Six Month Smiles Clear Aligners in Glasgow

Are you one of the many people in the Glasgow area who are unhappy with their teeth and lacking the confidence to smile due to twisted, crooked and uneven teeth or gaps?

Have you ever considered straightening your teeth but are put off by the thought of unsightly and uncomfortable metal braces? Perhaps you worry about the cost of treatment or feel it may encroach on your personal or private life.

What are Six Month Smiles?

Six month smiles is a revolutionary and modern alternative deriving from the US, which offers patients a more discreet, efficient and cost-effective option. The system focuses only on those teeth which show when you smile. Treatment is tailored specifically to each patient helping to straighten these front teeth quickly and safely. Unlike other ‘invisible’ treatments, Six Months Smile braces can be seen but are manufactured from tooth coloured materials including clear brackets and white nickel titanium wires meaning they are highly discreet and attractive. Braces are by far the most popular, successful and safe way to help patients achieve healthy, straight teeth. Six Month Smiles takes the best features of a standard fixed brace but modifies but the treatment and materials in order to achieve the same results in a quicker time.

Is it suitable for me?

Many thousands of people worldwide have benefited from this very popular treatment. Six Month Smiles can use be used on top and lower teeth and is highly suited to treating a variety of issues including spacing, overbites, rotations and extrusions.

The benefits of Six Month Smiles

• A fast working and highly efficient system which focuses only on the front teeth which show when you smile- rather than moving all of your teeth like a conventional brace.
  Braces are customised in our Glasgow premises to each patient, to achieve very predictable results.
• Innovative six month smiles tray kits mean shorter, more comfortable and hygienic appointments.
• Braces are discreet and attractive- ideal for those looking for a less noticeable treatment.

What is involved in the Six Month Smiles treatment?

Initially, we will need to conduct a number of checks on your teeth by taking X-rays, scans, impressions and photographs. This will help us to check the health of your teeth and ensure they can be moved safely.

If you have any particular hopes for your teeth this is the time to mention them. Any requests will be noted and included in your treatment plan where possible.

Your records will be sent to the Six Month Smiles lab in America where your custom made brackets and braces will be produced for you.

Models of your teeth will be made from the impressions and used to make the brackets and wires for your braces -taking into account the specific force required to move your teeth in the desired way.

The braces will be sent back to us in a customised tray kit with all brackets and wires precisely positioned. At this point you will be invited to return for a fitting appointment. The convenient and hygienic way in which the braces are received means we can simply apply an adhesive to your teeth and bond the brackets to them straight from the tray.

The adhesive will be hardened using a high intensity light to make sure that it is secure.

Throughout the course of your treatment you will need to return to us for regular check-ups. These will be short (around 10-15 minutes) and will enable us to adjust the brace and monitor your teeth accordingly.

As the name suggests the average treatment time is around six months. However every case is different. Some people require as few as four months while others can take up to nine.