If you think braces in West Malling are just for young teenagers, think again. This is a common misconception because it used to be that only adolescent kids wore braces. Actually, the teeth can be moved no matter what your age. The reason so many kids in their early teens get braces is because this is the ideal time to deal with any problems with their jaws. At that age, the jaw is still growing and is therefore malleable. By the late teens, the bone has set hard.
Not so the teeth, which is why at One Smile Oral Care, we are seeing more and more adults who want braces in West Malling so that they can have the straight teeth they missed out on getting when they were younger.
Gentle forces that bring results
Teeth are easy to shift in the jawbone. All it takes is gentle sustained pressure in one direction for about 72 hours and the bone responds to relieve that pressure by dissolving the cells in front of the direction of pressure, and building it up again behind it. That’s how braces work, and when only the teeth are being moved, the pressures required to do so are much lower. This is especially true of the front teeth.
These teeth, the social six as they are known as they are the most on view in daily life, only have one root each and so require even lower forces to move them around. That means less discomfort and also quicker treatment times.
Your options
At One Smile Oral Care, we offer various systems of braces in West Malling. Of course there are the metal bracket and wire braces, but we also offer braces where the brackets are made of clear or tooth-coloured ceramic and are much smaller. This allows them to blend in with the teeth rather than dominating them.
We also have a system of clear aligners, which look rather like mouth guards, from Invisalign. They snap on over the teeth and patients receive a series of them, each one worn for about 7–10 days, to move the teeth into alignment. They are almost invisible when worn, and are removed to make eating and cleaning easier.