{"id":2349,"date":"2024-09-18T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:30:29","slug":"smile-of-the-month-crooked-teeth-to-confident-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/smile-of-the-month-crooked-teeth-to-confident-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile of the Month \u2013 crooked teeth to confident smile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>September\u2019s Smile of the Month fills me with pride \u2013 when patients get to the end of their treatment and realise the extent of the transformation, it really is a very special feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rolly came to us with two aims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Achieve a more aesthetically pleasing smile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve his gum health<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The root of both these concerns lay in his crooked teeth, which can affect confidence, but also have a negative impact on gum health, which is exactly what was happening with Rolly, with bleeding gums and general discomfort while brushing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-B.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, Rolly and I decided that Invisalign was the right option \u2013 removable aligners that would gradually straighten his teeth without the need for metal braces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invisalign comes with various advantages; not least the fact that it\u2019s easier to maintain your oral hygiene during treatment, because you can remove your aligners to brush and floss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over an eight-month period, Rolly wore his aligners consistently, and as his teeth became straighter, his gum health significantly improved, with the spaced between his teeth easier to clean, and his gums no longer bleeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delighted with the result, he decided on a final flourish, with teeth whitening to brighten his teeth up and enhance the overall cosmetic effects of the treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rolly-A.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Rolly doesn\u2019t experience any of those negative symptoms, and he\u2019s a whole lot more confident in social situations, and has received plenty of compliments about his smile!  Find out more about Rolly found his treatment in the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Invisalign Teeth Straightening To Help Improve Gum Health\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SNTN-ionVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another successful Invisalign treatment, and another example that you don\u2019t have to just suffer on with a suboptimal situation; there\u2019s always something that can be done to improve things.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re unhappy with your smile, or you\u2019re experiencing painful or bleeding gums, don\u2019t just keep on keeping on \u2013 we can help you change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Paarth Darbar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September\u2019s Smile of the Month fills me with pride \u2013 when patients get to the end of their treatment and realise the extent of the transformation, it really is a very special feeling. Rolly came to us with two aims: The root of both these concerns lay in his crooked teeth, which can affect confidence, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/smile-of-the-month-crooked-teeth-to-confident-smile\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Smile of the Month \u2013 crooked teeth to confident smile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2354,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2349\/revisions\/2354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsidedental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}