Wimbledon.
Never heard of Six Month Smiles?
Great. Read on and learn all about them.
Six Month Smiles are bracket and wire braces, but with a modern twist. Instead of the big metal things you remember from 1980s kids’ movies, these use clear ceramic brackets and very thin wires with a tooth-coloured coating.
Six Months Smiles were invented by dentists to deal with the most commonly requested alignment issues, that is, wonky front teeth. When we say front teeth, we don’t just mean the 2 at the very front, but the 6-8 teeth that are most on view when we talk and smile.
These teeth only have one root each, so they are much easier to shift than the pre-molars at the sides of your mouth, and the molars at the back, which have 3 roots each. This means we can use much gentler forces, and so the brackets and wires are smaller.
It also means it takes less time to move teeth, which is why 6 months is the average treatment time, although it can be as long as 9 months. Once your treatment is over, you will also have to wear a retainer. This can be bonded to the backs of your teeth, or be a mouth guard-style retainer that you wear at night. This holds your teeth in their new, correct positions while the newly made bone settles down around them.