{"id":2040,"date":"2021-04-21T07:48:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T06:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:58:18","slug":"worried-about-wearing-a-metal-brace-as-an-adult-5-benefits-from-aura-dental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/worried-about-wearing-a-metal-brace-as-an-adult-5-benefits-from-aura-dental\/","title":{"rendered":"Worried about wearing a metal brace as an adult? 5 benefits from Aura Dental"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you visit an orthodontist as an adult, it\ncan feel like a bit of a let down to be told that, despite all the different\naligners available, that you need a fitted orthodontic retainer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/metal-braces.jpg\" alt=\"braces-st-johns-wood\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/metal-braces.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/metal-braces-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/metal-braces-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Known to many as \u2018metal\u2019 or \u2018full\u2019 appliances,\nthese are often associated with younger children and teenagers, thus making\nmany adults who wear them feel a bit, well, odd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is a fact that sometimes as we age, our\nteeth move and with other things such as extractions and trauma, this can cause\nour smiles to fall out of perfect alignment. Or, perhaps you weren\u2019t given\naccess to orthodontics as a child and are looking to set it right as an adult\n(which we applaud!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At\n<strong>Aura Dental<\/strong>, we have helped\nthousands of adults who have worn traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/lingual-braces.html\">braces in St\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/a> to get the smiles that they deserve. We provide everything from\nthe initial consultation up to the customised retainers, to ensure that your\nteeth move exactly the way you want them to, and give you the confidence boost\nthat comes with straighter teeth. Perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what are the other advantages of wearing\ntraditional <strong>braces in St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They work!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, this may sound a bit obvious but in every\ncase where fitted <strong>braces in St Johns Wood<\/strong>\nhave been applied, the teeth will move as our team or any other dental\nprofessional wants them to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while this may take a bit longer in an adult\ndue to the teeth being more set in position, we can assure you that when your\nteeth move, your smile will be transformed for the better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In your search for adult orthodontics, you may\nhave read about the different types of aligners that are available and while it\nsounds ideal to have removable appliances, it can make treatments complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An invisible aligner has to be worn for so many\nhours a day, it has to be worn in succession and the wearer has to invest in a\ntoothbrush to carry with them to clean their teeth after they eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With regular appliances, none of this is needed,\nallowing you to simply have them in your mouth and for our team to make the\nadjustments as required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oral health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, you may have concerns that your teeth\nwill become rotten if you wear a fitted appliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, with the regularity of check-ups and visits\nto the hygienist to keep them clean, the majority of adults who wear fitted\northodontics improves. So once they are off, your smile will glisten!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preventive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wearing an appliance to straighten your teeth at\nany age can have a dramatic impact on your health; with gaps being closed and\nyour teeth becoming straighter, this can prevent decay and allow for correct\nbrushing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Confidence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, so you may not feel over the moon when they\nare first fitted, but as your teeth move, you will feel your confidence grow\nand once they are off, well, your smile will be stunning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you visit an orthodontist as an adult, it can feel like a bit of a let down to be told that, despite all the different aligners available, that you need a fitted orthodontic retainer. Known to many as \u2018metal\u2019 or \u2018full\u2019 appliances, these are often associated with younger children and teenagers, thus making many &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/worried-about-wearing-a-metal-brace-as-an-adult-5-benefits-from-aura-dental\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worried about wearing a metal brace as an adult? 5 benefits from Aura Dental<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Worried about wearing a metal brace as an adult? 5 benefits from Aura Dental | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040","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\/2040","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=2040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}