Invisalign teeth straightening

sarah84 wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience of this? I don't have the confidence for braces and have been put off veneers.
I've looked at the website but it doesn't give any indication of price, or whether its something a regular dentist would do.
It also doesn't say how straight your teeth have to be to begin with. I have four of my top teeth that need straightening, two lean very slightly forward, one leans very slightly back and one leans back a lot more.
I've emailed a local dentist but got no reply, any advice would be very appreciated!

my dental practice does Invisalign, it's quite a good alternative to regular braces and much better (and cheaper in the long run than veneers). It depends on how long the dentist has been doing Invisalign on how complicated a case they can do. Best thing is phone up the practice and ask if they do free consults to tell you whether you are suitable and give you a quote.
I can't remember exact prices but at my practice it's approx £3000 for 1 arch or £4500 for both arches. So it's definatley more expensive than normal braces.
There are other benefits such as not having brackets stuck to your teeth, so they're easier to clean. Downsides include having to take them out every time you eat/drink.

Like Toothsmith says, there is an alternative which is lingual/palatal braces which are put on the inside of your teeth (again though, more expensive than conventional braces)

There's old fashioned and there's Luddite!!!

I consider some of my views a bit 'old fashioned' in that I hate this modern trend towards wall to wall porcelain and Yankee smiles!!!

But - Someone wanting to go the slow, but far more healthy way to a nice straight smile - That is by moving around what she has into a better place rather than chopping it all to bits and replacing it with false stuff - should be encouraged!

Assuming your quite happy with him in other ways, I would just try and be a little more assertive (It's often very difficult when you're not quite sure if what your asking for is sensible or not) and say that you would very much like him to refer you privately for an orthodontic opinion.

If you're not happy with that dentist in other ways, it might be time to look around for another.

I cant see the initial consultation costing any more than £100ish, and it will probably be cheaper than that.

You will then get to see someone who knows all about tooth straightening, and will be able to give you all the options, costs, and treatment times.

Good luck, and feel free to PM me if you need further help/advice.

Be aware though, that some problems are so minor that they really aren't worth fixing! If that's the case, I would take any advice to leave things well alone quite seriously. Sometimes, we can become a bit too hung up on things that other people really don't notice. A lot of damage can be done by looking too hard for perfection!!

Hi, I had a consultation yesterday for Invisilign. My Dentist reckons it will cost around £4000.00!!!!!!!

With most things in life, I would want to have a goos search around to try and get it cheaper, however, in this case, I have no idea where to begin. Can anyone help?

Ok, well that has put my mind at rest. Are you a Dentist Toothsmith, if so, would you recommend invisalign?

Yes - I am.

Invisalign is good if the treatment you need is one of the things it can treat, and you REALLY don't want people to see you with conventional wired brace on.

Personally, I can always 'see' an invisalign brace (but I do notice teeth!!)

You would probably save yourself about 2k if you went 'wired and proud' and let the world see your braces.

The CEO of Denplan has just completed 2-3 years of ortho work, and he was proud to show off his braces.

It just depends how much you want to hide it!