Category “Dr Kumar Answers”

My teeth have only just started overlapping is invisalign the one for me?

September 6th, 2011

hello I have an issue with my two front teeth, problem is that they cross over and im worried that it is just going to progress and get worse and worse. It doesn’t look to bad at the moment but the two teeth have definitely moved over time as ive grown. Ive been online and looked at various options and priced up ones that are potentially available to me. I liked the look of invisalign and was just wondering if it would actually be ok for me to be treated with it? secondly are you aware what would the round about cost for this be?

thank you for your time

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Dr Raj Kumar

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Which is best for me out of Invisalign and Clearstep?

September 6th, 2011

hello

what is your opinion either way, as an expert, of invsialgin over clearstep? I have been online looking into these two different types of braces and I am simply torn between the cheapness of clearstep, but the obvious intricacy of invisalign design. I just need my front tooth gap closing up do you think that would really need a full course of invisalign- whether it would be worth it? or should I go for the financially cheaper option of clearstep?
thank you very much

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Dr Raj Kumar

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My periodontist and orthodontist have different opinions about my teeth

August 25th, 2011

I am a 40 year old, faced with a delimma. I have seen a Periodontist recommended by my Dentist for severe gum recession, most probably caused by grinding my teeth at night related to tooth overcrowding.
The Periodontist recommends extensive gum grafting for approximately 14 teeth! When I recently visited with my Dentist, she recommends that I have the Invisalign treatment done to correct ‘crowding’ BEFORE the gum grafting, because if I get the grafting done first, it would be “just like putting a bandaid on the problem”. Of course, the Periodontist feels that the gum grafting should come first. Can you PLEASE help clarify, in your opinion, which should come first?
Thank You!

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in my experien… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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Does Invisalign treatment leave any marks on teeth?

August 25th, 2011

hello doctor,

Do invisalign leave any marks on your teeth after the treatment like traditional braces. Obviously it won’t be the residual glue you get from metal braces but has it ever left scratches on teeth after treatment has been completed? I just ask because I plan to get my teeth whitened after my teeth are nice and straight and deserve to be shown off for once! and friends who have had braces and then whitening have experienced a blotched whiteness to their teeth due to where the brace had been. Does this ever happen with invisalign?
hope you can help and thank you very much for your time

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I’ve missed out in orthodontic work when I was 16, now I am 19 what will I have to pay?

August 24th, 2011

Hello Doctor,
When i was 16 my dentist referred me to an orthodontist for braces, he explained that the waiting list was long but i was prepared to wait as I have fangs and they really get me down so i cant smile. After waiting ansd waiting i hadnt heard anything so contacted my dentist only to be told that basically there was no record of the referal I do not know what went wrong but I had waited over 2 years for this (now being 18) I did not know what to do I was so angry and upset my dentist did not provide no help whatso ever. I am no just 19 and in full time education so obviously cannot afford braces can you provide any advice please? thank you for your time

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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Treatment to close front tooth gap has caused other gaps. What can be done?

August 24th, 2011

Dear Mr Kumar,
Hope you are in the best of health.
My question is that I have a gap in my top two front teeth and I have an over bite.

I am half way through a four month treatment with Clearstep and I have been told now that even though the gap between my front two teeth is closed I will now be left with gaps through the rest of my teeth.

Also after an hour of not wearing the clearstep my teeth start to move as they have gaps in them and the dentist has recommended that at the end of my treatment he will fill the gaps with a filler in order that they do not move.

I am now thinking of my options and want to know whether I will have the same problems with invisalign.

Kind Regards

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Dr Raj Kumar

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86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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How much does an individual Invisalign aligner cost?

August 22nd, 2011

hi there,

just wanted to know how you go about pricing up your invisalign treatment. I understand that each person would have to wear a different number of the aligners, how much are they priced individually? I am asking because I do not think my teeth would need too many aligners as it is only two protruding canines that are causing me some mild embarrassment. How many aligners do you think this would need? and how much would it cost?

thank you for your time

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I now need a dental implant, will this affect my Invisalign treatment?

August 11th, 2011

i was meant to be getting invisalign treatment in less than a week, with my aligners fast on there way, but now ive gone and had a stupid accident and broke my front tooth. My dentist says theres not enough left for bonding or veneers and suggests an implant. If i got an implant and it took like 3 months or so to heal could i still start my invisalign? do you think my teeth will still match enough? I don’t know what to do, and it horrifies me to think that i might have to pay again

any help you could give would be really, really appreciated

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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What should I actually expect to pay for invisalign?

July 8th, 2011

Hello,

i am looking into getting invisalign for the treatment of my gapped teeth. I have been looking at the prices offered at a number of different practices and have noticed somes are about Â£2000 and some are Â£3500. I am a person who believes if its too good to be true it is and so would like to know if the higher end of the scale is the most likely price i will be paying?

thank you for any help you can give and for reading my message

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
Web: www.forma86.com Tel: 0800 015 0569

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Will my teeth grinding affect my Invisalign aligners?

June 21st, 2011

Hi there Doctor,

could you tell me the protocol when it comes to a teeth grinder looking to wear invisalign. I sadly do not only grind my teeth in my sleep but also in my waking hours, when concentrating or even daydreaming, it has become an awful annoyance to myself and those around me and not only that my teeth are in an awful condition alignment wise. My top teeth are crowded and crooked and I really want to sort them out, and would prefer if it was done discreetly. WIll I be ok wearing invisalign in light of my grinding problem?
Thank you for your time

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Dear Bruxist, yes Invisalign w… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)