Posts tagged “Invisalign aligners”

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, 

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

January 22nd, 2013
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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
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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

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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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Is It Normal To Wait This Long For Treatment?

January 16th, 2013
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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

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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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Why have my Invisalign brace stopped working?

October 24th, 2012
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I started wearing Invisalign braces 7 months ago. The first 3 months went fine, but since then there has been absolutely no progress as the braces stopped fitting correctly after retainer number 7, creating a gap between the retainer and my most prominent tooth. I have now had a refinement to try and correct this and am on brace 2 of 24 of these, but the same problem has occurred again already, with a small gap appearing. I am also worried as my front four teeth now have a pitted appearance, which I think might be enamel erosion caused by the brace. I wear the braces for at least 22 hours a day so don’t understand why they are not working. I feel like my treatment is not working and is actually damaging my teeth. Can you offer any advice? Many thanks for your time.

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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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I am unsure if I am suitable for Invisalign?

October 16th, 2012
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I just started my Invisalign case. I’m on my first aligner. The first dentist I went to told me Invisalign couldn’t work for me, I was disappointed but didn’t give up. I went to another dentist and he looked at it once and said I’m perfect for Invisalign. But from reading peoples questions and complaints, I’m starting to get worried about if I’m been taken for ride for my money. So is it possible for someone to turn me down and some other dentist see me and say I’m perfect for Invisalign.I would really appreciate any help and advise that you can give me. I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

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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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Would I need to wear a retainer with Invisalign treatment?

October 4th, 2012
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Hello there! How do you think it will go if I have Invisalign for both my top and bottom teeth to straighten out some unruly teeth? My top teeth are mainly ok but a little crowded and my bottom teeth are even more crowded! Am I likely to find success with Invisalign? Also, just how much do you think it will cost to have Invisalign? One more question please: Someone who is a dentist has told me that if I have Invisalign then I will have to wear a retainer at night for the rest of my life. Is this true?Thank you for your time and I look forward to any advice that you have for me.

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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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I have accidentally thrown away several Invisalign aligners, can I have them replaced?

April 30th, 2012
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I threw away four upper trays while doing a spring clean. Oops!  was about a year and a half ago. Still have pkg with bar code on them. Problem is I do not want to deal with original Dr. as she has lost her license for a period of time since my original pesrscription. I have an appointment with my current dentist for a consultation. Can he reorder the lost trays and then request subsequent trays from Invisiligns old data. I do not have my molds either. God Bless!

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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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My husband has suffered tooth misalignment after a car accident, can he have a brace?

April 30th, 2012
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Hello, my husband had a car accident just over a year ago and three of his teeth at the front of his mouth took some of the impact. whilst they didnt break or crack he feels that these three particulat teeth are not aligned with the rest of his teeth but have bucked backwards slightly. His teeth are painful but he won’t go to the dentist becuase he is worried that they willl remove his teeth.
I have been researching online about different treatments and I wondered if the invisal brace would help my husband?
He has somewhat of a phobia and won’t even research it on the internet. Any help would be great. Thank you.

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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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Is tea or coffee likely to have ramifications on the state of my Invisalign aligners?

February 9th, 2012
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Hello and good day to you doctor I have recently been told about the dangers of the ‘sugar bath’ effect with invisalign aligners. Ive been told this is where you drink sugary drinks while wearing the aligners and the sugar all stays in the aligner, where it starts really getting to work on the teeth and not in a good way!. I’m not a fizzy pop drinker myself, but I do drink an awful lot of tea and coffee throughout the day and would very much so like to know if there be similar ramification with wearing the invisalign aligner and drinking coffe and tea and dental damage?

thank you doctor

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Dr Raha Sepehrara

The Dental Suite
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