Braces
Fixed brackets and wires — still the most predictable way to move teeth.
New patients welcome — we'll confirm your time by phone.
Book an orthodontic consult→About braces.
Braces are brackets bonded to each tooth and connected by a wire. Changing the wire changes the force on the teeth, and because they are fixed in place, the force is continuous and does not depend on anyone remembering anything.
That control is why braces handle the difficult cases — severe crowding, large rotations, bite corrections — more predictably than removable appliances.
Aching for two or three days after each adjustment is normal.
Hard, sticky and chewy food breaks brackets; a broken bracket adds time.
Brushing takes longer and matters more — decay around a bracket leaves a mark.
Retainers are for life. Teeth drift back otherwise.
Results vary. Your treatment plan depends on an exam. Nothing on this page is a promise about how your own treatment will turn out.
What actually happens, in order.
Photographs, impressions or a scan, and X-rays.
Brackets bonded and the first wire placed. It takes a long appointment and no anaesthetic.
Reviews every few weeks to change the wire and check progress.
Brackets off, a clean and polish, and a retainer fitted the same day.
Questions we get.
If yours is not here, ask when you book — it is a better answer in person anyway.
How long will treatment take?
It depends on how far the teeth have to move. An assessment with records gives an estimate; nobody can give you one honestly before that.
Does it hurt?
Fitting does not. The two or three days after each adjustment ache, and ordinary painkillers and soft food cover it.
Braces or aligners?
Braces for complex movements and where full-time wear cannot be relied on; aligners where the case suits them and you want something removable. The assessment is what decides it.
Also under Orthodontics.
Book an orthodontic consult.
Send the form and we'll call to confirm a time.