Removable Appliances

Removable braces are orthodontic appliances that can be removed from the mouth by the patient for cleaning. It is a brace used to carry out simple tooth movements and often used in conjunction with a fixed brace. Treatment time usually takes 6 - 24 months but will vary according to how severe your case is. Failed and cancelled appointments, or repeated breakages of the brace will increase the length of time the treatment will take.

Once the removable appliance is fitted, your speech will be different. Practice speaking with the brace in place e.g. read out aloud at home to your parents, and in this way your speech will return to normal within a couple of days. 

You may also find that you produce more saliva than usual and that you swallow alot to begin with. This is quite normal and will quickly pass.