1.0Park Lane Orthodonticshttps://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blogPark Lanehttps://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/author/park-lane/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="R7Jfr9C02K"><a href="https://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/diy-braces/">DIY Braces</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/diy-braces/embed/#?secret=R7Jfr9C02K" width="600" height="338" title="“DIY Braces” — Park Lane Orthodontics" data-secret="R7Jfr9C02K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://parklaneorthodontics.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img16.jpg748457There’s a worrying online trend for the use of ‘gap bands’ which have been gaining increasing popularity recently. The videos usually depict young girls claiming that they use elastic bands to close gaps in their teeth and therefore negate the need for professional braces. What these videos don’t show or acknowledge is what a dangerous […]