I was told i needed braces as a child, I have crooked teeth I want a straight row of pearly whites, what are my options and how much will it cost ?
1. Braces. These can move poorly positioned teeth into their correct position. Depending on your problem you can have “train track” braces or ” invisible braces. In my practice we use invisalign braces to solve a lot of our tooth position problems. Once the teeth are in their improved position we still sometimes need to place veneers to improve the shape and colour of the teeth. The treatment time is usually between 6 months to 2 years.
2. An alternative approach, and one many of my patients opt for due to the speed of the treatment, are veneers. These are thin pieces of porcelain bonded to the front of your teeth. When the teeth are in a good position very little shaping of the tooth is necessary. However when the teeth are badly aligned a lot more tooth needs to be removed to allow us to give you the smile that you want. The real plus is that this treatment only takes up to a month to complete in most cases. In fact in my practice the treatment is completed in a day using Cad/Cam technology!
From a cost point of view this can range from about £3000 to £ 4000 for brace/invisalign to £10000 for veneers. Although this cost may appear high do remember that your new smile is being made specifically for you and that you use your teeth 24 hours a day! The cost is in the region of the cost of a small car but should last considerably longer! Many practices have finance available to help spread this costs over a few years
Hope this helps.
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