With the World Cup underway, we thought we’d take a look at some of the footballers who haven’t always had the perfect smile and sought to change this with orthodontic treatment.
Paul Pogba famously wore braces on the pitch – he now has perfectly aligned teeth.
A report published last year found that more than 75% of professional footballers have gum disease, whilst 40% have dental cavities. One of the associated reasons for this is a reluctance to have orthodontic treatment. However, this is changing, with more and more footballers opting for emerging aesthetic brace designs to straighten their smiles. A crooked smile can make looking after your teeth a challenge, as there will be teeth that are obscured by other teeth, making brushing difficult. As a result, many people put their dental hygiene at risk, as bacteria are allowed to build up around the areas that you cannot reach when brushing.
The popularity of clear fixed braces
Huge names such as Paul Pogba and Christiano Ronaldo both opted for clear fixed braces to straighten their smiles – but why did they opt for these in particular? Here are some of the appealing features of clear fixed braces:
- The best of both – clear fixed braces use the same effective techniques as traditional fixed braces to guide the teeth into a desired position, incorporating an aesthetic design that renders the brace discreet.
- Aesthetic design – the brace hardware is what makes the braces blend in with your smile; the brackets are translucent and the archwires are created to match the colour of your teeth, achieving a subtle alternative to traditional fixed braces.
- Custom made – your braces will be made with you in mind. Your eye, skin and hair colour will be taken into account when designing your braces in order to achieve the best possible design that blends in with your overall facial aesthetic as well as your smile.
- Digital impressions at Park Lane – here at Park Lane we have waved goodbye to troublesome alginate impressions and invested in an iTero scanner, allowing us to take quick and comfortable digital impressions of your teeth. Anyone who has had alginate impressions will know that they induce a gag reflex which can be very unpleasant and lengthen the impression-taking process as accuracy is difficult to achieve. A couple of quick scans, and we have a precise model from which to work to create your brace.
Get in touch with us here in Reading if you would like to arrange a consultation to talk about potential treatment. We look forward to welcoming you.