I have twisted, crowded teeth and my teeth are moving what is the treatment cost?

Q. Hi, I basically have a cost question. I have a few issues with my teeth, nothing major but enough that I’m considering having them fixed. I can’t seem to find a cost-quote though, I’ve read a load of material but nothing with a price-list!.. Anyway, the problems I have are:

1) I have a twisted tooth on the lower jaw, it’s the one immediately to the right of my left incisor. It’s always been twisted so I was wondering if this was fix-able and also what the cost of doing it would be.

2) Again on the lower jaw, the second tooth from the left incisor has moved forward from the others, this has happened within the last 6months or so. It has always been slightly forward but it seems to have moved more recently. It has, however, set in place now so I was, again wondering if this was fix-able and also at what cost.

3) The most urgent problem I have is with my upper jaw, the tooth to the right of the “big2” has moved behind the big2 somewhat. This happened pretty much overnight, perhaps due to sleeping on my arm. It felt sore for a while but then it seemed to set in place, then again a few weeks later I awoke to find it was sore once more. It has basically popped behind the “big2” and the right incisor, so again, was wondering if this is fixable and at what cost.

Those are the three things I would like to have fixed if possible, and if you could provide me with a quote/ortho-reccomendation, I’d be more than grateful! Also, as a side-note, I’m 21 and male. And a general point is that I think my teeth may be a little “crowded” since they sometimes feel cramped and I’m guessing this is why the teeth have moved around, lack of space may be causing them to migrate!.. Anyway, thank you in advance for your time and response. It’s much appreciated and a big help. Kind Regards K

A. Dear K,
My first thoughts are that you need to diagnose why the teeth have moved and how stable they are. This is hugely important, to find out if there is a reason, such as gum disease causing bone loss around the teeth, as you must correct it before starting any cosmetic stuff. Also it might affect the best way of tackling the problem you have. Our prices are on the website www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk in the services section download the pdf on the right side of the page.

My Second thoughts are that 21years old is young for gum problems and that sleeping on your arm should not affect healthy teeth.

If you can make to central Birmingham shops/financial district I can offer a free no obligation assessment to give you some options and some prices to consider and at that point you might even be able to price compare. It can be tricky to make comparisons if you haven’t got the basic agreement on the treatment route or the specifications so this would be a good start.

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
August 2nd, 2011 at 08:47 PM
NANCY Says :

I have my upper and lower left canine teeth twisted close to 45 degrees… Hard to explaine but when I close my teeth they fit together. and when theya re open they look like pointy fangs with open gaps that look like cavities in pictures. I had impacted and semi impacted wisdom teeth that i extracted too late. I am 40now .. realistically and most cost effectively what can you recommend as the best course of action?

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