CARLY TAYLOR,

29, is a mother of two who lives with husband adam, 39, in lutterworth, leicestershire. Her treatment: Fixed braces, upper and lower veneers, gum lift and fillings.

As A child, I did look after my teeth. If I had sweets, I would make them last — but it felt like every time I went to the dentist, I had a filling.

My bottom teeth crossed over and they were chipped from where I’d had an accident dry slope skiing.

It was another school mum who recommended The London smile Clinic.

But when I first went, in 2014, and they said that I’d need to wear fixed braces, I wasn’t keen.

It took me a year, but I realised it was the best thing and I didn’t want my children to think there was anything wrong with braces.

I had five fillings redone, some extractions and then wore braces for seven months.

Then I had treatment for my gums because one side was slightly lower than the other and, finally, I had my veneers fitted at the end of 2016.

I was fortunate we could afford it. It has made a huge difference.

Before, I would hold my hand over my mouth when I laughed — now, I’m always showing my teeth off. DENTIST DR TIM BRADSTOCK-SMITH SAYS: Doing the alignment (braces) first meant that we could keep the maximum amount of natural teeth — veneers can be as little as 0.3 mm thick, which means removing only a very thin layer of the natural tooth.

When someone has orthodontic work done first, the cost does add up, but this is very much the approach now.