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My daughter would like Invisalign but still has baby teeth. What can be done?

June 1st, 2011

Hello Dr Raj Kumar. My daughter of the young age of thirteen has two permanent teeth which currently overlap quite alot and there is an abundance of crooked and overcrowded baby teeth. She desperately wants braces but the problem is that not all of her teeth have come through so this leaves me wondering what can I actually do??? she would like them as soon as possible and is very embarrassed and ashamed of her teeth. Can you please advise on the situation?

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Dr Raj Kumar

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Are my bleeding gums caused by Invisalign? My oral health is good. What is the problem?

May 23rd, 2011

Hello Doctor Kumar,

my Invisalign question is concerned with bleeding gums, which I have been getting quite often after the starting of my invisalign treatment. I am usually very thorough with my cleaning, brushing, flossing and using mouthwash and i also take great care to wash my brace when need be so I don’t think my hygiene is the problem in this case. Could you therefore please suggest any reason for why this would be happening? have an appointment booked for my dentist but would like a small piece of mind in the meantime.

Thank you for your time and I hope you can assist.

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I have excessive bleeding of gums. Does this need to be treated before Invisalign can proceed?

May 20th, 2011

Dear Doctor Kumar, Can you please assist me today., I am a teenager and before this two years agoI had braces placed on. Since then i bhave got an infection in my teeth, and i had to remove it within one yr’s time.I have a space in my front teeth as well,also my gums are very weak and i have excessive bleeding from them.I am planning to do a treatment of Invisalign.Am I supposed to clean up again before starting the treatment? (I did it before but it didnt help me).What am i really supposed to do? Thank you for your time and I hope you are well.

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I am soon to get a refinement impression taken but have a loose tooth, what should I do?

May 16th, 2011

I am on tray 11 of my invisalign treatment. I will be wearing this tray for 3 weeks and then going in for my refinement appointment. I am very worried to get the refinement impressions done at this point because one of my lower front teeth is very loose. I can feel it move quite a bit when I eat. I’m worried that it might get pulled out or damaged when they pull off the impression. Should I ask my dentist to wait to do the refinement and just wear the temporary retainer he ordered for a few more weeks first? So that would be 3 weeks with this tray and then a few more weeks with the retainer before getting impressions done. Or will 3 weeks be enough to strengthen the tooth?

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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My Invisalign aligners keep falling off.

May 5th, 2011

Hi,

I have worn my invisalign braces for around 4 months now. The total treatment time will be around 8.5 months initially.

I had a total of 6 attachments put on, and after a week or so, 1 of them came off. My dentist told me that the attachment would not be replaced as it may come off again.

Recently 2 more of the attachments came off, however they did not just fall off, I think I was a bit too forceful when putting the aligners back into my mouth once, and I accidentally knocked 2 of the attachments off.

I have an appointment on friday to see my dentist. Should he be replacing these 2 that fell off recently?

I am just concerned that with them off, my teeth will not be moving as well as they could with the attachments, and that when the 8.5 months is complete, it will mean that I then have to wear the refinement braces for longer than if the attachments are on during the initial 8.5 months.

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Dr Raj Kumar

Forma 86
86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I have very crowded, crooked teeth and an overbite, could Invisalign treat this?

April 27th, 2011

my teeth are pretty bad, crowded, crooked and i have an overbite and so i feel i need to turn to braces. I was just going to go for metal braces but then i heard of invisalign which sound great, but i wonder how strong they are, are they only for mild smile imperfections or can they be used for someone like me who has numerous problems and teeth which are in pretty bad condition?

Thanks

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Dr Raj Kumar

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86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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Will I be able to have Invisalign treatment even though my wisdom teeth are coming through?

April 27th, 2011

hello,
i have crooked teeth on my top and bottom and really don’t want to have ugly, metal braces but at the moment my wisdom teeth are coming through, would i be able to get invisalign now or should i wait for my wisdom teeth to come through? So far only one has come through

many thanks

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Dr Raj Kumar

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86 Harley Street, London Greater London, W1G 7H
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I have just moved on to wearing Essix retainers but I think they might be pushing against my filling as it is really painful.

April 27th, 2011

I finished Invisalign treatment in March 2011 and was fitted with an Essix retainer which was a well fitted. I had a filling replaced on the top teeth and it felt slightly thicker than the mold. Since then I have been in constant pain and the teeth appear to have moved. I now have numbness and swelling to my upper jaw and it looks as if the incisor has pulled down. I have been advised by NHS Direct Dental Nurse to remove retainer as I have an appointment with my orthodontist in 4 days. Will another course of invisalign correct this? Could you please advise?

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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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Can I use Invisalign for treating relapsed teeth?

April 12th, 2011

I had braces when I was younger and they gave me a really great smile. The problem is I hav been moving around a lot for work so have not really had the chance to visit a dentist regularly and I think my teeth have relapsed, I feel like they are pushing outward again and they are aching. Could I use Invisalign to treat this?

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