Smiles say a lot. They reflect people's attitudes and communicate feelings. People who look better, tend to feel better about themselves. Orthodontic treatment is one way to significantly improve self-esteem and self-confidence in an individual's personal and professional life. It might even help you in your job - recently a salesman with regular braces commented that he actually saw an increase in sales because his customers remembered "the guy with the braces".

Much has changed from the days of "tin grins". Of course, regular, stainless steel braces are still available which many children request as they like the coloured elastics. Some adults enjoy wearing regular braces along with their kids. Other adults like to choose gold braces, known as jewellery for the mouth. The gold colour blends beautifully with many skin tones. However, many adult patients choose to have ceramic or tooth coloured braces. The attractive, translucent appearance, makes these braces virtually invisible and consequently are the most popular brackets among adults.

For patients who are particularly conscious of the appearance of braces, then invisible or lingual orthodontics are available. These braces are placed on the inside of the teeth. This technique is more demanding for the orthodontist, is more time consuming and is consequently more costly. Only a select number of orthodontists around Australia offer this technique.  The latest technology is Invisalign which uses a series of custom-made aligners to move the teeth.  This is a great aesthetic alternative to braces!