Braces…can’t live with them, but you’d love to live without them. They are the root of a lot of trauma, especially if you have to wear them when you are young, but for a lifetime of keeping your teeth and fending off the dentures in later life, wear them you must. However, braces have come of age and if you look around, you may be more than a tad surprised to find that braces can be ‘cool’ to wear. Some of the new fixed braces from America have cut treatment times in half and incorporate tooth-colored materials for discretion. But if it’s discretion you are after and you have a means to spend out a little more, some of removable aligners on today’s market are out of this world. By their very nature of being removable, it’s easier to clean your teeth. Some aligners are fast too, one boasting to do the job in as little as 6 weeks. But the nature of discretion has been the driving force behind some very grand invisalign aligners from across the pond. Companies have understood that tooth alignment can be frightening to some people, they’ve listened to the phobias that people have, and have come up with a range of aligners that are made from a clear, soft plastic, that make the ultimate claim of being invisible in the mouth when being worn. At the end of the day, it’s down to you, your wallet, your vanity and your dentist that will govern what will work best for your mouth, but before you choose, you’d be wise to have a look at what’s on offer out there.