Archives for November, 2011

What if I need other dental treatment whilst wearing a brace?

November 28th, 2011
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Hi- I want braces and am thinking – after I consult my dentist/orthodontist to find out costs and whether it would be the right thing for me to do or not, about having lingual braces fitted as they will offer me the freedom to live life as normal as is possible with braces. but. no matter whether I have these linguals or a set of traditional ones I have concerns as to what happens if i need any other corrective treatment in a mean time. so If I were the brace and experience tooth ache or tooth decay of some form that means I need a root canal or something then would I be able to have it or does it mean any corrective surgery id put on hold until the braces are off?

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What is the best method of corrective orthodontics for lower crooked teeth?

November 28th, 2011
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hello there i need to find out what is best for me? i have been told about lingual braces and am really interested I am not down for the old ones I do not like them. I like the idea but have heard that they can make you talk funny and I don’t like the sound of that. I myself have then researched the inman aligner. I have crowded bottom teeth and would only require single arch treatment as the top are fine. could you tell me please what the variations in price between the inman aligner and the lingual braces are, generally speaking not on an individual case and which is best? it is literally the the front four bottom teeth that are crowded so if theres anything other than the inman i dont know about please let me know. thanks

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I don’t understand why lingual braces are better than traditional ones?

November 28th, 2011
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Hi there, I don’t get the reason behind why some people choose to get lingual braces instead of the normal traditional ones. Braces don’t look that bad and when people get lingual braces they tend to start talking funny and they are probably harder to brush as all the brackets are behind the teeth and you can’t see them. Also wouldn’t they hurt more than normal braces? Or is there some hidden benefits that I don’t know about

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I want braces but not traditional train tracks to fix my mildly crooked teeth, what do I get?

November 28th, 2011
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hello I am thinking of having braces and have looked through this website for alternatives to the old fashioned metal braces. I do not want these as Id rather have crooked teeth, they are horrible clumpy things! what I cannot do well on here though is compare my favourites side by side (any website in general) what I would do therefore is ask your opinion. in correcting crooked bottom (they aren’t massively crossed which is why I have had the luxury of taking my time thinking about having them done) teeth what what would you say was the best orthodontic treatment to fix them without getting traditional fixed braces? cheers

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Will a brace affect me playing my saxophone at University?

November 28th, 2011
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Hello, I’m at Birmingham University and am currently in my third year, studying BMus Music. obviously the year only started at the end of September and so the course hasn’t ran any great length of time. Now my dentist/orthodontist has told me I am going to need braces which has terrified me. of this I have two questions, firstly, do you think/have you heard cases whereby braces could affect a person playing an instrument such as a saxophone? and secondly, if the answer is yes do you think it will make a difference if I got lingual braces instead of traditional ones? I thought it might do as I’ll be able to move the embouchure more freely? please could you help me I don’t want this to affect UNI.

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My front teeth have crossed, can you tell me about six month smiles please?

November 28th, 2011
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hello Dr Darsh Patel.my teeths at the front of my mouth are quite badly crossed and have been like this for a few years now since I was 17 ( I a now 22). its clear that I should have had braces at that point as they would have been never been like this now and would have been fixed, over and done with. at the end of next July I will be moving out to start my new job up north in Manchester and Want my teeth to be straight before I go back, I see the six month smiles and wonder if they will be OK for me, What kind of criteria do I have to meet in order to get these braces and what’s the system involved when compared with that of the old/normal brace/ train tracks. does it hurt more because if its a brace it’ll have to pull tighter wont it? please help as I need to get a move on, thank you for your time very much.

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I had a relapse after traditional braces and am looking to rectify it, what’s the deal with lingual braces?

November 28th, 2011
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hello I have looked online at potential/common side effects of lingual braces and wondered if there was any truth in them. does a lingual brace (behind the the teeth?) actually affect your speech? and apparently it can give your tongue issues with room? if it does how would you over come this? also how does the lingual brace affect your food? will it be any different to a traditional brace? i had one of them (fixed brace on the front of my teeth) years ago but have since relapsed back to almost to where I was at the beginning of my treatment but I don’t want to have to have them again as they were absolute hell I looked silly and hated them, and am looking to alternative treatments. cheers

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