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Six Month Smiles is an amazing new technology within the world of orthodontic treatments which allows us to undertake rapid orthodontics with tooth coloured braces in times never before seen. Traditional train track braces can take much longer than the new six month smiles orthodontics and being so much more obvious they tend to be less in demand nowadays.
With more and more patients opting for the six month smiles technique we thought it would be a good idea to review some patients that have been seen with this orthodontic system, looking at before and after photographs to see what results it’s possible to achieve.
As you can see from the before photographs this patients front teeth were somewhat rotated, one of the big things that many patients find they dislike when they have crooked teeth is the black triangles which appear between the ages of the teeth. Notice in the after photograph how these black triangles have disappeared with the upper teeth fully overlapping the lower teeth in an attractive smile.
Gaps between the two front teeth are known as a diastema and this is what this patient complained about. The advantage with using six month smiles and orthodontic therapies rather than the more invasive dental veneers is that we can maintain the natural tooth structure. This is important as a dentist to ensure that we keep the tooth as strong as possible. In some instances we can move teeth with six month smiles and then provide a small amount of dental bonding, using a tooth coloured composite material, to make small adjustments to the shape of each tooth.
Once again this lady disliked the diastema between the two front teeth, using the Six Month Smiles technique it is possible to close this space and completely rejuvenate a smile.
In this instance you can see that the front teeth are considerably rotated. It is also worth pointing out that if you look in the before photograph the tips of the teeth were slightly jagged and rough, possibly through chipping. Once this lady had her teeth straightened with six month smiles you can see in the after photograph that the tips of the teeth have been smoothed off.
Six month smiles is an excellent technique to move teeth, and much like the result in case review three it is possible to adjust the shape of the teeth either by adding a tooth coloured material, or as in this case, removing jagged and rough areas.
As you can see in this photograph the technique can be used for quite severely crooked teeth. This patient disliked the fact that the teeth between the centrals and the canines, known as the laterals, were inset. This creates large dark areas of shadow which has the overall effect of making the teeth look dark. When teeth are rotated or setback people often think that teeth whitening will solve the problem, however the shadows still exists. Only by moving the teeth back into their correct alignment will the shadow, and therefore the darkness, be removed.
Not every person is suitable for six month smiles and it depends if you have existing crowns and veneers or how dentally fit you are. The system works by gently bonding orthodontic brackets to your teeth, if you have crowns or other restorations this can become more complicated and if your teeth are not in a good condition then it may also not be possible to move them.
Generally speaking, if you have your natural teeth and they are all in a good condition then you may well be suitable for this treatment.
Evolve dentistry is a local dental practice on the outskirts of Bristol, we offer a free cosmetic consultation is to patients interested in the six month smiles technique, please visit our website and download your free voucher for your cosmetic consultation.
We are happy to see patients from around the Bristol, Portishead and Clevedon areas.
You might notice a familiar face missing from Evolve for a little while… 💚
Carol is heading to Zambia with SmileStar, a dental charity providing free dental care to communities with limited access to treatment.
In this video, Carol shares a little more about where she’s going, what she’ll be doing while she’s there and why she wanted to be part of the trip.
It’s going to be a very different couple of weeks away from the practice, and we’re incredibly proud to see Carol giving her time and skills to support SmileStar’s work.
We’ll be sharing a little more from her trip when we can, but for now, we’ll let Carol tell you all about it in her own words. 💚
Safe travels, Carol. We can’t wait to hear all about it when you’re home!
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🍰 Come and join us today! 💚
Our Macmillan Coffee Morning is in full swing at Evolve Dentistry, and we’d love to see you!
We’ve got plenty of delicious homemade cakes waiting for you, so pop in, say hello, grab a slice (or two!) and help us raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
We’ll be serving cakes right through until 5pm today, so there’s still plenty of time to come down.
📍 Evolve Dentistry, Portishead
🍰 Cakes until 5pm
💚 Everyone is welcome
Come hungry! 😋
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🍰☕ Today’s the day - and there’s cake! 💚
Our Macmillan Coffee Morning is happening TODAY at Evolve Dentistry and we’d love you to come and join us.
The Evolve team have been busy baking (and possibly buying… we won’t judge! 😉) and there’ll be plenty of cake and drinks available throughout the day, all in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
And remember - you don’t need to be an Evolve patient to come along.
If you live or work in Portishead, are passing by, or just fancy an excellent excuse for cake, pop in and see us. Bring a friend, your family or your workmates too!
📍 Evolve Dentistry, Portishead
🍰 Cake and drinks throughout the day
💚 Donations for Macmillan Cancer Support
👋 Everyone welcome
No appointment needed - just pop in!
Come and help us eat an unreasonable amount of cake for a very good cause. 💚
Please share so we can get as many people through the doors as possible!
Do I have to replace a missing tooth?
If you`ve lost a tooth, do you have to replace it?
Not necessarily.
And that`s an important starting point.
What happens next depends on which tooth is missing, your mouth, how you bite, how you feel about the gap and what`s happening with the teeth around it.
Yasmin explains some of the things we consider when a tooth is missing.
The important thing isn`t assuming you need a particular treatment.
It`s understanding your options - including whether doing nothing could be a reasonable option for you.
Why have my teeth suddenly become sensitive?
That sudden zing when you drink something cold. 🥶
Sound familiar?
Sensitive teeth are common, but there isn`t just one possible cause.
Richard explains some of the reasons teeth can become sensitive and why it`s worth mentioning if you`ve noticed something new.
Sometimes a little sensitivity is exactly that.
But a change that persists is something we`d rather know about than have you quietly avoiding ice cream for the foreseeable future.
Having a tooth removed probably isn`t an appointment anyone particularly looks forward to.
Which is precisely why feedback like this means so much:
“Made getting a tooth extracted incredibly easy and straightforward.”
Good dental care isn`t only about the procedure itself.
It`s about knowing what`s going to happen, being able to ask questions, feeling listened to and being looked after throughout.
Thank you for trusting us with your care - and for taking the time to tell us about your experience.
