Helllo Darsh 😀 I need your help please. I am 40 and wanted my teeth straightened inside a year before I go across to america for three months. I will be travelling on the bike and dont want to wear my helpmet whilst wearing a brace. the dentist told me that train tracks can take upto two years to achieve what they are required to do but he said to straighten teeth like mine he recommended some form of invisible brace. he basically said; they tend to cost more but there’s a good variety that can achieve straight teeth in a fraction of the time whilst looking more discreet in the interim. I wouldn’t mind having the lingual braces as they wont bother my cheeks whilst I am on the bike (I know these aren’t quicker than traditional’s but in this case it wouldn’t matter so much). other than linguals though what is generally accepted as the quickest way to straighten teeth? which method would you first look towards to see if a patient, who’d just presented you with this question, qualified for it?
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Other than lingual braces what are quick ways of straightening teeth?
December 19th, 2011Will getting fillings and bonding affect my chances of getting braces for crooked teeth?
December 16th, 2011Hi Mr Patel I am from the Dominican Republic but have living here for nearly ten year. I have been told that I need a lot of restoration work on my teeth due to sugars I have encountered in the past. Also my teeth are crooked and I have considered having a brace. I have now saved up money and was thinking about getting a smart brace and have now been recommended to look at lingual braces. I was hoping you could tell me if there was any restoration work that would interfere with me getting a ligual brace. I need a few fillings and have been told that also I need cosmetic bonding? I am not sure what this is but will either of these things affect me getting a brace that goes behind my teeth? thank you, speak soon
How are lingual braces able to move teeth in the same way traditional braces do?
December 14th, 2011as a traditional brace goes round the outside of the teeth it is quite easy to see how it could straighten teeth, as it can just pull them apart. I don’t understand how linguals can pull the teeth apart and for this reason would they be suitable for crowded teeth? my teeth are fairly overlapped on the bottom and mildly overlapped on the top and at twenty one i think my mouth/face would have stopped growing? I dont want traditional braces but was caught up on how linguals would pull teeth from the inside? feedback would assure me as to going for/getting treatment. thanks
I am worried gum disease will return if I get lingual braces. Can you advise?
December 14th, 2011Hi Darsh.. I feel my teeth are in such a state I migh not be able to have braces, I had gum disease for a long while that eventually subsided about a year ago now, Ive been waiting trying to let my gums recover before making a move on any orthadontic treatment. I do not want train tracks that’s one thing I can do without. I would ideally like a set of lingual braces, I think I asked Dr Hutchinson about what braces were best on here not to long ago and he was adamant that either traditional braces (tooth coloured) or linguals were the way to go, but do you think gum disease will have left any damage that could affect me getting braces? like I said I definatley haven’t got it anymore just want to know about any relation that might exist between them and gum disease? cheers
What is the best method of corrective orthodontics for lower crooked teeth?
November 28th, 2011hello 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
I don’t understand why lingual braces are better than traditional ones?
November 28th, 2011Hi 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
Will a brace affect me playing my saxophone at University?
November 28th, 2011Hello, 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.
I had a relapse after traditional braces and am looking to rectify it, what’s the deal with lingual braces?
November 28th, 2011hello 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
Will potential gum disease affect my chances of getting a lingual brace?
October 21st, 2011Hi Dr Patel, I Have really badly crossed lower teeth and my upper teeth have started overlapping slightly, I don’t want traditional braces to fix these and have looked at lingual braces, the issue is I think I may have mild gum disease? my gum is slightly red and sensitive to knocks (catching with the a toothbrush usually results in bleeding) but only at the front of my mouth? would this stop me getting lingual braces, i’m thinking about issues with brushing etc.? and if so how do I combat it so I can then move on to actually having them straightened? any feedback would be great, thanks.
How well do Lingual Braces work when compared with traditional braces?
October 14th, 2011Hi, I don’t fully understand lingual braces? with a traditional set of braces I can see how the wire pulls across teeth in order to straighten them and despite not liking them to much aesthetically In would be comfortable having them as I know about them. they say fear is of the unknown as such I would like to know how they would pull teeth part without damaging them? I have crooked teeth and was looking for alternatives to traditional braces would I be better off looking at inmans or damons? issue with both of them is that you can see them! how does the lingual work and would you say that is the best option?
