Cosmetic Dentistry Guide » underbite http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Invisalign treatment has changed my normal bite http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/invisalign-treatment-has-changed-my-normal-bite/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/invisalign-treatment-has-changed-my-normal-bite/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:24:20 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/invisalign-treatment-has-changed-my-normal-bite/ Q. Hi Dr Solanki . i had treatment to straighten my teeth using invisalign and i have just finished my treatment of using Invisalign. i have been told just to wear it while im sleeping. the problem is that my teeth were normal before i started the treatment just not straight but now they are straight but i cant bite properly. only my wisdom teeth are touch when i bite the rest do not touch. this really hurts. i was wondering if this is common and is it suppose to happen? will it sort itself out or will i need to see a specialist? if it will sort itself out how long would this take? How can this problem be rectified? your help would be greatly appreciated

A. Hi
Thanks for your question, this is a problem which can occur if the Invisalign aligners do not extend as far back as the wisdom teeth, possible because they have erupted since the start of the treatment. As you will have worn your aligners for most of the day, your teeth don’t come into contact due to the plastic being in the way. If the aligners are not sitting over the wisdom teeth, then they will continue to erupt until they are touching each other (uppers & lowers). Hence when the aligners are finished the only teeth which bite together are the wisdom teeth. I would recommend that you visit your Invislaign dentist to discuss the problems and the ways to solve this at your earliest convenience in order to stop the pain and discomfort. these options in the short term will be to make a hard splint, take out the upper or lower wisdom teeth or grind down the wisdon teeth so that your other teeth meet. I hope that this helps and wish you well.
Kindest Regards
Dr Kailesh Solanki

dr kailesh solanki

Dr Kailesh Solanki
Kissdental
www.kissdental.co.uk
Tel: 0161 748 5250
157 Woodsend Road
Flixton Manchester
M41 8GN
UK Practice of the Year 2007

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/invisalign-treatment-has-changed-my-normal-bite/feed/ 0 Ive a crossbite will invisalign help me out on this http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-a-crossbite-will-invisalign-help-me-out-on-this/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-a-crossbite-will-invisalign-help-me-out-on-this/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:02:11 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-a-crossbite-will-invisalign-help-me-out-on-this/ Q. Hi, I was wondering if you could help. I think I have a crossbite; my teeth dont sit properly against each other, and if i try toi, my bottom front teeth go behind my top teeth, although my jaw is quite forward so doesnt seem like an underbite. This makes my mouth curve down making me look unhappy even though I’m not, and makes my mouth and jaw look small compared to the rest of my face. I was wondering if invisilign might help this, or surgery, or if this is even something that can be fixed. It feels like my jaw is out of line but I guess I’m use to it so havent done anything. thanks a lot foryour time

A. You may well require surgery as ti sounds as though you have a problem with your relative jaw positions.

dr julian caplan

Dr Julian Caplan
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
www.avivacosmeticdentistry.co.uk
101 St. Peters Street
St. Albans Hertfordshire
AL1 3EN

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-a-crossbite-will-invisalign-help-me-out-on-this/feed/ 0 Ive an underbite is it possible to correct it in a jaw surgery? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-an-underbite-is-it-possible-to-correct-it-in-a-jaw-surgery/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-an-underbite-is-it-possible-to-correct-it-in-a-jaw-surgery/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:23:11 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-an-underbite-is-it-possible-to-correct-it-in-a-jaw-surgery/ Q. Im 17 and I have a very prodruding jaw and can’t even smile because im so self concious, my face looks flat and my chin sticks out. I’ve tried to convince myself its not noticable but i have had a couple of people comment on it. I think i may have a very slight underbite but i can just make my top teeth go over the bottom one. Is it possible for me to get jaw surgery to correct it? It not purely costmetic because i do get an aching in my jaw as well. Would i be able to get this on the NHS? Or if i would have to pay how much would it cost?

A. Hi

It is very difficult to say what type of treatment you may require without carrying out an examination. I would recommend you see a dentist to discuss your options.

dr kalpesh bohara

Dr Kalpesh Bohara
The Dental Suite
www.dental-suite.co.uk
Tel: 01509 231144
36 Frederick Street
Loughborough Leicester
LE11 3BJ

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/ive-an-underbite-is-it-possible-to-correct-it-in-a-jaw-surgery/feed/ 0 What might be the reason to bite inner cheeks and lips? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-might-be-the-reason-to-bite-inner-cheeks-and-lips/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-might-be-the-reason-to-bite-inner-cheeks-and-lips/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:45:34 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-might-be-the-reason-to-bite-inner-cheeks-and-lips/ Q. I always feel and do biting my inner cheeks and lips. This habit started for the past one month. The wounds disappears soon and i find my lips and inner cheeks dry. Give me some advice.

A. You need to see your dentist it could be that your wisdom teeth are causing this but there may be another reason. Go and see your dentist and explain this to him / her.

dr riten patel

Dr Riten Patel
The Mulberry
www.mulberrydental.co.uk
Tel: 01932 223 479
18 Ashley Road
Walton on Thames Surrey
KT12 1HS

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-might-be-the-reason-to-bite-inner-cheeks-and-lips/feed/ 0 Could I have veneers if my bite is not perfect? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/could-i-have-veneers-if-my-bite-is-not-perfect/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/could-i-have-veneers-if-my-bite-is-not-perfect/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:38:30 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/could-i-have-veneers-if-my-bite-is-not-perfect/ Q. Dr Moore could I have veneers if my bite is not perfect? ie I can put my bottom teeth over my top but not my top teeth over my bottom teeth. I have always hated my smile and at 48yrs really would love to have a nice smile

A. Veneers are harder to do with this sort of bite but still possible in most cases. You need a thorough examination of the bite and a diagnostic set up so you can decide how the venees will look priort o beginning treatment. Let me know if I can be of any further help. Enquiry@advancedentalclinic.com

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/could-i-have-veneers-if-my-bite-is-not-perfect/feed/ 0 Can you advice on my sore and dry mouth and problems with my bite http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-advice-on-my-sore-and-dry-mouth-and-problems-with-my-bite/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-advice-on-my-sore-and-dry-mouth-and-problems-with-my-bite/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:37:51 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-advice-on-my-sore-and-dry-mouth-and-problems-with-my-bite/ Q. I have had problems with my teeth from childhood. I had overcrowded and overlapping large teeth in a small mouth, so when I was aged 10 my dentist removed 2 lower adult teeth stating that the teeth would move to fill in the gaps – they never have, and he fitted me with a brace for my upper teeth. Unfortunately all the brace achieved was to shrink my upper gum and do little to correct the overlapping teeth. I have also always had a problem of my lower teeth touching my upper mouth immediately behind my upper teeth, which over the last 30 or so years has made my mouth very sore and has resulted in uneven wearing down of my lower front teeth. I have never had a good bite – my front teeth just don’t line up to bite cleanly into anything. I have been with my current dentist for 19 years and when I asked her if anything could be done 19 years ago to improve my bite and straighten my teeth she said there was nothing that could be done due to my previous dentist shrinking my upper gum with a badly fitting brace. In 1995 I had my wisdom teeth extracted at the local hospital and suffered 10 years of pain and discomfort before my dentist finally believed me and sent me back to the hospital Dental Consulatant who performed a small procedure on the scar tissue that had become tight, resulting in my very back teeth cutting into my cheek. Then 3 years ago my dentist told me that I had an overbite that was causing me to grind my teeth (the same dentist who a few years earlier had told me I was a mouth breather!) I was referred to the Birmingham dental hospital and fitted with a splint which has helped. The problem is I have a dry mouth and have replacement saliva gel on prescription. The dry mouth is slowly causing my teeth to crumble, small chips keep coming off my front teeth, they are so uneven now. My G.P. says to use chewing gum for my dry mouth yet the dental hospital say I must not and the Consultant at the dental hospital told me to eat only soups, stews and soft food. She told me that teeth are not meant to bite into food such as apples as it causes damage! As far as I was aware front teeth are for biting and back teeth are for chewing. My Mum was a dental nurse so I was brought up to look after my teeth. I feel totally let down by my childhood and current dentist and by the attitude of the Dental Consultant – I did explain to her at the time that I love my food and eat a healthy diet with a lot of fresh raw fruit and veg, she told me that I am not to eat that sort of food as I will have to bite in to it and chew it! (I thought that’s what teeth were for – to bite and chew!) I am not a large person – I have always been very slim and can’t afford to lose weight as it takes me so long to gain weight if I lose any after illness etc. This whole experience has left me miserable and dissillusioned and I have lost weight and I no longer enjoy my food as I have been made to feel so guilty for all the wonderful raw fresh healthy food that I used to eat – I rarely eat it now, as my enjoyment has gone. I feel stuck between the conflicting advice of my Dentist who is most unhelpful, the Dental Consultant at the hospital who says the NHS has a lack of funds and expects me to eat soup for the rest of my days (I’m only 42) and my G.P. All of them believe themselves to be right and each other to be wrong – it’s me stuck in the middle getting a telling off by one of them for the “incorrect advice” as they believe I have received from the other. My Dentist originally threatened that I would have to have my jaw broken and she did everything in her power to put me off going to the Dental Hospital, she was very rude. The Dental Hospital say my overbite is not sufficiently bad enough to justify braking my jaw (thankfully). Is there any advice that you feel you can give me. I have read about overlays which I didn’t know about until tonight, all along I have said surely something to build my teeth up would help to correct my bite. As it is I feel all I have to look forward to is crumbling teeth and dentures! (As a child I didn’t give big smiles so as to hide my large crooked teeth and as an adult I don’t like people seeing my teeth because one of my front teeth is much shorter (due to my uneven bite and bits that keep breaking off)) I feel like making a complaint against my current Dentist as I discovered that 19 years ago my cousin who was older than me had a brace fitted yet my Dentist refused and said there was nothing she could do. I am an NHS patient. I am thoroughly fed up and miserable with the whole thing (hence my long letter)and have put up with a lot of ridicule over the years from some very cruel children at school and cruel adults even now. 2 years ago I felt almost suicidal as no one (G.P. and Dentist) was listening about my sore and dry mouth and problems with my bite. Any advice that you feel you may be able to give about what I can do and what the NHS may be able to do to help will be very gratefully received. (Since the NHS changes to dentistry my dentist does not seem to want to do anything even for other patients I know! She refuses to replace or alter the partial denture that my Mum has that no longer fits! I had asked my Dentist about filing down my front teeth to improve my bite to make it more level so that I can at least enjoy eating an apple without my longer tooth getting in the way! She of course said no) Many thanks in advance and sorry it’s so long, I am just so frustrated and sore and uncomfortable.

A. the advice you seem happiest with is the Dental Hospital consultant. As an existing patient you may be able to get transfrred to the teaching hospital for all your care. once in the system you have a better chance of resolving the bigger issues. good luck Rob

dr rob tennet

Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
Tel: 0121 643 0610
18 Bennett’s Hill
Birmingham B2 5QJ

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-you-advice-on-my-sore-and-dry-mouth-and-problems-with-my-bite/feed/ 0 What is an alternative for a dental bridge? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-an-alternative-for-a-dental-bridge/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-an-alternative-for-a-dental-bridge/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:26:31 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-an-alternative-for-a-dental-bridge/ Q. As a child I had two of my front teeth removed at a dental college as they told me I needed a brace to correct my bite. I had the teeth removed and the brace fitted which didnt have the result the wanted.My current dentist and previous dentist have told me that my teeth did not need any correction as it was a slight overbite. I didnt have any further treatment as I had very bad experiences. I now have two bridges at the front and would like an alternative. What would you suggest? Many Thanks

A. The alternative to a bridge is an impant. An impant would be placed where the gaps are and the other teeth that have been preped to hold the bridges would have to be replaced with single crowns.

You may want to consider having nicer bridges placed if it is just the appearence you are unhapy with.

I recommend that you book in to see a cosmetic dentist and an Implantologist to explore which option is right for you.

Kind regards
www.umbrellasmiles.com

dr justin glaister

Dr Justin Glaister
Umbrella
www.umbrellasmiles.com
Tel: 020 7612 9810
11 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-an-alternative-for-a-dental-bridge/feed/ 0 What is the reason for pain in the teeth? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-reason-for-pain-in-the-teeth/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-reason-for-pain-in-the-teeth/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:57:32 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-reason-for-pain-in-the-teeth/ Q. I have toothache in my left front tooth. They were sensitive and I am using the sensodyne pro-namel toothpaste which was gradually making the problem better over time. However a few days ago toothache started in my left front tooth and the sensitivty has almost completely gone away in just the last 2 days since the toothache started. The tooth hurts when i put any small pressure onto it and has grown from mild pain from time to time to constant mild pain. What is wrong and what should I do?

A. You need to go and se a dentist to see if the tooth has decay or is being irritated by the position of the bite.

Kind regards
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dr justin glaister

Dr Justin Glaister
Umbrella
www.umbrellasmiles.com
Tel: 020 7612 9810
11 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-reason-for-pain-in-the-teeth/feed/ 0 Do braces really correct a bad bite? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/do-braces-really-correct-a-bad-bite/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/do-braces-really-correct-a-bad-bite/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:20:35 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/do-braces-really-correct-a-bad-bite/ Q. Do braces really correct a bad bite? Thanks

A. They can do but you often need your teeth equilibrated to fine tune your bite at the end of treatment

dr julian caplan

Dr Julian Caplan
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
www.avivacosmeticdentistry.co.uk
101 St. Peters Street
St. Albans Hertfordshire
AL1 3EN

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/do-braces-really-correct-a-bad-bite/feed/ 0 Can braces correct jaw profile? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-braces-correct-jaw-profile/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-braces-correct-jaw-profile/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:14:39 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-braces-correct-jaw-profile/ Q. well ok im going to get braces but i need to know if it will correct my chin since when i smile it sticks out and gives my face a long look..is it possible for the the braces to fix this. because when i was a kid my dentist told me to smile and said that i would need brace to fix my chin…oh and i have no over bite or underbit i think..my teeth are on top of each other when the bottom should be a little behind the top. right?..so can you help me with this question. if you need any more info ask please..thanks for your time

A.

The braces may adjust your profile but it really depends on if it is possible to move your bottom jaw back slighly without causing any bit issues. I recommend that you ask your orthodontist whether the jaw position will change or stay the same.

If you would like a second opinion, i can recommend my colleague, Dr Darsh Patel.

Kind regards
www.umbrellasmiles.com

dr justin glaister

Dr Justin Glaister
Umbrella
www.umbrellasmiles.com
Tel: 020 7612 9810
11 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF

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