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

Q.
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?
A.
If you want braces, you should just go for it!

Things can go happen during any course of treatment, such as needing a filling or filling comes out etc…. But these are all fairly straight forward to recify. At worse it just means a short break in brace treatment for having the dental treatment and then carrying on with treatment.

What I would definitely suggest is that you have a dental check up done before any orthodontic treatment so that the risk of needing any treatment is minimised.

Why don’t you get a consultation done to see what options are available to you…you will be surprised how discrete they are now! The orthodontist will also check if there is anything that requires any immediate attention.

Good luck
Darsh

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