Archives for January, 2013

My Aligners Have Changed My Bite, What Should I Do?

January 22nd, 2013
Q.

Hello, Doctor Thorne, I hope you can help me with this. I have recently had invisalign and I noticed that my bite did change during the treatment but I had assumed that it was because of the aligners affecting my bite. But I’ve stopped treatment now and the problem is still there. my molars dont touch at all and it feels so weird and just not right. Can you do something about this or am i stuck with this problem forever. I did ask my dentist if it would have any effect on my bite and he said it wont have any affect on your bite at all. any advice you can give would be great. Thanks,

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Dr Adam Thorne

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

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My Aligners Won’t Fit?!

January 16th, 2013
Q.

Hello, Doctor Thorne I hope you can give me some advice. and I have been using the Invisalign teen for a while now and so far nothing has gone wrong, I’ve had no problems with any of the aligners or with my teeth in general. I was on number fifteen of sixteen of the aligners and I was supposed to change my trays to number sixteen on the top teeth but when I went to change them over, I could not get the sixteen to fit on my teeth! What do you think I should do about it and what will my orthodontist have to do about it? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, I look forward to reading your response

dr adam thorne

Dr Adam Thorne

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

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Is It Normal To Wait This Long For Treatment?

January 16th, 2013
Q.

My Invisalign dentist has been paid in full in March of last year, I have completed all of the scans, had my teeth moulds done and viewed my 3D model. The last time I visited them was in June 2012 and yet I still have not started my treatment.

Everytime I chase them they say they are waiting for the trays to arrive from America and there has been a delay due to the new technology that has been introduced. Is this normal?

After researching the dentist on line I have found hundreds of other patients in the same position and some saying the actual invisalign treatment they eventually received was so bad they had had to pay for corrective surgery on their teeth.

This has made me very nervous about even completing my treatment.

Is there an Invisalign code of practice? Or some standard that needs to be kept so a dentist can treat patients with Invisalign?

Any guidance you can give is greatly appreciated as it looks like I will be pursuing a full refund and would like to arm myself with as much information as possible.

Many thanks

dr adam thorne

Dr Adam Thorne

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

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What is the best option for very crooked teeth?

January 3rd, 2013
Q.

Can you please tell me what the best option is for my very crooked teeth. One dentist said I needed braces and another said Invisalign is ok. Now I am confused. I am 17 years old I know it is expensive to get the best job done my parents will help me with the costs but also tell me please how much does your Invisalign treatment cost? Can I get Invisalign Lite?

dr adam thorne

Dr Adam Thorne

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

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