Benefit from discreet Clarity™ ceramic braces; the comfort and convenience of the innovative Damon™ System
As an orthodontist, Dr Chaw-Su Kyi has the advanced training and onsite capabilities to offer many treatment options beyond “traditional” fixed braces. Dr Kyi may recommend Clarity™ Advanced Ceramic Braces or the Damon™ System, another “twist” on conventional braces from her dental studios in West London.
Clarity™: A clear choice for you or your child?
Clarity™ braces by 3M™ are the only type of clear ceramic braces that Dr Kyi trusts, and her patients deserve the absolute best! These braces are virtually undetectable in the smile. Their translucent brackets are designed to blend in seamlessly when you smile. Since the brace is easier to see with clear brackets, they are also easier to clean throughout treatment.
Clarity™ braces are discreet and effective. If Dr Kyi determines this treatment is appropriate, it will only take one visit to fit the braces. Teeth are cleaned and “prepared” with a clear liquid to ensure a strong bond. The brackets are then set with a curing light. Once set, the wire is inserted along the clear brackets. The process only takes about 20 minutes. There is no downtime, though we will discuss ways to adjust to your new braces before the appointment. It is not unusual to feel a mild, dull ache. The brackets may rub up against tissues. These concerns can be relieved with mild painkillers and a complimentary “wax” product.
Hear from Our Patients: Fixed Braces Success Stories
I’ve had my braces for two years and a bit now. The first time I got them, I was the happiest person in the world. They do hurt a bit, but then you get used to, and every time you go and have an appointment, it’s like you don’t have anything on your tee. So it’s really comfortable. I play a lot of tennis. I’m playing to take it professionally, and I’ve played tennis for eight years now. I’ve always not believed people. I’ve always said that having braces will change the mechanisms of your body and whatever. Having the braces has actually helped me develop even more and it hasn’t caused any problems. I’ve still been able to play tennis. I’ve even gotten better than I used to. Even with or without braces, I’ve been training three, four hours a day with no problem. It hasn’t affected me at all, so I felt my body as far as I felt it when I didn’t have the braces. I think the braces have actually given me a boost and actually helped me. And here everything has been perfect and top on, so I have nothing against this. I think everything is perfect and I’m really happy with the treatments so far.
Because my teeth at the front wasn’t going to move forward by itself with the Invisalign. I had to get fixed braces because the wire would help to push the teeth forward, so it’s straight with the other front teeth. I prefer fixed braces because of course you don’t have to take them out. It’s always going to be much easier to do everything with it.
Well done.
It feels so weird.
You’re strange without them, that’s your brace.
What’s the first thing you plan to do with your new teeth?
Probably eat quite a few sweets because I can eat that now and some hard food, but I now can. And also I’m just going to make sure I look after them so that they stay nice when now they’re really nice and straight. I think it was really nice. Everyone was really nice and they helped me a lot and they were very reassuring that they could help with my teeth and make them straighter, and I think that reassured me a lot that it could actually happen. Now when I’m in a picture or I am smiling with my friends, I feel like I can smile proudly, so it’s quite nice to know that I’ve got a nice smile and I can be proud of that.
At the start, my teeth were completely wonky and now they’re perfectly straight, and it’s exactly what I wanted them to look like, so I’m so happy. It’s been absolutely amazing. They’re all so nice here and it’s so quick and easy, and they tell you exactly what’s going to happen before the appointment and they tell you what’s going to happen and the exact result happens, and it’s been amazing. And so just so easy. Dr. Chaw-Su Kyi, who has been absolutely amazing. She’s so nice and she’s so reassuring, and she makes me feel really good about myself. And she always tells me what’s going to happen to my teeth and what I need to do and how to improve and how to get better with my teeth and my bands and everything. And she tells me exactly what I need to do, and I always do exactly what she says, and it’s worked out perfectly. I would definitely recommend Braces to Everyone. I recommended it to one of my friends, and she’s also loved it, and we’ve both got really great results and it’s really quick and easy, and they’re not hard. It’s really, really good. I’m so excited to get my braces off and I can’t wait to see what they look like and show all of my friends and all of my family and see the transformation from the beginning. Sure. It’ll be a big one.
I actually wanted to do Invisalign, but then I was told that it’d be better if I had braces.
The reason I chose Invisalign was because I’ve seen my friends, they have it, and I have friends with braces and Invisalign, and it just seems so much like simpler.
The only advantage that you get from Invisalign is that when you’re eating, there’s really no limit to what you can eat. You can just take them off.
Sometimes, even if you don’t have time to brush your teeth off after you’re eating, you just rinse it down with a bit of water and it’s fine, and then taking it off is super easy. Yeah, I do just a lot of sports running and stuff like that, and you don’t need to take ’em off for anything. You can’t really eat with ’em, so you have to take it off, but it’s not that bad because you just pop ’em off quickly and that’s it.
I do basketball. It doesn’t affect my performance. It doesn’t affect anything that I do in sport. The only difficult thing I would say is when I’m trying to eat hard food, like potato chips, I can’t eat those. I would’ve preferred to have Invisalign, but now that I have it braces on, I really don’t mind.
With my brother, it was constantly like, Hey, how are you feeling? And all that, and for me, they just didn’t care as much. They couldn’t tell. It wasn’t as obvious. It’s like when he smiles, you can quite easily tell. And then with Invisalign, it’s just like you can still, you can see the reflection. It isn’t perfectly invisible, but it’s much more discreet.
Next-generation braces are here with the Damon™ System
Dr Kyi may discuss and explore the Damon™ System during a full orthodontic consultation. This type of brace represents one of the most incredible technological advancements in orthodontics: self-ligating braces.
This approach allows the teeth to move “freely.” Unlike conventional non-removable braces, self-ligating systems hold the wire in place without needing elastic. The wire moves effortlessly from the outset. This allows your teeth to be repositioned slightly faster, with fewer orthodontic visits and greater comfort. Shortening the treatment with minimal disruption to your schedule may be possible – as there are longer periods between office visits. Since the wire is continually working, Dr Kyi generally only sees patients every 10 to 12 weeks instead of every six to eight weeks.
Most every orthodontic case is suitable for the Damon™ braces treatment. In fact, Dr Kyi has successfully treated hundreds of cases this way. Her patients also appreciate that it is easier to clean these smaller brackets without elastics getting in the way.
As with the Clarity™ system, our teams will review after-care considerations for Damon™ treatment, including foods to avoid due to the risk of breakage. Call 020 8129 6868 with questions or to request a full orthodontic consultation at one of our two dental studios in West London today.
