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19/03/2026

🌙✨ 𝗘𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 ✨🌙

To all our patients, families, and friends celebrating, we’re sending warm wishes for a joyful and peaceful Eid.

May this special time bring love to your home, calm to your heart, and plenty of moments worth smiling about.

Eid Mubarak from all of us at Longwood House. 🌙💙

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17/03/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁

This case is a good example of how the smallest detail can be the one you see first.

The upper right central incisor had darkened after a previous root canal treatment. That happens more often than people think. Once a tooth is root treated, it can lose brightness over time and start to stand out from the rest of the smile.

So we treated it in two stages.

First, internal bleaching of the darkened front tooth, from the inside, to bring the colour back. That part took 4 days.

Then we whitened the rest of the teeth externally with RISIO whitening, lifting the overall shade to B1 over 2 weeks, so everything looked brighter, fresher, and more in harmony.

The result is not just a whiter smile. It is a smile that feels even again.

If one tooth has started to look darker than the rest, mention it at your next visit. We can tell you honestly what can be improved, and what kind of change to expect.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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12/03/2026

🚫 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵: If you wear clear aligners, you should use mouthwash straight after brushing for an “extra clean”.

💡 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁: Most of the time, it’s better to use mouthwash at a different time. After brushing, fluoride toothpaste leaves a protective layer on your teeth. Rinsing straight away with mouthwash can reduce that benefit. A smarter moment is later in the day, often after meals, especially if you can’t brush before putting your aligners back in.

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
With aligners, your teeth are covered for most of the day. If you rinse at the wrong time, you may lose some of that fluoride protection and increase the chance of sensitivity or decay, especially if you snack or drink coffee/tea.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁:
Keep it simple and realistic: brush well morning and night, and if you want mouthwash, use it later (often after meals). If you’re using it during the day, take your aligners out first, rinse, then pop them back in.

If you’re wearing clear aligners in Ilford and want a routine that actually fits real life, we’ll help you keep it easy, effective, and tailored to you.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, IG5 0BE

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05/03/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴

Mouthwash + clear aligners… helpful combo, but only if you use it the right way.
Because some rinses protect enamel… and others can leave you with staining (yes, Coodyl 👀) or dryness.

We’ve just published a simple guide that covers:
• which mouthwash types make sense during aligner treatment
• when to use it (and when not to)
• the easy routine that actually fits real life

New blog post is live. Link in bio.

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03/03/2026

𝗔 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 ✨

Our patient didn’t want a “new” smile. He wanted his own smile, his natural smie.

So we did it in three stages:
- First, Invisalign to line the teeth up properly.
- Then professional whitening to lift the shade evenly.
- Then a touch of composite bonding to smooth the edges and refine the shape, the little details your eye goes to first in photos.

If you’re thinking about a smile makeover, bring the one thing you keep noticing: that chipped edge, that shade... We’ll tell you what can be changed, what’s not worth touching, and what order to do it in.

We are in Ilford,
📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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28/02/2026

Our young patient started his Invisalign Teen treatment today 😄🦷

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 is a teeth-straightening treatment that uses a series of clear, custom-made aligners to gently guide teeth into a better position over time. They’re designed to fit around school, sports, and everyday life, without the look of traditional braces.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻:
• Clear and discreet
• Removable for eating, brushing, and flossing
• Comfortable, with no brackets or wires
• Helps correct crowding, spacing, and bite issues
• A clear plan from the start, with progress you can track

If you’re considering Invisalign Teen in Ilford, we’re here to answer questions and talk through what’s realistic for your child’s smile.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk

📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

Because clear info leads to better smiles.

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25/02/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Silver vs White fillings, made clear

A filling is a small thing that can make a big difference. And the choice can feel confusing; amalgam (silver) or composite (white)?

We’ve put together a clear guide so you can see what each material is best at, how long it tends to last, where it works well in the mouth, and what “better” really means; strength, appearance, tooth preservation, and everyday wear.

Inside you’ll find the real differences between silver fillings and white fillings, when a white filling is perfect, when silver still makes sense, and when a larger repair might need something stronger than either. No judgement, no pressure, just clarity for your next step.

📖 Read the full article via the link in bio

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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22/02/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 (mild case, 6 months) ✨

In this case, we used Invisalign clear aligners to gently guide the top front teeth into a cleaner, more even position. Around 6 months later, the difference is subtle in the best way: the teeth sit straighter, the smile looks calmer, and everything feels easier to keep clean.

In this case, we used Invisalign clear aligners to gently guide the top front teeth into a cleaner, more even position. Around 6 months later, the difference is subtle in the best way, the teeth sit straighter, the smile looks calmer, and everything feels easier to keep clean.

To keep results like this stable long-term, we always talk retention, so the smile stays where we’ve brought it.

If you’re searching for Invisalign in Ilford and you’re not sure whether your teeth count as “enough” to do something about, come in and show us what you see; we’ll scan, explain what’s realistic, and take it one step at a time.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk

📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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14/02/2026

💖 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 💖�

Congratulations, 🎉�
You’ve won our £𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻.

We’ll message you to arrange the details. Please reply within 72 hours so we can get everything sorted.

Thank you to everyone who entered, and for being part of the Longwood House community. It genuinely means a lot.

08/02/2026

💖 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗘’𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬💖

"You look after your smile; we’ll look after your night out."

We’re giving one follower a £𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 for The Barbary Restaurant (Covent Garden)

To enter, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗱𝗼 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟯 (otherwise your entry won’t count):

✅ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰
✅ ❤️ 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 the post
✅ 💬 𝗧𝗮𝗴 your plus-one; and 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 who’s the bigger sweet tooth? 🍰😄
(We’ll keep the judgment to a minimum 😜; just don’t let sugar sleep on your teeth overnight.)

🎉 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻: 𝟭𝟰 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆
We’ll message the winner directly to arrange everything.

----- 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “Valentines Dinner” 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 -----

• By participating in this giveaway, you agree to abide by these official rules and Instagram's Terms of Use and Community Guidelines.
• This giveaway is open to anyone 18 years or older.
• To enter, follow on Instagram, like, comment and share the Giveaway post, and comment on the post tagging the person you'd like to take to dinner
• The winner will receive a £100 voucher for dinner at The Barbary Restaurant in Covent Garden, which must be redeemed during February 2026. The voucher is not exchangeable for cash
• One winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries on February 14, 2026.
• The winner will receive a £100 voucher for dinner at The Barbary Restaurant in Covent Garden, which must be redeemed during February 2026. The voucher is not exchangeable for cash.
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟳𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲. 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.
All decisions regarding the giveaway are final and not subject to dispute.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢.

30/01/2026

𝗦𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 + 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✨

This is the kind of change that people notice without knowing why, it just looks cleaner, brighter, and more “you”.

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲:shade C4. On the shade guide, C shades lean more grey, and C4 sits towards the deeper end, one of the darker natural starting points. That can happen with tea and coffee, smoking, enamel thinning over time, genetics, and the dentine underneath showing through more.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱: we lifted the colour with professional teeth whitening, then refined the finish with a touch of composite bonding to smooth and tidy the edges of the front teeth, so the smile looks more even and polished. We also treated the dark area on the tooth next to the right front tooth, so it blends in naturally and does not draw the eye.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿:a brighter, fresher smile, now sitting in the B range, around B1–B2, with smoother borders and a more balanced look.

If you’re considering a smile makeover in Ilford, tell us what you want to feel when you smile. We’ll talk you through the options, whitening, composite bonding, or both, and keep it simple from there.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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23/01/2026

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲; 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?

After our overbite blog, we kept hearing the same thing from patients, “That’s helpful, but what about my teeth?” Most people don’t come in saying “I have a crossbite”; they come in because brushing is awkward, teeth overlap, a gap bothers them in photos, or their bite just doesn’t feel quite right.

So we’ve put together the questions we get asked most about Invisalign clear aligners, with simple answers.

After our overbite blog, we kept hearing the same thing from patients: “That’s helpful, but what about my teeth?” Most people don’t come in saying, “I have a crossbite”; they come in because brushing is awkward, teeth overlap, a gap bothers them in photos, or their bite just doesn’t feel quite right.

You don’t need to figure it out alone; book in, we’ll map your smile in 3D and agree the next step at your pace.

📞 020 8551 0088
🌐 www.longwood-house.co.uk
📍 150 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG5 0BE

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Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
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