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Train-track braces are the quickest route to straighter teeth – and better cheekbones
Modern aligners aren’t the only treatment for crooked teeth; my fixed braces worked wonders in four months
SmileDirectClub, the “orthodontics disruptor” that popularised clear, affordable teeth aligners by mail order, went bust last autumn and I wondered whether the world was falling out of love with designer braces. My interest was more than professional: at the time, I was gearing up to get my own upper and lower braces fitted and, unlike every other adult I knew, I’d decided against invisible aligners in favour of the metal train tracks I’d scarcely seen since school. So when I visited Edward and Tanya at The ABC Smile in London, about making over my crooked, chipped and moving teeth, and they were adamant that (marginally cheaper) fixed braces with modern white ceramic blocks and bands would be a faster, better and more predictable first step than aligners, I felt oddly relieved.
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