{"id":1419,"date":"2019-01-16T10:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T10:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2025-02-12T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:35:48","slug":"a-guide-to-surviving-adult-braces-in-st-johns-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/a-guide-to-surviving-adult-braces-in-st-johns-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to surviving adult braces in St John\u2019s Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come. You have decided to straighten your teeth as an adult and you are waiting for your next dental appointment. But suddenly you feel as if everyone will know that you will be wearing braces. Relax. Adult braces are very discreet and even if you are conscious of your appearance, there are some tips and tricks that can help you survive adult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/treatments.html\">braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-braces.png\" alt=\"Braces in St John\u2019s Wood\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-braces.png 325w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-braces-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-braces-200x134.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>At <strong>Aura Dental<\/strong>, you can have your teeth straightened and your bite repositioned with fixed or removable braces in St John\u2019s Wood. More specifically, we offer Invisalign, an innovative teeth-straightening treatment that employs aligners instead of brackets and wires. If you don\u2019t like the idea of removable aligners, you can choose from Six Month Smiles or Quick Straight Teeth. Both of these treatments use fixed braces which are very discreet since they are made of tooth-coloured materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pretend that your braces don\u2019t exist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the type of braces you choose, you can pretend that they don\u2019t exist to a certain extent. Once you get used to them and you witness for yourself the minimal impact they have on your appearance, you will start feeling more comfortable in your skin. Invisalign aligners in particular are so discreet that you will soon forget you are wearing them. And the best thing is that others won\u2019t be able to notice. If you keep thinking about them, chances are that you will become obsessed with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t neglect your oral hygiene<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you plan to spend much time out of your house over a day, it is wise to make oral hygiene arrangements well in advance \u2013 especially if you are wearing braces. A practical solution is to carry a mini toothbrush with you at all times, so that you can brush your teeth every time you eat or drink something. This way, remains of food won\u2019t stick around your teeth and your breath will always remain fresh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be confident in your smile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may sound like a clich\u00e9, but being confident in your appearance will help you go through your treatment with adult <strong>braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>. Instead of letting your braces determine your mood, show your best smile with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come. You have decided to straighten your teeth as an adult and you are waiting for your next dental appointment. But suddenly you feel as if everyone will know that you will be wearing braces. Relax. Adult braces are very discreet and even if you are conscious of your appearance, there are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/a-guide-to-surviving-adult-braces-in-st-johns-wood\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A guide to surviving adult braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"A guide to surviving adult braces in St John\u2019s Wood | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braces"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}