Clear aligners · Manchester

Stop hiding your teeth. Straighten them.

Clear aligners that move your front teeth into place over four to six months for most cases. Made in our UK lab, fitted in Manchester by a dentist who sees you every six weeks. You'll see your finished smile in 3D before you pay anything.

From £999
£22.32 a month or pay outright
0% deposit · 60 months · 12.9% APR rep.
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A woman smiling, after clear aligner treatment at UrgentCare Dental Manchester

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If you've thought about this for years

Clinic-supervised aligners, at the price of the postal kind.

You've probably seen both. The postal brands that scan you in a kiosk and ship the trays. The cosmetic clinics that quote three or four thousand. £999 sits between them. You get a real dentist in the room, lab-made trays, six-weekly check-ups, and retainers when you're done. Here's everything that's in it.

The first appointment

A dentist examines you, then we scan in 3D.

A registered dentist examines your teeth, gums and bite in person. We take a five-minute intraoral scan (no impressions, no goop) and build a 3D model of where your teeth are now. Costs you nothing if you don't book the treatment.

The simulation

Your finished smile, on screen, before you commit.

We run the simulation on the consultation screen. You see exactly where every tooth ends up. If you don't like what you see, you walk. No deposit at this stage. No follow-up sales calls. We're not in the convince-you business.

The trays

Every one you need, made in our UK lab.

Whatever sequence your case needs (usually around 14 trays for mild-to-moderate crowding), all made in our own lab here in the UK. Single arch. Both-arch is £1,499. Complex cases get a written quote at consultation, never sprung on you mid-treatment.

Through treatment

An in-person check-up every six weeks.

We see you in Manchester throughout treatment. If a tooth isn't tracking the way the simulation said it would, we print an adjustment tray that week. Posted aligner brands can't do that. We can, and it's part of the £999.

When you're done

A fixed retainer, so it stays straight for decades.

Most patients choose the fixed retainer: a tiny wire bonded across the back of your front teeth, invisible from the front, stays in place for decades. No nightly tray to remember, no risk of losing one, no thinking about it. If you'd rather have removable retainers (a set of two clear trays worn nightly), those are included too. Both options are part of the £999. We'll talk through which is right for you at consultation.

Why you wanted a dentist in the room

Postal aligners save you the appointment. The appointment is the part that catches things.

When the trays just arrive in the post, no one's checked your bite first. No one's screened your gums. No one's there when a tooth doesn't move the way it's supposed to. That's how postal cases go wrong. Not because aligners are dangerous, but because aligners without anyone watching them are. Here's how the two compare on the things that actually matter when it goes wrong.

 
Postal brands
Manchester clinic
Bite checked by a dentist before any tray is made
No
Yes
Gum disease screened before treatment starts
No
Yes
In-person review every six weeks
No
Yes
Mid-treatment adjustment if a tooth doesn't track
No
Yes
Trays made in a UK dental lab
Varies
Yes
Regulated by the GDC and CQC
Limited
Yes

Smile Direct Club closed in 2024 and left more than 30,000 UK patients mid-treatment with no clinical contact. That's not a one-off. It's how the postal model breaks when the company breaks.

Timeline

About four to six months for most cases.

4–6mo Typical mild-crowding case, start to finished smile
14trays Average sequence for a single arch
6wk Between in-person reviews, all the way through
20–22hr/d Wear time. Out for meals, brushing, hot drinks.

Two ways to pay. Same £999, same finished smile.

Pay outright

£999

Single arch · all in, no hidden extras

Retainers included · UK lab · Free 3D consult

0% deposit finance

£22.32 / mo

60 months · 12.9% APR rep. · No deposit

Subject to status · Cancel within 14 days

Included in both

  • Free consultation
  • 3D intraoral scan
  • All trays for treatment
  • Six-weekly reviews
  • Final retainers
  • UK lab production

*Representative Example: Total amount of Credit £999.00. Total charge for credit £340.20. Total Amount Repayable £1,339.20. Repayable by 60 monthly payments of £22.32. Representative 12.9% APR. Example based upon Clear Aligners costing £999.00 repayable over 60 months. Acceptance is subject to status. Terms and Conditions apply.

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See your finished smile first.

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What people ask us

How is this different from Smile Direct Club or by-post brands?

Two real differences. First, a registered dentist examines you in person before treatment starts. At SDC and similar brands, no clinician ever sees your mouth in person. Second, we review you every six weeks through the treatment. If a tooth isn't moving the way it should, we print an adjustment tray that week. Postal brands can't do that. They ship the next set and hope.

Can I take them out to eat?

Yes, that's the whole point of clear aligners. You take them out for meals, snacks, and to drink anything warmer than cold water. You also remove them to brush. Rule of thumb is 20 to 22 hours a day in. If you don't think you can commit to that, fixed braces will work better for you and we'll tell you so at the consultation.

What if I lose a tray?

Tell us as soon as you notice. Depending where you are in the sequence, we either move you to the next tray early or print a replacement at our lab, usually within a week. Replacement trays mid-treatment are included in the £999. We don't add hidden fees for normal-life mishaps.

Will it hurt?

For the first two or three days after each new tray, you'll feel pressure on the moving teeth. Most patients describe it as a tight, dull ache. Standard painkillers handle it if needed. By day three the discomfort fades. After the first couple of weeks, the new-tray tightness is much milder.

Will I have to wear a retainer at night forever?

No, not if you don't want to. Most patients choose the fixed retainer instead: a tiny wire bonded across the back of your front teeth, invisible from the front, set and forget. We've fitted ones that are still holding teeth in place 15 plus years later. Once it's in, there's nothing to remember and nothing to wear. If you'd rather have removable clear retainers (a set of two, worn nightly), those are included too. Both options are part of the £999. We'll talk through which is right for you at consultation.

What if my case turns out to be more complex than expected?

We tell you at the consultation, in writing, before you commit. The £999 price is for a single arch with mild-to-moderate crowding. Both-arch cases are £1,499. More complex cases (severe crowding, bite correction, gaps that need more than 14 trays) get quoted separately. No surprises mid-treatment.

Not ready to book? Have a read first.

We wrote a short, honest 12-page guide on supervised vs postal aligners, what the 3D simulation actually shows you, and the five questions to ask at any clinic. Get the free PDF. We'll email it across. No obligation to do anything after.