Posts Tagged ‘jaw alignment’

Is Surgery the Only Option for my Son’s Lower Jaw Misalignment?

Thursday, March 26th, 2015
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Hello Dr Hughes.
My son is 17 years old. His front two teeth are coming outwards onto his lower lip. I know we’ve left it late, we should have had braces put on him when he was younger. My worry is the orthodontist referred him to hospital and they gave us an option for him to have surgery to align his lower jaw. I’m concerned about this surgery. Can I ask you if there is another option, just so the front two teeth can be worked on through cosmetic dentistry? I await a reply. Many thanks.

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Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

When I Smile My Teeth Don’t Show. Is This A Dental Issue Or A Jaw Alignment Issue?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
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Dear Andrew. When I smile it is very difficult for my teeth to show. Even when I talk you don’t see the top ones that much. Is this a tooth issue or a jaw/lip issue? Can anything be done about this? It causes me a lot of stress and makes me never want to smile.
When I do smile very wide (forced) you can see the teeth more but it looks very unnatural.
My teeth are all very straight (orthodontic work done as a kid) but I feel like that was pointless as I can never smile normally and show them off. I feel like my teeth are too far back in my mouth and that is why they don’t show. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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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

Could You Give Me A Rough Estimate Off How Much It Would Cost To Get My Jaw Aligned?

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
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Hello Dr Moore. My top jaw comes out more forward than my bottom one, I think this is called an overbite. This means my bite basically covers my bottom teeth. Also when I bring my bottom jaw forward to meet my top teeth one of jaws are not straight resulting in a big space either side of my front teeth. Apart from this my teeth are all straight. I would like to have my jaw realigned. Do you think that this is the best option? Also, could you give me rough estimate of how much this sort of treatment would cost? I hope to hear from you. Thank you.

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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

How Can I Close The Gaps Between My Teeth?

Thursday, June 6th, 2013
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I have gaps in between all my teeth along the front of my upper set of teeth. I’m 16 years old and my current dentist says it is not necessary for me to get braces. I think its something to o with my jaw alignment at this moment in time is perfect and braces would mess this up. The gaps not only look bad but also food gets caught in them when I eat. Its making me self conscious when I smile and I’d like to know if there are any solutions. How can I close the gaps in my teeth realistically and permanently? Thank you for your time and I keenly await your answer.I really want to get treatment for this so that I can get on with my life.

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Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

Which Treatment Would Be Best To Re-size My Teeth?

Thursday, May 30th, 2013
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hello sir i wonder if you could help out, basically i want to resize my teeth for a better look and healthy smile..can u suggest something best that i can recover from it as soon as possible…..
first 4 teeth are forwarded to outside where they should be and i dont feel right about how they look. what i want overall is something to make everything look in proportion and normal, so probably need to resize and re position my lower jaw somehow. then look at how to align the teeth so that they look correct afterwards.

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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

My Overall Dental Health Is Poor And I Would Like To Know If I Can Get Free NHS Treatment?

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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hello im 18 and i’ve had trouble with my teeth for 12 years now i’ve had many teeth taken out when i was young now my teeth are turning, i have a gap in the middle of my two top teeth and and holes in my molars that have been fillled in many times. Despite this though it all just sinks back in the teeth and consequently i have developed a lisp and get major headaches as my jaw is out of place by half a centimeter. It’s all quite distressing and I need to get it sorted out because it’s destroying my confidence and I can’t stand having pain and awkwardness all of the time. Basically I was wondering whether you know if I could get dentures free from the NHS?

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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

Can I Replace My Veneers With Crowns?

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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I have had veneers on 8 of my top and 6 bottom teeth 10 years ago before my wedding. However as my bite is the wrong way round ie my bottom teeth coming over my top when my jaw is clenched together, the upper veneers occasionally come off. i would like them replaced with crowns as they bulge here and there also in comparison to the remaining teeth. What would be the likely costs of replacing all of my veneers with crowns please? I want them a more natural colour and also a more natural shape than what I have at the moment but of course still white!

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Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

What are my options concerning jaw alignment surgery?

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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When i was 17 my dentist at the time told me i needed to have surgery on my bottom jaw it is in front of my top one I thought about this alot and had wanted to have it done but by the time i had managed to reach my dentist i was already 18 and he told me i was then unable to get it done for free since then i have asked my current dentist about this and he has said the same is this true please can you try and help me because i am now 20 years old and i would like to have this sorted as it has now started to cause me pain and i am not happy with the way i look

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Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

I’m 47, can I still have my jaw realigned?

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Dear Dr Sunita,

I am a 47 year old male who would like to know if even at my age it would be possible to have my jaw realigned,my lower jaw protrudes further than my top,thus I my top teeth do not show very well whn i smile.
I know I have left this a long time,but even now i get upset as I have a lets say odd smile due to the problem ith my jaw to the point I never have my picture aken.
would appreciate any feed back possible, thank you for your time.

kind regards, 

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Dr Sunita Verma Sparkle Dental Boutique 311 Boston Road, Hanwell, London, W7 2AT Web: www.sparkledentalboutique.co.uk Tel: 020 8567 4344 View My Profile Dr Verma

What is the cost of invisible braces?

Friday, June 3rd, 2011
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what is the cost of invisible braces?my upper front teeth no 3 is very small, when i smile ,my leftside smile shows that no teeth is there.my age is 29 and i am a female married women.i have no problem with my lower jaw? but it looks very odd my upper jaw? when smile it looks that no teeth is there.

what is the cost of invisible braces?my upper front teeth no 3 is very small, when i smile ,my leftside smile shows that no teeth is there.my age is 29 and i am a female married women.i have no problem with my lower jaw? but it looks very odd my upper jaw? when i smile it looks that no teeth is there

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Dr Sunita Verma Sparkle Dental Boutique 311 Boston Road, Hanwell, London, W7 2AT Web: www.sparkledentalboutique.co.uk Tel: 020 8567 4344 View My Profile Dr Verma