The Queens Diamond Jubilee & 60 years of Orthodontics

1950s – stainless steel replaced gold as the material of choice

1960s – an Australian Orthodontist, Begg, proposes that 4 teeth need routinely extracting. His research on Aboriginals who have no crowding proposed that we extract 4 teeth to mimic tooth wear. This started a generation of extraction therapy.

1970s – Braces wrapped right around the teeth with bands as the technology to glue them in place was not very reliable (see photo).

1980s – NASA developed ‘nickel-titanium’ wires. These wires are floppy until they reach body temperature. They move teeth with low constant forces- a massive improvement on the previous steel (& gold) wires

1990s – Self ligating braces launched. A trap door replaces the high friction elastic ‘bungees’ that keep the wire in the bracket making treatment faster more comfortable and allowing more cases to be treated non-extraction

2000 – Invisalign Launched by 2 MBA graduates – a God-send for anyone wanting Orthodontics but not wanting a brace on show.

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Wirral Six Month Smile

In our Chester and Wirral orthodontic practices we can achieve a Six Month Smile but only in milder cases. It would be over ambitious to suggest that you could achieve a perfect result in 6 months in more complex cases however much we wish that we could. The only limitation on the speed of tooth movement is how fast your bone cells can turnover to allow the repositioning of teeth. High forces can delay tooth movement so by only using the most modern self-ligating low friction braces we can move your teeth with the lowest forces meaning they move as fast and efficiently as they can possibly go and as an added benefit low forces are more comfortable.

The 6 Month Smile idea is being marketed cleverly, often through dentists who have no formal Orthodontic training. The dentists are given an orthodontic kit and the braces are set up by a technician who is not a clinician/orthodontist. This may work out fine (and fast) in very mild cases but the lack of formal orthodontic Specialist training (a 3 year full time Postgraduate degree course) will mean that if it does not work out as well as expected then there may be very little they can do to remedy the situation!

If you want a six month smile using teeth braces in West Kirby, Heswall, Chester or Liverpool then come and talk to us at Lakeside Orthodontics and we can give you a realistic opinion based on our experience with thousands of cases and knowledge of the latest research and developments. You never know, you may be one of the cases that can have a new smile in 6 months!

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Wirral Invisalign braces Awarded Platinum Elite

Jonty has just been awarded Platinum Elite status by Invisalign. Invisalign are clear virtually invisible removable braces for teeth. In simple terms Platinum Elite status is in recognition of his large wealth of experience with the technique. Jonty already lectures for Invisalign and was one of only four Orthodontists asked to help launch the ‘Invisalign Teen’ product in the UK.

There are several Invisalign Platinum Elite Practitioners in Chester and Liverpool but Jonty is the only qualified Specialist orthodontist who has also done a 3 year specialist orthodontic training. So whether you are looking for Invislalign in Heswall, West Kirby, Prenton, Chester or Liverpool just check out ‘Our Cases’ or Team where you can see my qualifications. No one apart from my hero Birgit Jensen has as much combined experience in Orthodontics and Invisalign in Merseyside.

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Four times in a week!

Bizarrely 4 separate times last week my orthodontic patients in Chester and Wirral told me that I look like Adam Garcia, who is on Sky –‘Got To Dance’. I had never heard of him and was expecting him to be a double for the ‘Hunchback of Notredame’ as the last time someone said I had a Doppelgänger it was Geoff Goldblum……’.The Fly’ !

Having now found out who Mr. Garcia is I am very happy to graciously accept the ‘separated at birth’ title even though poor Mr. Garcia would be less than happy. He may be able to dance OK but I bet he cannot fit braces for teeth?

I am not sure what is going on at the moment as now two West Kirby Orthodontic patients said they thought I was a double of Bear Grylls.

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What have Justin Bieber and Mike Tindall got in common?

‘As a full time rugby player I knew traditional braces were not an option but Invisalign allows me to carry on playing sport and you can’t even see them in my wedding photos’

If you are a 16 year old pop megastar, like Justin Bieber, you don’t have to mess around with conventional braces.

In February, the BRIT Award winner, Justin Bieber, showed off his invisible braces at the UK premiere of Never Say Never. Even under the scrutiny of many flashing cameras it takes a close up shot and a keen eye to spot this incredibly subtle teeth straightening alternative.

Invisalign makes the difficult decision of teeth straightening very easy. Your teeth just start looking better and better from day one with the invisible miracle that is Invisalign Teen – a more discrete option for the fashion conscious teenager

Invisalign Teen has all the benefits of the Invisalign technology but is tailored for teenagers.

Invisalign BENEFITS include:

1) Virtually Invisible Braces -which is as important for Justin Bieber as it may be for other teenagers already struggling with self-confidence. You can even marry a Royal with them in (-watch out Beatrice and Eugenie).

2) Normal diet – There are no restrictions like with Fixed ‘traitrack’ braces

3) Normal Lifestyle – If Mike Tindall and Justin Bieber can carry on their career activities then so can you

4) The only one that will know you are having braces is you

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Lakeside Orthodontics & Hollywood

A BBC film, Blood, charting the moral collapse of a Police family where the Dad is a former Police Chief, and his sons are both Policemen. The brothers have killed a murder suspect and are plunged into chaos when they are forced to investigate their own crime.

Staring Paul Bettany (pictured), Brian Cox and Mark Strong, Directed by Nick Murphy (The Awakening). It was filmed right infront of Lakeside Orthodontics. There are several Hollyoaks actors who have been wearing Invisalign while filming – spotted by my very keen nurse and therapist. Too bad Mr. Bettany did not drop in for Invisalign braces as he would definitely have shamelessly been added to our wall of fame of Rock families and Premiership footballers!

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Lakeside Orthodontics on BBC1

Candy Cabs, a comedy about an all female cab company was filmed in West Wirral, right next to Lakeside Orthodontics. If you look very carefully you may be able to make out Jonty, the orthodontist, working away in his surgery in the background of a Marine Lake shot.

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What do swimming pools and tooth whitening have in common?

The answer should be nothing, but a lot of beauty salons who offer tooth whitening are using Chlorine Dioxide which is better known as a pool cleaner. It can be very acidic, as in the story below, and can lead to irreversible loss of enamel and sensitivity. Under General Dental Council regulations tooth bleaching is an act of dentistry and it is illegal for anyone who is not on the Dental register to prescribe/perform. They also do not carry any indemnity insurance. If you value your teeth make sure you see a professional and that the agent is pH balanced and certainly not Chlorine Dioxide.

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