How long have you been living with your wonky teeth? Do they hurt? Do they cause pain anywhere else in your body? Do they stop you swallowing? Or is their wonkiness more a matter of making you feel terribly self-conscious to the point that you don’t really want to smile at anyone?
If the problems your misaligned teeth are causing you are more about how they look and how that makes you feel and behave, rather than actual physical problems with swallowing and pain, chances are you can get your teeth straightened without having to shell out for treatment with an orthodontist in Liverpool.
Instead, you could get great cosmetic braces from our cosmetic orthodontist in Liverpool, Dr Janine McGinty here at Liverpool Smile Studio.
What are cosmetic braces?
As with many conditions, tooth misalignments cover a spectrum of problems that range from severe alignment issues to mild issues. The more severe end of the spectrum often involves issues with the alignment of the jaws, and even their shape, and this end of the spectrum definitely needs to be dealt with by an orthodontist in Liverpool who has completed postgraduate training in this area of dentistry.
But moderate and mild alignment issues, where it’s just the odd few teeth that are not properly aligned and just need a bit of moving, can be treated by a general dentist who has trained in the various cosmetic braces now on offer in the modern dental world.
Here at Liverpool Smile Studio, Dr McGinty is trained in doing consultations, fittings and adjustments for several different kinds of cosmetic devices, including Six Month Smiles, and the Inman Aligner. Each of these does great work on mild to moderate alignment issues.
Invisalign is very popular. These are clear plastic aligners that go on over the teeth like a mouth guard, but are so much thinner that they can barely be seen by other people. Pressure points inside the aligners guide the teeth into position over a number of months. Invisalign is removable so meals are easy and so is toothbrushing.
To find out if one of these treatments would help, arrange a consultation.