Adults with braces

Ewer123

You messages has inspired me to look into fixing my teeth roughly how much are we talking? I have quite a bad overbite and some extra teeth?

:j

Marmite27

Brace wax and ibuprofen and paracetamol alternately every 3 hours.

Had mine on a week before my 21st and on for two years.

I still eat lots of things with a spoon, because if I could eat it with a spoon I didn't need to chew it overly much. Spag Bol, cottage pie, chilli and rice, chicken curry....

I now not only have lovely teeth 10+ years on, but also lovely nails as it's hard to bite your nails through the pain.


Being honest though, that first night, if I could have got my hands on some pliers, I'd have taken them off myself!

Oh and if you can afford it, a Phillips Sonicare toothbrush was recommended by both my dentist and orthodontist. Due to the 'bubbles' effect, they're great for cleaning teeth with fixed braces attached. I had no issues with copious tea drinking! Holding the mug or a hottie to my face also helped.

Good luck, all the pain is worth it in the end for the endless smiles after and being able to eat an apple without having it cut and cored for me

Marmite27

Ewer123 wrote: »

You messages has inspired me to look into fixing my teeth roughly how much are we talking? I have quite a bad overbite and some extra teeth?

:j

Mine were £3,500 aprox 10 years ago, but I had a monthly payment plan. I had 4 teeth out, top and bottom right Friday morning and top and bottom left Monday evening. I was staff at my dentist so got these as a freebie. Don't know about now, but back then orthodontists didn't do extractions, you have to book in with a normal dentist.

pinpin

Hollypop wrote: »

My case was a little extreme as last October I underwent a 6 hour double jaw surgery operation, where they broke my jaw, took bits out and re-aligned it so that my teeth and bite were perfect. I'm still suffering with some side affects from that - but that's a whole other story!

That's what I want!
(or to at least discuss Orthagnathic surgery with someone. Not sure how to 'get the ball rolling')

I have an overbite and I don't think braces alone will be enough from an aesthetical point of view. Do I ask my dentist to refer me to an ortho initially?
An then does the ortho decide whether it can be done on the NHS?

Hollypop_2

pinpin wrote: »

That's what I want!
(or to at least discuss Orthagnathic surgery with someone. Not sure how to 'get the ball rolling')

I have an overbite and I don't think braces alone will be enough from an aesthetical point of view. Do I ask my dentist to refer me to an ortho initially?
An then does the ortho decide whether it can be done on the NHS?

If you go express your concerns to your dentist, they will then decide the best course of action and refer you to the necessary department at the hospital; who will then in turn be able to give you more advise and help.
It's been a long long journey (It was well over a year from been refered by the dentist to actually getting braces) then nearly 3 1/2 years of braces in total. With the op around 6 months before taking them off.
I wish you all the luck with it, through everything the good, the bad and the worse, it really has changed my life for the better. :j

GwylimT

pinpin wrote: »

That's what I want!
(or to at least discuss Orthagnathic surgery with someone. Not sure how to 'get the ball rolling')

I have an overbite and I don't think braces alone will be enough from an aesthetical point of view. Do I ask my dentist to refer me to an ortho initially?
An then does the ortho decide whether it can be done on the NHS?

I had a severe under bite so I had my jaw broken and re-aligned, my dentist referred me, mine was 10mm which at the time was considered a disfigurement so my surgery was done on the NHS as were my braces. This was fifteen years ago and in Wales, so no idea if it has changed.

pinpin

Hollypop wrote: »

If you go express your concerns to your dentist, they will then decide the best course of action and refer you to the necessary department at the hospital; who will then in turn be able to give you more advise and help.
It's been a long long journey (It was well over a year from been refered by the dentist to actually getting braces) then nearly 3 1/2 years of braces in total. With the op around 6 months before taking them off.
I wish you all the luck with it, through everything the good, the bad and the worse, it really has changed my life for the better. :j

GwylimT wrote: »

I had a severe under bite so I had my jaw broken and re-aligned, my dentist referred me, mine was 10mm which at the time was considered a disfigurement so my surgery was done on the NHS as were my braces. This was fifteen years ago and in Wales, so no idea if it has changed.

Thanks, both of you.

I went to a few 'free consultations' a year or so back, that I saw advertised in my area to talk to an orthodontist.

They both said that I have a deep bite with a unilateral cross-bite.
One of them offered to refer me to an orthognathic surgeon. I stupidly declined. Can't even remember why, now.
(I think it was because she was giving me the impression that my case wasn't severe enough for surgery)

The other orthodontist actually said he was not able to refer me when I asked him (he said only my usual dentist could do that).
Don't know then how the other ortho apparently could have! (one of them was wrong?)

In the first instance, I'm assuming my dentist would refer me to an orthodontist - and then after that the orthodontist would decide on whether i'd be eligable for surgery on the NHS, and if so would send me to a hospital to see an orthognathic surgeon?

I'm also assuming that since my case isn't apparently 'severe' that i'd have to pay for it all myself, and I gather that it's LOADS of money, so couldn't really happen.

Peartree

Braces in my forties. Best thing I ever did. First few weeks a bit difficult but it gets easier. Just use the wax for a bit. Honesty, after a few weeks you won't even notice they are there.

GwylimT

Pinpin, you don't always need surgery, there are retainers that can alter your jaw alignment. My dentist referred me (private) to an NHS consultant, my dentist is however an orthodontist as well, not sure if that made any difference.

Toothsmith

GwylimT wrote: »

Pinpin, you don't always need surgery, there are retainers that can alter your jaw alignment. My dentist referred me (private) to an NHS consultant, my dentist is however an orthodontist as well, not sure if that made any difference.

You're only going to get it done on the NHS if it is severe enough for surgery though.