Adult braces

[Coffee1Sugar]

Come on, who has them?! Or would secretly want them?!

I'm 25 and am having the impressions taken or my invisalign on Monday. Only mild crowding of bottom teeth but always said that when I get married I would have a perfect smile for the photos and now that dp are talking about getting hitched I decided to bite the bullet and go for it.

Has anyone else had them and got any words of wisdom re tips for treatment? I'm a teacher so the thought of standing in front of 30 kids with even a minuscule lisp is worrying even though they won't see the brace!

[Wilson2]

I'm not sure why, but my comment has been deleted . Was just sharing how good my treatment was. I used Invisalign and it was so great having a discreet treatment! How exciting for you though that you can look forward to straight teeth! It really is a huge boost to your confidence and I am so excited to hear how you get on :)

[SoFancy]

I had proper railway tracks with clear brackets in my 30s. It was a faff, but worth it. My teeth were beautiful afterwards, although 5 years later they’ve gone slightly crooked again as I don’t wear my retainer religiously. Still massively better than they were before, though, so would recommend.

[Coffee1Sugar]

Incognito impressions being done today eek!

[Coffee1Sugar]

Yeh I am £2k deposit and then can split therm rest over 12 or 18 months interest free

[DerbyNottsLeicsNightNanny]

been to dentist this morning and quite please as she decideded to leave the bottom ones on for a bit longer afterall, they have been on for 11 months now so I would rather wait a bit longer & get the best result possible.

Coffee1Sugar £7k is a lot! But still less than getting veneers, are you going to go for it?!

[Coffee1Sugar]

Quoted £7k for incognito and 10-15month treatment, teeth straight by 6months. I really want them! Price rather eek though!

[JazzDalek]

Derby my alignment is pretty damn good, although probably not perfect. When I had my consultation the dentist told me I could do SMS and have a good result, or, if I wanted them to be absolutely perfect, go for the traditional 2+ years in train-track braces but jaw surgery might also be necessary . I need to get back into training and work ASAP, really, and I'm not after a perfect Hollywood smile, so I plumped for the SMS.

As I say, the alignment now is actually really nice; my smile does not look perfect, as my teeth are all different sizes: bottom canines are very big, bottom incisors noticeably shorter, I still have a couple of baby teeth (!) and one of my top incisors is smaller than the other. I have a real mish-mash of a mouth . Before braces my bottom teeth were VERY crowded and crooked, the top ones less so but still quite wonky. The improvement is huge. Once the course of whitening is done we will be considering some composite bonding work to even things out a bit.

[DerbyNottsLeicsNightNanny]

Don't know about the Damon ones but my 6 month smiles are very noticeable (unlike the pics in the promo booklet I was given where they look almost invisible!)

Jazzdalek good to hear you have had a good result. Are your teeth perfectly lined up now? I am due to have bottom ones off on Tuesday but although teeth are definitely better they are not as perfectly straight as I had hoped, need to speak to dentist tues - don't know if there's a limit for each person on how much can be achieved?

[CatsCantFlyFast]

I got my Inman mid Oct (top) for Jan wedding. They do work in an incredibly fast time due to the way they are tensioned/sprung. However they have to be worn pretty much all the time, they are big (ie closing your lips can be hard initially) and speech is affected quite a lot. When removed (eg for eating/teeth cleaning) my teeth were super sore, however it did an amazing job. Would recommend (if an option for you)

[JazzDalek]

I echo what NottsLeicsSomethingSomething said (sorry, can't remember full username!).

I had six-month-smiles, in fact I just had them off two days ago. In total it was nine months for me. They are noticeable and I did have a slight lisp, which, thankfully, disappeared as soon as they were removed.

Discolouration - of the ligature thingies, mostly - was definitely an issue. Coffee, tea and highly-coloured foods will do this. I generally went for an adjustment every four weeks or so, and by the third week they'd be looking a bit manky , as I am a 3/4 cups of tea/coffee a day girl.

The results have been very good, though. I have the wire fixed retainers now and am going back tomorrow for removable retainers and whitening stuff (included in the cost).

Was definitely worth doing, for me.

[YokoUhOh]

bopeep I had clear brackets and what can only be described as a cream-tinged wire; even when my bands were newly fitted they looked yellow. The feel was pretty horrendous, too. I would just pay the extra for Invisalign :)

[missbopeep]

If you have only mild overcrowding on lower jaw and it doesn't bother you much then I would leave and see how you feel later on.

I am late 50s! I never had the option of various braces when younger and my useless dentist then said my teeth would straighten up- which they didn't.

My mum had braces and extractions at 75- so it's never too late!

[Coffee1Sugar]

Ok so the choices for me are:

1. invisalign
   
2. incognito (train tracks at the back of teeth circa £9k!)
   
3. leave my teeth as they are. I had train tracks as a teen but without a retainer so have mild re-crowding of my bottom teeth so could have a fixed retainer fitted now behind the teeth to prevent further movement.
   
   Wwyd?
   
   Am 25 and a teacher

[missbopeep]

yoko

were the clear train tracks really obvious then- or was it the feel of them?

[YokoUhOh]

I was a teacher with adult braces! But not Invisalign, which are completely invisible...the orthodontist persuaded me to get clear train tracks, which were horrendous and a terrible idea. You won't regret getting Invisalign, I promise :)

[missbopeep]

Has anyone had Clarity?

[missbopeep]

Derby I'm confused over Damon because in this website they look really obvious like traditional braces.

damonbraces.com/choose/index.php

[DerbyNottsLeicsNightNanny]

Oh and the discolouration is caused by food & drink. Curry is a no-no unless I want yellow-looking teeth until my next appointment but other foods still discolour as well so unless you avoided anything strongly coloured to eat, I think they'd definitely discolour on anyone.

[DerbyNottsLeicsNightNanny]

'6 months smiles' is the brand name. 6 months is the average treatment time, but anything between 4-9 months is normal.

Unfortunately for me I am one of the ones who has needed them on for longer. For the first 3 months I had a lot of breakages & problems so I think I have taken longer because things didn't go very smoothly at first - but this is only my theory the dentist has never really said why I have needed longer

[Speedos]

I had Damon fixed braces fitted at 33 for 13 months, totally delighted with the result, my teeth are perfect.

Even though you could see them I'm pleased I didn't go for Invisalign as the night retainer I wear now is the same thing and I can't wait to take it out as soon as I wake up so would have hated having to wear all day.

[Crutchlow35]

I know several people who have all had braces into their 30s. Every single one and me to be included will need a retainer.

[missbopeep]

Thanks!

Tazzle almost everyone I know who has had a brace of any kind has a retainer fitted, or they wear a retainer once a week or so at night. In fact I don't know of any adults who don't have this.

[Crutchlow35]

The makers of your aligner will also send you a video of what your end result will be like also before they make the plate up so you are sure of what you are doing.

[Crutchlow35]

Upper jaw only. There is a bit on a spring that sits behind you teeth. There are then wires attached to a plate that sits on the roof of your mouth. The wires go on your back teeth and there is a bit of plastic over the front of your teeth. The front bit can make you look like you have a fat lip!

The dentist on fitting will put a bit of filling behind one of your front teeth to stop it slipping. It will be removed once complete.

There are some really good diaries on YouTube.