Category “Expert Answers”

How frequently will I need to visit my dentist once my braces are fitted?

October 27th, 2011
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Hello, I saw an offer on Groupon to have Invisible STb Lingual Braces on either your top or lower teeth for £975 (inc. retainer). However, in the next few months, I will be travelling on and off. Can you please let me know how frequently I would need to have appointments once the braces are fitted – and is it a big problem if I am away for, say a month, and can’t have the appointment during that time. Any other advice you have would be appreciated too. Thank you. Louise

Darsh Patel 8 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, KT6 4PJ Web: www.invisibrace.co.uk Tel: 020 8399 6333

What can I do to make my teeth whiter after my braces come off?

October 27th, 2011
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Finally after a very long wait I am getting my braces off next week!!!!! Is there anything that you can suggest to help make my teeth white and loosen the glue for when they come off so then they don’t hurt as much? I’ve been told to rinse my mouth with very weak peroxide, i really don’t want my lovely straight teeth to be yellow and discoloured when i do get my braces off. thanks for any tips that you can give me

Darsh Patel 8 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, KT6 4PJ Web: www.invisibrace.co.uk Tel: 020 8399 6333

My braces feel like they’re going to rip my face off, is that normal?

October 27th, 2011
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hello Tif, I had braces put on last week and In feel like they are going to pull my face off- teeth first! I have been told that I would feel some pressure and that they would take some getting used to but to be honest they haven’t given me much of a lisp or an any other issue, they do rub a bit on the inside of my lips and cheeks which I think is going to sting when it starts to have an effect. but for now the main issueis with the pressure being applied to my teeth if this keeps up they will be where they must in days but ill wont! could you tell me if they should be like this and how long if they are the pressure applied to teeth lasts? surely it cannot be the whole 18 month course of treatment? I thank you in advance for any feedback that may help.

dr tif qureshi

Tif Qureshi

178 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8PT
Web: www.dentalelegance.co.uk Tel: 0208 850 8820

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What effects does a brace have on your facial features?

October 27th, 2011
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hi, Dr Hutchinson can you please tell me the effects that a brace has on the patients face please? this may sound weird indeed I know but still. I have had my braces of for about a week now and people have mentioned that I look a bit gaunt? I have always been really slim- never properly skinny but my face has always been really defined so to speak, now though- and I have noticed it myself but hadn’t paid it too much attention as I was happy to have my brace off but my face does seem slimmer? it might not be anything to do with the braces but I have never changed my diet and after checking it seems I haven’t lost any weight, so it lead me to believe it was down to this,? could you potentially shed some light on the situation please. tah

…by the way I cannot leave my teeth alone!

Dr Ian Hutchinson

Ian Hutchinson

Beaufort Park Way, Chepstow, NP16 5UH
Web: www.thesmilelounge.org.uk Tel: 01291 624534

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What braces move your jaw, and do they hurt?

October 27th, 2011
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What type of brace would you need for Moving your jaw my dentist said I need braces for moving my jaw slightly to the side and in front I thought it would be train traces but I am not sure and does the mould her when they are moulding your mouth does it hurt when they put them on will I get to choose the colours I would be gratefully if you could answer all these questions please my friend has them and she said it hurts when you put them on I was wondering if you could answer these questions thank you

Dr Ian Hutchinson

Ian Hutchinson

Beaufort Park Way, Chepstow, NP16 5UH
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I have flattened teeth that bleed and I need my teeth straightening, can you help me please?

October 21st, 2011
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Madam,
since five years back my right front teeth have become flat and bleeding lightly. I could not be able to chew by my front teeth due to flatness. Sometimes my gum is I find itching and painful & also swollen. I could not be able to smile comfortably due to my red gum and flat teeth. Hence for this i would like your goodself to kindly help me out my problem that i want to straighthen my front teeth anyhow. for this how much will cost and what i need to do to find out good dentistry out here in India? Then how do i get appointment for the treatment since i am living in a remote area far from the city exreame corner of Nagaland state

dr raha sepehrara

Raha Sepehrara

27 Park Road, Loughborough, LE11 2ED
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I need 3/4 teeth moving, will six month smiles be good enough and can I spread the cost?

October 19th, 2011
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Hi,
I am in my forties and have crooked front top teeth which I really want sorted out. I am limited by time as I work abroad on 6/7 month contracts and I have seen the 6 month smile option which seems attractive. Can I pay monthly for this sort of treatment? I am in London from November for a few months. I only need 3/4 teeth moving to straighten them as I have a small gap they can move into. Are there any other options for me? Thank you

Darsh Patel 8 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, KT6 4PJ Web: www.invisibrace.co.uk Tel: 020 8399 6333

How much do invisible braces cost?

October 19th, 2011
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Hello  i am 21 years old. I live in Rochdale, Greater manchester and, and i really want to gt some braces fitted.I would just like to know he following questions. How much would it cost for mee to get braces? Invisible ones? Would it cost mee to come make an appoitment? And would i have to pay evrytime i come for a checkup?
Thankyou. Would like to hear from you soon.

Darsh Patel 8 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, KT6 4PJ Web: www.invisibrace.co.uk Tel: 020 8399 6333

Can a brace save my under-bite and in doing so reduce wrinkles around my mouth?

October 19th, 2011
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I need to have a brace to sort out a slight under bite. that’s the end of the problems as you will see in a minute but for now will any brace sort out an under bite or will it fix it at all? I see how it would fix an over bite as it pulls all the teeth in but how could it then push all the teeth back out? If a brace can fix this what kind of brace would be needed would it have to be a traditional fixed brace or can I have any of the more aesthetically pleasing ones? then we get to the next bit. I have wrinkles in my cheeks near my mouth and suspect they are there because my underbite is not supporting my face. I was hoping whether you could confirm whether this can happen and if a brace will get rid of them (if my teeth are sorted), if not whatsurgery can I have in and around the mouth to get rid of them? thank you doctor

Dr Ian Hutchinson

Ian Hutchinson

Beaufort Park Way, Chepstow, NP16 5UH
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My son sucks his thumb often, what implications can this have?

October 19th, 2011
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MY son sucks lis thumb a lot and constantly has his fingers in his mouth, now as a toddler its expected i know this but the wife keeps trying to give him a dummy which im quite sure he’d love but I wont let im near it- this has caused many debates as you can imagine. im worried that if he keeps sucking his thumb as his teeth are coming through and both he and his face are growing they will grow to be in a strange position leaving like an open gap where his mouths used to his thumb being there. will this or will this not increase the likleyhood of him needing braces when he’s older and does it leave any further damage (indeed if it leaves any) to the rest of his mouth?

dr adam thorne

Adam Thorne

52 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PR
Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981

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