Teeth straightening
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Finally reached the point in life where my slightly imperfect teeth are bothering me enough to want to do something about them.
My upper front tooth crosses the tooth next to it very slightly, due to drinking a LOT of coffee & red wine my teeth aren't very white either.
Looking online I'm seeing prices locally in the region of £1500! Does this sound right?
Obviously I'll speak to my (NHS) dentist about getting them done privately once we're out of isolation but what other options are there?
My upper front tooth crosses the tooth next to it very slightly, due to drinking a LOT of coffee & red wine my teeth aren't very white either.
Looking online I'm seeing prices locally in the region of £1500! Does this sound right?
Obviously I'll speak to my (NHS) dentist about getting them done privately once we're out of isolation but what other options are there?
£1500 seems light. I am in same boat, 2 teeth need a bit on minor manipulation (in my opinion). Visited dentist, he said £3k and 6 months to fix top and bottom. Not using Invasilign as that would be more expensive and take longer. Remember you’ll be looking at wearing retainers forever too
A friend had a set of teeth like tombstones. She has paid £3k for a lot of work including replacement adjusters every month and whitening at the end.
It has made a huge difference - literally a person who would only laugh behind her hand to someone who now looks and behaves normally.
It seemed expensive when she first mentioned it, but the difference is truly astonishing
It has made a huge difference - literally a person who would only laugh behind her hand to someone who now looks and behaves normally.
It seemed expensive when she first mentioned it, but the difference is truly astonishing
Kudos said:
£1500 seems light. I am in same boat, 2 teeth need a bit on minor manipulation (in my opinion). Visited dentist, he said £3k and 6 months to fix top and bottom. Not using Invasilign as that would be more expensive and take longer. Remember you’ll be looking at wearing retainers forever too
Retainers?I'm doing the invisaligner course at present and would recommend it. Pretty discrete, can be worn most of the day and the tech is pretty good.
Think it was around £2300 but that has included all appointments, new invisaligners and quite a bit more. Has been for last two years but markedly different and improved overall. Sorted out a few issues that as a kid wearing old school braces for 6 years seemed to not improve at all.
Think it was around £2300 but that has included all appointments, new invisaligners and quite a bit more. Has been for last two years but markedly different and improved overall. Sorted out a few issues that as a kid wearing old school braces for 6 years seemed to not improve at all.
LordHaveMurci said:
Kudos said:
£1500 seems light. I am in same boat, 2 teeth need a bit on minor manipulation (in my opinion). Visited dentist, he said £3k and 6 months to fix top and bottom. Not using Invasilign as that would be more expensive and take longer. Remember you’ll be looking at wearing retainers forever too
Retainers?I have Invisalign at the moment and am a few months into 8 months of so of treatment. The aligners are very discreet and nobody notices them, but they have to be removed to eat and then you must clean your teeth before putting them back in which is a bit annoying. I end up eating all my food in 3 large square meals with no snacking at all, because it's simply too much hassle to remove the trays, eat, brush teeth etc. just for a snack. This may or may not suit your eating style.
Mine are costing £3500 privately, but as you can see in this thread, prices seem to vary wildly.
Also, CV19 means I am essentially 'going it alone' for the foreseeable future, rather than having periodic checkups of progress, which is a bit worrying.
Mine are costing £3500 privately, but as you can see in this thread, prices seem to vary wildly.
Also, CV19 means I am essentially 'going it alone' for the foreseeable future, rather than having periodic checkups of progress, which is a bit worrying.
I have wonky teeth and like the OP thought it might be time to finally get them sorted as they're getting wonkier the older I get. I saw my dentist who talked about Invisalign but also talked about shaving a little bit of tooth off one or two of the top ones, and then when the treatment is finished you end up with permanent stuff holding your teeth in the right place - like a wire across the back.
This really put me off - does it sound right? I will go to see someone else when CV19 is over but this thread made me wonder......
This really put me off - does it sound right? I will go to see someone else when CV19 is over but this thread made me wonder......
It's pretty standard procedure I believe. They use some stuff like double sided sandpaper strips and run it between certain teeth like floss to make space. It only removes a tiny amount and is completely painless.
The retainer can be either a clear removable retainer (like another Invisalign tray), or if you can't be bothered with that I believe you can have a wire bonded to the back of the teeth. I used to have one bonded on my upper teeth and it was fine.
The retainer can be either a clear removable retainer (like another Invisalign tray), or if you can't be bothered with that I believe you can have a wire bonded to the back of the teeth. I used to have one bonded on my upper teeth and it was fine.
It does all depend on how bad your teeth are as to what you need. I would suggest you seek out a top quality orthodontics specialist not just a dentist who does it as a sideline.
My wife had quite badly twisted and misaligned teeth and as a child her parents were told nothing could be done. We saw a guy in Cheltenham who was honest about time frames and quoted a fixed price no matter how many appointments it took.
In all it was over two years but now she cannot stop smiling. After they were aligned she had a little cosmetic work done as the teeth were shorter on some due to how they were.
Pain wise, yes there was some but like a dull ache but the tackle that she was fitted with was extensive. Invisalign could not but hers right. She has a very small wire behind her upper set but it is not an issue for her.
Cost from memory was about £4k but you pay for what you get. Worth every penny and once she had seen the finished result it was "why did I wait so long to get them done.
My wife had quite badly twisted and misaligned teeth and as a child her parents were told nothing could be done. We saw a guy in Cheltenham who was honest about time frames and quoted a fixed price no matter how many appointments it took.
In all it was over two years but now she cannot stop smiling. After they were aligned she had a little cosmetic work done as the teeth were shorter on some due to how they were.
Pain wise, yes there was some but like a dull ache but the tackle that she was fitted with was extensive. Invisalign could not but hers right. She has a very small wire behind her upper set but it is not an issue for her.
Cost from memory was about £4k but you pay for what you get. Worth every penny and once she had seen the finished result it was "why did I wait so long to get them done.
I've thought about it a few times but the fact you're paying thousands out and your teeth will move back to the old position anyway makes it seem not worthwhile.
The thought of having to wear a retainer for the rest of your life just does not seem a good solution.
Thankfully my teeth aren't terrible. I'd prob go for it if a permanent fix was guaranteed but as it's not, unlikely.
The thought of having to wear a retainer for the rest of your life just does not seem a good solution.
Thankfully my teeth aren't terrible. I'd prob go for it if a permanent fix was guaranteed but as it's not, unlikely.
Rick101 said:
I've thought about it a few times but the fact you're paying thousands out and your teeth will move back to the old position anyway makes it seem not worthwhile.
The thought of having to wear a retainer for the rest of your life just does not seem a good solution.
Thankfully my teeth aren't terrible. I'd prob go for it if a permanent fix was guaranteed but as it's not, unlikely.
If your teeth aren't that bad you would probably only have to wear a retainer once or twice a week. Not that arduous really. The thought of having to wear a retainer for the rest of your life just does not seem a good solution.
Thankfully my teeth aren't terrible. I'd prob go for it if a permanent fix was guaranteed but as it's not, unlikely.
dreamer75 said:
Thanks for that - a bit reassuring ! What would you say was more annoying - a nightly retainer, or a wire..... I guess you stop feeling the wire after a while?
For me a nightly retainer is definately more annoying. The bonded wire is quickly forgotten about, but it does make it a little harder to clean and floss your teeth, and if you're too gung ho when eating certain hard things it's possible to break the glue on certain teeth (although it can be fixed easily). im 48, my teeth were bugging me more and more - mild crossed over lower front teeth and colapsing upper arch due to single tooth extraction when i was a child. Luckily my wife is a cosmetic dentist with a MSc in restorative dentistry - she got an orthodotist at her practice to do "clear correct" - similar to invisalign but abit cheaper. A basic case is called a "6 month smile" but mine was more complex and took waaaayy longer but got 95% there. Fixed braces would of been longer still and got me upto 100% but more expensive. My son was quoted £4.4k for both arches by the guy she sends all her fixed brace otho too
Invisalign/clear correct as i understand it dont have the fine adjustment of fixed braces hence i say got me to 95%.Dont get me wrong, I look at my teeth they look great and im chuffed! But f you're a perfectionist like my wife who has some VERY fussy patients, she would say this tooth needs slight rotation, lenthening here, rebuilding/shaping there etc Even a full fixed brace ortho can leave you with gaps called "black triangles" so be aware, cosmetic tweeks can add £££ after. I wear a night guard too, doesnt bother me, i grind a bit and it will keep my teeth in correct position and minimise wear for years to come
The last step is i have short tooth i broke in my teens so my wife is doing some cosmetic work (free for a change!!) on it with a US product/methodology called bioclear which basically involves wrapping tooth in composite then shaping/sizing. Its cheaper/less invasive than crowns. I was meant to get it finished a few weeks ago but corona stopped that....
Invisalign/clear correct as i understand it dont have the fine adjustment of fixed braces hence i say got me to 95%.Dont get me wrong, I look at my teeth they look great and im chuffed! But f you're a perfectionist like my wife who has some VERY fussy patients, she would say this tooth needs slight rotation, lenthening here, rebuilding/shaping there etc Even a full fixed brace ortho can leave you with gaps called "black triangles" so be aware, cosmetic tweeks can add £££ after. I wear a night guard too, doesnt bother me, i grind a bit and it will keep my teeth in correct position and minimise wear for years to come
The last step is i have short tooth i broke in my teens so my wife is doing some cosmetic work (free for a change!!) on it with a US product/methodology called bioclear which basically involves wrapping tooth in composite then shaping/sizing. Its cheaper/less invasive than crowns. I was meant to get it finished a few weeks ago but corona stopped that....
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