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Very good questions. It’s clear you been thinking about this properly and for some time. Dental veneers would certainly offer you one of the quickest results and might be the right choice for you. What’s very important to think about though is the level of risk, to the health of your teeth, that you could be taking with veneers.

If the teeth are very crooked, too crooked for Invisalign to be effective, then it is likely that if we want to finish with the appearance of straight teeth, that a heavy preparation of your teeth may be required. If this is the case it puts the nerves of your teeth at greater risk than if they were only slightly crooked. So we must assess this risk before deciding if it’s the right choice for you.

Another option to consider would be fixed braces and these can now be custom made and made to fit behind your teeth so they are not visible. The celebrity Mylene Klass recently had these braces. This would almost certainly be the safer , healthier option.

Sometimes a combination of the two is needed to get the very best results, especially if the teeth are heavily worn down, mis-shapen or deeply discoloured.

The best thing to do would be to come for a consultation and you could also see one of our Specialist orthodontists as well if the lingual braces seem like the right choice.

I hope that helps you?

Feel free to email some photos of your teeth to my practice and we could take an initial look that way too?

Best wishes

Mark