We have reached a milestone – my daughter has now had her permanent braces removed and will be wearing a retainer overnight for the next year or so to keep her even teeth in place. The treatment has been lengthy because of pauses due to the COVID pandemic, but so worth it.  A healthy bite, and space for wisdom teeth to come through without further misalignment, will ensure a long healthy life of eating well. Adults can also have braces – David Bowie fixed his famous crooked teeth late in life allegedly because they made chewing food awkward (and he had the money to get it done well!) Many teenagers go through the same orthodontal treatments.  It seems humans have just too many teeth, inherited from our hominid ancestors, to fit easily into our smaller jaws. Here are a few hacks we learnt together along the way to make the orthodontal journey smoother which may be of help to you! My daughter says, From the outset, the orthodontist warned me “not to tear into a baguette. Things