Archives for October, 2012

Can I get Damon braces that are fitted to the back of the teeth?

October 31st, 2012
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Hi. I have looked at a few braces and am torn as to which one to have I like the look of a few and have drawn up a shortlist on my own. I do intend to take it to the dentist and see what he thinks of it and which methods are best but I though I’d try and get some background on each first. I like the look of the damon brace and have read a lot of good reviews about it. is it possible to have the damon brace on the back of teeth? i like the idea of a lingual brace but have seen good things of the damon. however the damon is always on the front of the teeth and i wondered if this was for a reason or whether it was just easier/cheaper to do this. could you please help me with this and to expand, is it only the stb and incognito brace that you can have on the back of teeth? thanks

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Saba Qureshi

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How much would it cost me to have full mouth Incognito braces?

October 31st, 2012
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Hello my apologies if this is brief/not enough detail but I need some advice. I am no longer able to get braces free on NHS so I figured I’d get some smart braces if I was going to be paying for it anyway. I have overlapped teeth slightly and wanted incognito braces but I here how expensive they are and that brackets are x amount each. How much apprximately would a full mouth cost to fit with this system? I am convinced it would work as my teeth are not abnormal just have crossed a bit? thank you

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Saba Qureshi

311 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2AT
Web: www.sparkledental.co.uk Tel: 020 8567 4344

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Should my daughter receive traditional braces through the NHS or Damon braces privately?

October 31st, 2012
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Hi there, I have been to the ortodontist today with my 8 year old daughter. She has a class 3 crossbite. She will need treatment and were given the choice of payying privately now for damon braces or waiting until she is older and having NHS treatment with traditional braces. I don’t know which is going to give her the best result and the orthodontist can’t advise me. If damon braces are generally a shorter treatment time therefore less costs labour wise, less painful and with fewer extractions how come they aren’t available on the NHS? Which treatment path would you recommend? Thanks

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Saba Qureshi

311 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2AT
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My mother’s teeth have yellowed since having the 6 month smiles treatment, should she speak to her dentist?

October 31st, 2012
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Hi. could you please help me. My mum has just had 6 month smiles. she had a ceramic brace on the front of her teeth. to be fair the treatment worked both fine and quickly, I personally am impressd with the results she got and am considering it myself now. the issue she’s having is that her teeth were never really a bright white but they’v got slightly more yellow. despite me being adamant they’re still OK so long as her gums are she want them whitened. this is what I need help with, I have told her to return to the dentists where the treatment was done and have it done there as their work has already been proven with the brace. she however is insisting on trying to save money and has seen an offer at a place that offers a few ‘beauty treatments’ (I wouldn’t say a beauty salon but If i did you’d know the type of place i mean). could you please advise on the fact that if its that cheap there’s a reason! Im not a fan of these places myself. thanks

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Saba Qureshi

311 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2AT
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My lingual braces have ruined my ability to speak. What can I do?

October 29th, 2012
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My speech is completely ruined! i got lingual braces about 4 months ago now, thinking it would help my smile and sort my teeth out. they’re sort of working i think but i can’t speak, my ortho keeps saying ‘oh it’ll take a few weeks to get used to them’ but 4 months? and i still can’t speak? this isn’t normal, right? please help me, is there anything i can do? i can see my friends smirking when i speak, it’s really getting me down, just seriously considering just removing them!!

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Saba Qureshi

311 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2AT
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I stood on my aligner and cracked it. Will I need to pay for a replacement aligner? What should I do?

October 29th, 2012
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Hello. I’m really worried about my invisalign aligner. A piece at the back of the aligner has snapped off. It was my own stupid fault, I took the aligner off the clean my teeth and it fell on the floor then I stood on it. I don’t know what to do I’m scared that my dentist will just go off on one because he’s not the most patient of people I’ve ever met, he’s very blunt. Will I have to pay for a new aligner to be made? I was due to have my aligner changed next week anyway but obviously I’ll miss out on a weeks worth of treatment. What should I do? Thanks!

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Saba Qureshi

311 Boston Road Hanwell London W7 2AT
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Do the attachments found on lingual braces remain completely hidden?

October 2nd, 2012
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Hi, after doing a lot of research on the web to determine if I think i’m suitable for invisalign i feel that i should be okay for it and that it probably is the best option for me in regards to how discreet it is. i wondered if you could send me some actual photos of a user with invisalign rather than the images i’ve seen on the internet that don’t look very real. i’m considering lingual braces because they’re completely behind the teeth aren’t they? do lingual brace attachments remain completely hidden? thanks for your time, i’m just looking fir a rough idea before i attend my consultation on friday.

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