Archives for September, 2012

Would Lingual braces treatment work for me?

September 26th, 2012
Q.

Hi I am currently enrolled into drama school, I am due to start in 2 weeks. My top row of teeth (particularly the canines) protrude quite significantly and I feel this will hinder my career as an actor. I am looking into receiving braces that will have the bare minimum impact upon my speech (for obvious reasons). What are your thoughts on lingual braces treating a case like mine? How long on average does treatment take and would they affect my speech for long? Thank you in advance.

Is there a brace available that can reduce the appearence of my overbite?

September 14th, 2012
Q.

Hi, dr i was wondering if you could help me? I am 17 and i have a really bad overbite. Is there any way i can have a brace that would make the overbite not stick out as much? i really do not want to have any surgery the thought of it really scares me, i am just looking into some other options before i discuss it with my dentist/doctor. i am scared about what they’re going to say so i would just like a sort of an opinion. have you been across anyone with bad overbites and managed to fix them up, quickly? i feel that it is affecting my time in college now. thank you.

What is the difference between Incognito braces and Invisalign?

September 7th, 2012
Q.

hi can you tell me the difference between incognito and invisalign? i’m trying to do a bit of research on the discreet braces as i’m in full time employment right now and don’t fancy everyone knowing that i have braces. in terms of comfort which is better in your opinion? my friend had braces and suffered a lot of problems with them and couldn’t speak very well for a while. as my job involves speaking to customers i can’t afford to be speaking bad! cheers, sandy.