Many adults seek our help to get straighter teeth for cosmetic reasons, but having straight teeth actually makes your whole mouth healthier. Even having minor adjustments to our teeth can help us keep our teeth into later life.

Of course, the cosmetic reasons are still important. Having confidence in the way we look can open many doors to us in our social lives, love lives and even careers.

With modern dental treatments, it’s easier than ever for us to straighten our teeth. Because of the new wave of treatments, we also have much more choice on how we straighten our teeth.

Which treatment you choose mainly depends on how much adjustment you want to make to your teeth. Here at Farnham Road Dental Practice in Guildford, we’re here to help you start your journey to perfect teeth.

Options: cosmetic braces

For those of us who want to straighten our teeth to perfect our smiles, there are cosmetic braces. These treatments generally act faster than traditional braces.

In Guildford, Six Month Smiles can, as the name suggests, straighten your teeth in just six months. This also depends on the amount of adjustment you want and how your teeth react to treatment. Most treatments take between four and nine months, which is much faster than any traditional brace treatment.

Six Month Smiles treatment acts so fast because it focuses on just the front six teeth. These are the teeth that are visible when we smile. Because the rear teeth aren’t involved, the treatment time is drastically reduced.

Treatment is also much more subtle than dental treatment in the past. Six Month Smiles uses clear ceramic brackets and tooth-coloured wires that blend in with the teeth.

Options: aligners

There are more kinds of braces available now than ever. Invisalign treatment uses clear plastic tooth trays that, in succession, change in shape.

The tooth trays are transparent, making them almost completely undetectable and are removable, making meal times much less of a hassle. Invisalign can achieve drastic results without the big impact on your normal lifestyle.

Both treatments can improve your quality of life by giving you a big confidence boost.