I would like to fix my smile by my wedding 14 months from now. I have crowding on my upper and lower teeth. I also have a crossbite that an orthodontist said would be very difficult to fix at my age and could only be done with surgery. As my bite has never been a problem for oral care, I've decided I'm only interested in correcting my smile cosmetically. How long will invisalign, fastbraces, or regular braces take for me? Will I see results in 9 months? Or should I explore instant ortho instead?
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When you lose a tooth in the front, your midline shifts a lot to that side. In your case, the midline is shifted to your left side. I would open that lost space, and make sure the midline of your teeth matches the midline with your face. Otherwise your smile will never look...
It is true that there is some discomfort with braces. But everyone has differnet tolerance levels, and the pain is short lived. Modern materials such as self-ligating brackets and super-elastic wires have made braces much more comfortable.
The fast braces I believe you are referring...
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Fast Braces is a company that markets to general dentists to do braces in their dental offices. However, most general dentists are not trained in orthodontics, especially with more complex cases. Fast Braces patients almost always go over the original promised timeline, and they...
