Nowadays, it’s becoming more and more noticeable if your teeth are wonky. Everyone under 40, it seems, is getting theirs straightened, and if you are one of the few people who has not yet got around to straightening out a mild crossover, twist or lean, you are going to stand out from the crowd, but not in a good way.

Fortunately, getting straighter teeth is easy with us at Wimbledon Dental Care in Wimbledon, where we use Six Month Smiles, a great system for correcting mild to moderate alignment concerns on the front teeth.

The front 6 teeth are known as the ‘social six’ because they are the teeth that get the most views when you speak or smile. If you’ve got something going on with these teeth, no one is going to miss it. That’s why you might not much like smiling, or you might laugh with your hand over your mouth. Neither is much use when it comes to feelings of spontaneous joy, which is a shame, especially as a really good smile releases serotonin, the body’s feel-good chemical.

How to get Six Month Smiles

To find out if these are the braces to help you get straighter teeth, you need to come in for a consultation with us and if they are we start off by taking impressions of your teeth, along with some photos. These go off to the Six Month Smiles laboratory, where they make the braces, calculating the angles of the brackets and so on.

We then fit the braces for you and you come back to us about once a month for a check-up and any adjustments needed.

When your teeth are aligned and we take the braces off, you might want to celebrate with a teeth-whitening treatment and/or repairs to any minor imperfections in your teeth. You will walk out having had a mini smile makeover and be ready to smile with full power.

You will need to wear a retainer for some time afterwards, as newly aligned teeth are inclined to wander if not held in place while the bone settles down around them.

In the world of dentistry there has been a huge upsurge in the number of adults seeking treatment for straighter teeth.

There are two main reasons for this. Until the last decade or so, it was unusual for adults to seek treatment because it would mean wearing heavy-duty metal bracket and wire braces. This is no longer the case. As long as the problem is a matter of adjusting only the teeth and not the alignment of the jaw, the forces required are gentler and this means the equipment required can be lighter and smaller.

At Wimbledon Dental Care in Wimbledon, we have a great system that can give people straighter front teeth in an average of only six months.

Six Month Smiles is the name of a system designed to adjust the front six social teeth, which are much easier to move than the molars because they have fewer roots.

How does Six Month Smiles work?

The system works on the tried and tested mechanical principles of traditional bracket and wire braces. The angle at which the brackets are placed on the teeth determine in which direction they will be pulled by the wires, which are progressively tightened throughout the treatment. The difference is that the brackets are much smaller and made of clear ceramic, and the wires are thinner and made of tooth-coloured nickel titanium.

The braces blend in with the teeth rather than dominating them, and because they use gentler forces, Six Month Smiles are much more comfortable to wear.

If you are a good candidate for Six Month Smiles, we’ll take photos and impressions of your teeth and send them off to the Six Month Smiles laboratory, where they will calculate the required position and angle of each bracket and the shape of the wires.

When they come back, we bond them to your teeth, and every four to six weeks make adjustments if necessary.

When your teeth are straight, it’s great to have a mini smile makeover, getting any chips and cracks repaired, and also have a whitening treatment so you can show off your lovely new smile to the world.

Do you look in the mirror and feel a sense of dismay or regret when you see that your teeth are not straight? Do you look on at celebrities with their straight teeth and wish this could be you? Well, we are here at Wimbledon Dental Care to help you attain the results that you dream of. More and more adults are turning to their dentist in the realisation that it is possible to have straighter teeth in Wimbledon. No longer does having braces need to be a long two-year process – due to advances in dentistry. Before, dentists thought the only way possible was to shift all the teeth including the molars at the back, which would take years to correct. Now, with adults mainly concerned with how the front six teeth look, we can offer the six-month smile. It takes only six months to fix the modern day braces and move the visible front teeth to make them all much straighter. What a revolution, for anyone looking for straighter teeth! Wimbledon Dental care welcomes you, if you would like to book an appointment to see if your teeth would benefit from Six Month Smiles.

Will anyone at work notice my braces?

Modern day braces are much more suitable to anyone who is looking to improve their smile and retain their social life. The brackets and wires are both teeth-coloured, blending perfectly in with your teeth. So there is no need to have to hide your smile in the months it takes to straighten your teeth out. Instead, you can smile all you want at work and at your next work party, knowing you are on your way to straighter teeth. Wimbledon residents or visitors are all welcome here at our dental practice, please simply give us a call to book an appointment.

What customer service do you offer?

We are here to ensure that you feel happy every step of the way. From arriving to our surgery, you will be welcomed in by our warm and friendly staff. Our trained and caring dentists will make you feel welcome at every step of the way, whether you are getting your braces fitted, tightened or removed. We are all here to make sure your visit is a perfect one.

Lots of adults dream of having straighter teeth. For many, though, the first thing that springs to mind when they hear the word “orthodontics” is metal bracket and wire braces, sometimes called train-track-style braces, that are commonly worn by teenagers. The thought of having to wear such metal braces, which in addition to being very obvious are also associated in many people’s minds with lengthy treatment times and discomfort, is enough to stop many adults seeking treatment.

At Wimbledon Dental Care we believe everyone deserves a smile to be proud of. That’s why we’re delighted that there are a number of discreet options available to patients who want straighter teeth. Depending on your individual case, you may not even need orthodontic treatment at all!

For teeth that are mildly crooked or have fairly small irregular gaps between them, porcelain veneers may be the best option. Veneers are very thin slivers of porcelain that are custom-made to fit over the front surface of your teeth. They have several advantages over other cosmetic dental treatments, not least the fact that veneers are fitted with the absolute minimum work on your teeth.

As well as avoiding damage to otherwise healthy teeth, this means that treatment with veneers is very quick, usually needing just two appointments – perfect if you’d like a new smile for a special occasion. Veneers are highly natural-looking and long-lasting.

For more complex cases we offer orthodontic treatment with Six-Month Smiles. Six-Month Smiles are one of the most popular orthodontic solutions in the world, combing a fast treatment time (hence the name) with maximum discretion. They comprise tooth-coloured wires and brackets so nobody will notice you are wearing them, and work so quickly because they focus on the front six teeth – those that show when you smile.

If you’ve always dreamt of straighter teeth, please get in touch with us. We’re confident that we can help you get the smile you’ve always dreamt of.