Adult Braces London

Metal Braces – Metal braces are the traditional form of braces we often see teenagers wear. Metal braces are the most common adult braces in London. They are typically made of stainless steel, but ceramic tooth colour braces are also often used to help make them discreet, especially for adult patients. Fixed metal braces are well known for providing accurate teeth movements.

Ceramic Braces – Ceramic Braces are increasingly popular with our adult patients London. They are very similar to traditional braces, however, the actual brackets are made of tooth coloured ceramic material, making them more discreet. They offer a number of advantages over metal braces, however, they can often be a little more expensive.

Damon Braces – Damon braces is a new modern orthodontic system for straightening teeth. It uses newer orthodontic technology, enabling faster treatment times and causes less strain to the patient’s teeth. Its tooth-coloured clear braces make the system more discreet than traditional metal braces. They are therefore very popular as adult braces London.

Invisalign – Invisible consist of a series of removable, customized clear appliances called aligners. Invisible aligners are near invisible and fully removable. Each set of aligners is worn for approx. two weeks and then replaced with another set of aligners, next in the series, till all the teeth have shifted to their final end positions. The invisible aligners should be removed only for eating food and brushing and flossing purposes. Invisible aligners have become very popular with adults who are looking for braces given the aligners are virtually invisible and do not impact their social and work lives, which tend to be key requirement for adults. If you have gappy teeth, one of the best methods is Invisalign to close gaps in teeth.

Lingual Braces – Lingual brace systems are a form of discreet braces; they are similar to traditional braces in that they have the same orthodontic components as traditional fixed braces. However, lingual braces are fitted to the inside surface of the teeth, instead of the outside surface, thus making the brace system completely invisible to others. This is a major advantage of lingual braces. Correcting teeth misalignment issues can therefore be done virtually invisibly given lingual braces are applied to the inside of each tooth. The system is therefore popular with adult patients, who often prefer their discreet nature.