Hi,
I have two children aged 9 & 6. They have the upper labial frenum which is a genetic disorder that I also had removed at the age of 6 yrs. We have been to an NHS consultation at our local hospital today and the surgeon was adamant that the procedure wasn’t necessary. I told him that i didn’t agree and that if I hadn’t had my frenum removed there was no way my teeth would ever be without the horrible “goofy” style gap. He said that the procedure would only be done at age 14/15. My real issue is not just the medical issues (misaligned bite etc) but also the embarrassment of not being able to smile properly and being teased. These things really are important to teenagers! My father has lived with this problem his whole life and I am determined that this genetic problem will not hinder my kids happiness. What is your advice in this situation..are the NHS giving this tadvise just to save money? thank you
Posts Tagged ‘misaligned bite’
Why do my children have to wait for upper labial frenum treatment?
Friday, June 1st, 2012My Simpli 5 brace isn’t working properly, what should I do?
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011I had simply five on my teeth now for 7 and a half months. The bottom alignment went fine, but the top kept pulling on the opposite side teeth. My bite is now completely misaligned. Not that you would look at me and see that my bite is off, but when I close my mouth the one top tooth bangs off the bottom. The 2 teeth on the top never went back to being corrected. It was as though they worked on the wrong side by mistake. She made me a retainer in her office to try to do the final adjustment, but my bite is way off. Do you have any advice?
Could Invisalign be responsible for the increase in my jaw pain?
Monday, May 16th, 2011Hi, I recently had invisalign treatment to straighten my teeth. My consultant suggested that this might also improve my overbite, but it hasn’t made any discernable impact on that which was disappointing. What’s worse though, I have noticed that I’ve been getting more frequent and worse jaw pain since finishing my treatment. I’ve always had the odd twinge, which I put down to the fact that my bite’s off, but it is definitely worse – do you think the invisalign treatment could be the reason? Do you think surgery would be the best option?
Thanks in advance for your time.
