Tooth brushing is extremely important as dirty braces not only look ugly but any plaque that you do not brush away on a daily basis will produce acid that will inflame you gums and decay your teeth. If your tooth brushing is consistently of poor quality, we may feel it necessary to stop your orthodontic treatment.

You will need to modify your diet too. During your brace treatment chewy, sticky sweets and chewing gum are banned. Hard foods, such as apples and french bread for example, will need to be diced, sliced or grated. Biting into hard foods will break your braces and breakages slow the treatment down. We also ask you to restrict your intake of fizzy drinks to once a week and to drink this using a straw.

More specific advise on the aftercare for the various types of braces we do can be found by clicking on the links within the aftercare drop down menu.