Health blog

Articles written and reviewed by practitioners registered on Olamkal.

• All specialties
• Cardiologist
• Chiropodist / podiatrist
• Dentist / dental surgeon
• Dietitian
• Massage therapist
• Orthodontist
• Osteopath

• 5 min read

  Oral hygiene with orthodontic appliances: the complete guide

  Braces or aligners radically change your daily routine: here's, technique by technique, how to brush, floss, and avoid cavities and white spots throughout an entire orthodontic treatment.

• 5 min read

  How long does orthodontic treatment take?

  A few months, several years: the honest answer is that there's no reliable number before a full exam. Here are the factors that actually make duration vary, and why you should be wary of a timeline announced too quickly.

• 4 min read

  Pain after getting braces fitted: what to expect

  Discomfort in the first few days, pressure after each adjustment, sometimes a bracket irritating the cheek: here's what's normal after fitting or adjusting orthodontic appliances, what actually helps ease it, and the signs that should raise a flag.

• 4 min read

  Retention after orthodontic treatment: the point almost no one explains

  The braces just came off, your teeth are finally aligned — and yet, treatment isn't over. Here's why retention is the invisible half of every orthodontic treatment, and why it's worn far longer than most people imagine.

• 4 min read

  Braces or clear aligners: how to choose?

  Discretion versus reliability, comfort versus required discipline: here's, without marketing bias, what actually sets fixed braces apart from clear aligners, and how an orthodontist determines what suits your case.

• 5 min read

  At what age should a child see an orthodontist?

  Seven, eight, earlier, later: here's why an early first orthodontic opinion commits you to nothing, what it actually helps spot, and why "we often do nothing" is never wasted time.

• 4 min read

  Adult orthodontics: is it really still possible?

  Forty, fifty, sixty years old: teeth move within the bone throughout life. Here's what actually changes for an adult orthodontic treatment, what needs to be checked before starting, and why age isn't the real question.