Posts Tagged ‘teeth striaghtening’

Nhs treatment for crooked teath

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Q.
Im 24 and have really crooked teath. Im just wondering if it is possible to get them fixed on the NHS. It is my 4 front teeth at the top, and they stick out and are really wonky, but I dont think I could afford to get them done privatley.

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The NHS uses a points score fo… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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

Can i straighten my teeth after thumb sucking

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Q.
I am 16. I have been told i can’t have braces to straighten out my front teeth after years of thumb sucking. It has left a gap between them and it upsets me that i can’t get them straight unless i have surgery to correct them. I’m not prepared to do this. Is there any hope at all for me?

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There are restorative ways to … (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

My two front teeth overlap if i have veneers will I look like a rabbit?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Q.
My two front teeth are overlapping and one is slightly longer than the other. As a child I had years of braces to get them as they are now – they were a lot worse!! However I have never been happy with them and recently, after plucking up the courage, asked advice from my dentist as to whether veneers might be an option. He said that he wasn’t happy to fiddle with teeth that were healthy and that if I had veneers i might look like a rabbit. No other advice was given. Are there other options?

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Dear G,

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri