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Why you should avoid at home aligners

Season 7, Ep. 1
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More and more companies are offering dangerous at-home treatments to straighten your teeth, and so many are falling ill as a result. Today we're discussing exactly why you should stay clear of at-home aligners and share some patient stories.


Next time we are going to have a guest orthodontist from the British Orthodontic Society where we will take a deep dive into one patient story which stuck out to us, and get her professional opinion on where things started to go wrong.


For more information, visit our website. To get in contact and share your at-home aligner stories, email mail@dentalhealth.org or phone us on 01788 546 365.

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