Metal braces are the most common and are made of a high grade stainless steel. Today's braces, especially the ones we use, are much smaller than they used to be and lots of teenagers like to dress these up with different colored elastics that can be changed at each appointment.

Ceramic braces are a translucent clear material and are the most popular with adults and teenage girls. You have to be very close to someone to tell that they are there. The only drawback is that they are more fragile so we don't put them on anyone who is involved in contact sports or who is accident prone!

Lingual braces or "invisible" braces are concealed inside the mouth and can be fitted to suitable patients in our office.