I’m 16 and I have bad teeth, I can’t afford veneers so what are my options?

Q.
Hello dr moore. I am 16 years old and i am really suffering because of my very bad teeth. They are very discoloured despite me trying lots of different tooth whitening treatments, I also have an overbite and individual teeth lay on top of each other or are crooked meaning they are chipped too. There are just soo many problems and now I really hate smiling and meeting new people. I asked my dentist about braces and she said I would have to pay because I am not classed as a severe case as I only want them to “look good”. As you can tell this is really upsetting me because my self esteem is so bad. I can’t afford veneers so what can I do?! Please give me some advice!
A.
Hello, thank you for your question it sounds like you’ll need to pay for a brace to sort them out, alternatively seek advice or a referral to a teaching hospital to see if they could take you on? Take care,
Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore
December 18th, 2012 at 08:47 PM
haley Says :

I’m 16. Have 2 teeth chipped off at the gum line. Another tooth has a huge hole in it. Also, I have 2 or 3 teeth getting small holes in them. I’m terrified to go to the dentist. What do i do? My gums hurt and get really swollen.

December 18th, 2012 at 08:47 PM
Annonomous Says :

Hi there, I am 16 years old with really bad teeth, they are rotting and stained but i’ve never been to the dentist either i always try and avoid the situation, i really want to get them sorted but i’d need probably a whole new set of teeth, but that would probably cost so much, they’re really bad and it lowers my confidence i’m not sure what to do i just want nice teeth without having to pay loads to have them sorted, help?

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