If you think you are too old to get your teeth straightened because you are no longer a teenager (maybe by decades, even) and so your teeth are hard set into your jawbone, think again. The good news is that you are never too old to get realignment treatment; teeth are never set hard within the jaw. They sit in sockets, held in place by fibres that also act as shock absorbers, and all they need to move is sustained pressure that lasts more than 72 hours.
If you can keep up the pressure and guide it too, then you can move the teeth to wherever you want them to go. This is the principle behind the mechanics of braces and it works no matter what age you are. Jawbones on the other hand, set hard at around the age of 18, and that’s why many people think they have to see the orthodontist in Liverpool while they are still at school.
So, if you have wonky teeth and are over 18, you can still come and see the orthodontist in Liverpool, although you may wonder if you need to spend all that extra money on seeing someone who has spent all that extra time studying jaw realignment when you simply need to get your teeth straightened.
Here at Liverpool Smile Studio, we can offer an alternative to spending money on an orthodontist in Liverpool in the shape of Dr Janine McGinty, our practice principal. Dr McGinty is accredited and very experienced in delivery of four of the most well renowned brands of cosmetic braces. Cosmetic braces are so-called because they straighten mild to moderate misalignments, the kind that make you feel a bit depressed about your smile but don’t actually cause you pain or stop you eating and talking clearly.
Cosmetic braces come in all sorts of varieties. You can choose between:
- fixed metal braces;
- fixed clear braces with a treatment time of only a few months (Six Month Smiles);
- clear aligners that you take out for eating and cleaning (Invisalign);
- a clear aligner that works in 6-18 weeks (Inman Aligner).
Why not come in for a free consultation today?