Dental braces can be used to gently move teeth into a better position. In most cases, dental braces can be used to close gaps, but to understand exactly what is possible, you need to understand the types of dental gaps which are possible. General spacing This is where you have all teeth, but they are…
If you are thinking about straightening your teeth, then you may need to find out prices and the fee for your treatment often depends on the complexity of the treatment, so what do dentists or orthodontists look for when judging the complexity of your treatment? There is no way I could explain every aspect we…
Many adults think that braces are just for children, but this could not be further from the truth. In the last few years there has been a massive increase in the number of adults who are looking to have teeth straightening with a cosmetic braces system. In the past, adults who wanted to have braces…
What is Six Month Smiles? Six Month Smiles is (another) branded orthodontic system, like Invisalign, or CFAST, inman aligner – the list goes on! With 6 month smiles, it is basically the first stages of full orthodontic treatment. Can any dentist offer this treatment? Yes, general dentists do need to attend a 2 day course…
Today we found out that Clearstep OPT have officially gone into administration – Very bad news for a LOT of people! If you are having Clearstep braces, chances are that you have paid a large sum of money, and are now uncertain about what happens next. Most people don’t see an improvement until the end…
At the time of writing this, it certainly looks like they have run out of money, or something else very bad is happening there! This is quite a bad outcome for me, as a dentist, who has a lot of patients in the middle of clearstep treatment. It is an even bigger problem for those…
If you have had brace treatment with Clearstep, and they have since gone out of business – What should you do? If a business has gone bust, then it will be almost impossible to get your money back from them, there may be insurance you can claim from, and if you paid by credit card,…
If you are one of hundreds of people looking to complete your Clearstep invisible brace treatment, then you have some options. Important things to understand: Even if you have just started the treatment, it is important to know that it will probably cost some additional money to get your treatment finished. You may need to…
There have been a lot of rumours that Clearstep the invisible brace company have gone bust, at the time of writing this, nothing is confirmed, but I hope for the sake of all the patients who are having this treatment, that this is not the case! I myself have prescribed Clearstep treatment for a good…
Teeth straightening is now one of the most popular cosmetic dental treatments carried out at The Kensington Clinic, London. Occasionally I will get asked, what is the difference between myself, and an Orthodontist, and the difference is an Orthodontist is a specialist in brace treatments. To become a specialist, a dentist needs to carry out…