Archives for February, 2013

Providing That The Condition of Teeth Are Minor How Long Does It Take For The Aligners To Work

February 12th, 2013
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Hello,
My sister is getting married in September and she is quite down about her teeth as they are a bit crooked at the front. She has always been a bit embarrassed about them but I think she has just learnt how to hide them.
I have heard of Invisalign and wondered if this might work over a few months? I know that it would depend on her teeth but literally three teeth are crooked at the front. I am asking because if it might work then I would like to pay for treatment for her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

dr raha sepherara

Dr Raha Sepehrara

The Dental Suite
36 Frederick Street, Loughborough Leicester, LE11 3BJ
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Should I Get Aligners??

February 12th, 2013
Q.

Hello,
I recently went to the dentist for a consultation to get my teeth whitened but while I was there she said that perhaps I should think about orthodontic treatment as a few of my teeth are a little bit out of line on my top teeth. To be honest I haven’t really thought about it before but now she has brought it up I do feel a bit concious of them.
She left me to have a think about it and I have seen some adverts for aligners and if I was to get any it would be these I think. If my teeth problems are minor how long do you think I would have to wear the braces?
Also I am worried about the cost and a part of me thinks I may just leave them for now.

dr raha sepherara

Dr Raha Sepehrara

The Dental Suite
36 Frederick Street, Loughborough Leicester, LE11 3BJ
Web: www.dental-suite.co.uk Tel: 01509 231144

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My Treatment Is Coming To An End And I Still Have Gaps In My Teeth

February 12th, 2013
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Hi Adam =),

I currently have braces and have had them for about 14 months now. I wanted them to close the gaps i have between some of my teeth, but was told i needed them because my upper jaw is smaller than my lower jaw, and i have a cross bite. So they tried to move my jaw, my teeth were already straight and about 4 months ago i was told that my jaw wouldn’t move anymore, it was stubborn. Haha!
They did work on closing my gaps, which is usually very simple to do with power chains, as i’ve been told by friends and from researching online. But this doesn’t seem to be the same for me. They’ve taken the power chains off my upper set and replaced the wire with a rectangular steel wire, and from research, i have found that this is a wire used when treatment is basically finished. But i’m not happy, i assume that they can close the gaps as i have about 4 small gaps range from about 0.5mm to about 2mm wide, they’ve closed a bit, but i still think my teeth look horrible, my teeth seem to look diagonal when i take a picture and look at them. Should i ask my dentist if there is anything i can do about it? Or do you think an invisalign lite treatment could be used just to close the gaps on my upper set? If so could you give me a rough estimate of the time it would take and the price?

Thank you 

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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Should I Pay For Another Aligner After Mine Broke?

February 12th, 2013
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Hi Adam, i have been wearing invisaline braces for over 3 years now, iv been unfortunate with my teeth not moving as to plan so im on my 3 rd set now, im currently on my 3rd to last retainer on the top, my lower one’s finished over 6 months ago, i got told by my dentist to carry on wearing my last bottom aligner at night which i have been doing, unfortunately at the weekend my bottom brace snapped in half, with it being used for over 6 months this did not suprsie me as it was discoloured and not very nice to put in and probably brittle with age, upon contacting my dentist he said i would have to pay over £80 to replace! i find this ridiculous with the amount of money i have already paid and can’t afford this. with me being five weeks off completion i suggested taking the impression for the final retainers but he said this is not possible, i am very disapointed with the service and will not be recomended invisaline to anyone and infact making people aware that the service is not good atal with lots of hidden costs,(ie end retainers to pay for!!) also in the end i have been told one of my teeth will have to get a veneer crown as one of my tooth is not moving down atal this is because it is already a veneer and the retaining pieces that get fused to the veneer kept breaking off, this new veneer crown he quoted over £500, at the end of the day this is not my fault i have been to the dentist to get invisaline, i get the quote see what my teeth will look like in the end and then all this comes out now. i am not happy and expect an answer to these problems. thanks for your time. 

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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Can I Straighten Just The One Side Of My Teeth?

February 12th, 2013
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Hello Dr Sepehara, I hope you can help me. I’m 24 and have crooked teeth but its only on the right side on the bottom teeth. For this reason I never had braces because I thought it would effect the rest of my teeth which are all straight and fine. Is there an aligner which can largely leave the left half of my bottom teeth alone but straighten the ones on the right side? Or would you recommend a different treatment all together. I’m a bit confused on what to do but i’m worried that if left much longer then the crooked teeth with eventually effect the other straight teeth. please let me know what your expert opinion is, Thank you in advance

dr raha sepherara

Dr Raha Sepehrara

The Dental Suite
36 Frederick Street, Loughborough Leicester, LE11 3BJ
Web: www.dental-suite.co.uk Tel: 01509 231144

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Can You Use The Aligners To Whiten Your Teeth As Well?

February 6th, 2013
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Hello, Dr Manoloutsou, I have very crooked teeth but only at the top, the bottom ones are relatively straight apart from slight overcrowding. I would not like a fixed metal brace on my teeth and i’m interested in having invisalign aligners but just one for the bottom set of teeth so it would look natural. However both sets of teeth are really discoloured, The have both been stained from a coffee habit. but I have now stopped drinking coffee and started using whitening toothpastes but they’re not working as well as I had hoped they would. Basically, I want to know if you can use the aligner trays to bleach your teeth as well as straightening them at the same time? Thanks, in advance, 

dr vasileia manoloutsou

Dr Vasileia Manoloutsou

Advance Dental Clinic
104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford Essex, CM2 0JG
Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88

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