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Keeping Your Oral Hygiene Up While Wearing Braces and Aligners

It can feel challenging to maintain your oral hygiene once you’re fitted with braces or when you receive your Aligners. It is very important to keep on top of all hygiene practices while undergoing treatment to avoid cavities and tooth discolourations. Luckily, with a few adjustments to your normal oral hygiene practises, this is easy…
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How to Choose the Right Braces or Aligners for You

From metal braces with colourful or clear elastomerics that you can change at every visit, to a range of discrete yet still effective options, the world of braces, aligners and general tooth alignment has come a long way. But with so many choices available, it can be hard to know which braces or clear aligners…
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Keeping Your Braces and Mouth Safe While Playing Contact Sports

One of the biggest concerns about braces, especially among athletic teens, is that they will keep you on the side-lines during sport. The good news is, there’s no reason that wearing braces should limit you from giving it your all on the field. The team at The Orthodontic Hub wants you to enjoy your favourite…
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An Introduction to Orthodontics and the Many Problems it Treats

Does the term ‘orthodontist’ bring images of teenagers with mouthfuls of metal to mind? While this is certainly not a rare sight in any orthodontics practice, the field goes far beyond straightening adolescents’ teeth! From children to adults, jaw problems to headaches, orthodontics is a large, specialised field that diagnoses, prevents and corrects many mouth,…
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