Bracing for the perfect smile

Dr Naphtali Macharia is a dentist and implant surgeon, a co-founder of Dental Spa based in Nairobi. 

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On a random day, browsing through Instagram or TikTok reels, you will notice a fast-emerging trend among Kenyans: dental braces in all colours, be it pink, black or purple.

Grownups, well past adolescence are flocking to orthodontists in search of the straighter tooth, the better bite, and the 'sexier' mouth. Others are swooning over the braces in people’s mouths.

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