Harmony Lingual braces - the ultimate brace

Harmony Lingual braces – the ultimate brace

Attached to the inside of the teeth, Harmony braces are completely invisible, and as they are fixed directly onto the back of the teeth, they offer very precise tooth positioning.

See Steph’s treatment with lingual braces here.

Unlike Invisalign, which is ‘almost’ invisible, it does not rely on patients to change aligners every two weeks – we do all the adjustments for you.

Designed using digital scans of the teeth and constructed using CAD-CAM technology, each part of the brace is completely customised each tooth and the wire joining them is bent into very complex 3D shapes by a robot.

Kate had lived her whole life with very ‘wonky’ teeth and following the removal of one premolar we fitted Harmony braces and we are very close to  finishing in just 15 months. Kate comes all the way from Manchester and no one has yet noticed that she has braces!

Harmony Lingual braces - the ultimate brace - Before
Harmony Lingual braces - the ultimate brace - Before
Harmony Lingual braces - the ultimate brace
Harmony Lingual braces - the ultimate brace
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AdvanSync - new treatment introduced at Lakeside

AdvanSync – new treatment introduced at Lakeside

New Treatment introduced at Lakeside

We always strive to improve the service we deliver. For that reason we have just introduced AdvanSync.

When the top teeth stick out ahead of the lowers it is most often due to a small lower jaw. Ideally we want to encourage the lower jaw to grow forward (rather than the more traditional approach of extracting two upper teeth and moving the top front teeth back to meet the small lower jaw).

More recently removable twin block braces have been used to help move the lower jaw forward and it took at least 9 months before the other train track braces could be fitted.

See what we did with a twin block and no extractions for Jess here.

Now we can fit train track braces at the same time as AdvanSync – saving 9 months and also eliminating the age old problem of braces just not being worn.

Thanks to Callum for volunteering to be the guinea pig and be the first one to try them out!

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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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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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