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Safe Halloween Treats For Brace Wearers 0

Braces at Halloween

Halloween is a super exciting time of the year where adults and children alike can dress up and have fun. It's a night filled with sugar-loaded sweets and treats, which makes it an extra scary time for brace-wearers.

A Short Guide to keeping your Braces Clean 0

Cleaning braces

Before we get into cleaning braces, let’s discuss what they actually are.

What are braces?

Brace treatment involves using appliances to straighten crooked, crowded or protruding teeth, close gaps between teeth and correct the bite. There are a variety of different orthodontic braces available some of which are fixed, located on the outside or the inside of the teeth, and some that are removable.

What is Diastema and how can treatment help? 0

Diastema

What is a Diastema?

A diastema is the medical term for a gap of more than 0.5 mm in any of your teeth. A diastema can appear in both adults and children, but will usually close as people age. It is not compulsory to get this condition treated as it poses no risks or health hazards. However, you may choose to get treatment if you don’t like the appearance of it. 

Tips for solving simple Braces Emergencies at Home 0

brace care from home

Here at Northenden House Orthodontics, our entire team want to ensure your journey is as comfortable as possible and that also includes dealing with brace emergencies.

With that in mind, here is some advice and information about some things you can do to fix minor problems at home.

Celebrities you didn't know had Braces 0

celebrity braces

There’s no need to be self conscious about braces. Why? Because some of your favourite celebrities have had braces themselves! Here’s a list of celebs you might know who have undergone orthodontic treatment at one point or another.

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