I’ve recently finished my brace treatment and am wearing a retainer. I have been considering getting some composite/dental bonding work done. I’m due to go abroad soon and was wondering whether I could do this abroad and have a new retainer remoulded and fitted whilst there? Does anyone have any experience with something similar or would it be advised against doing anything like this abroad? Any help appreciated! (Of course, total costs abroad will be much less than in the U.K.)
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Braces or smile makeover
you have two options,the best one is to do braces and to bring that bite to a correct position,the situation is that at the end you will have a good oclusion,but you will still have the same teeth,with the same shape,size and color,and it will take up to 1 year aprox...
The placement of dental bonging without correction of the occlusion would be a mistake, since the dental bonding would not last and would be displaced by the occlusal forces. For a correct answer, clinical and radiographic studies would be necessary to determine if it is possible to place...
A retainer is supposed to slip on and off rather passively, as it is taken to capture the true size and shape of your teeth. If it is placing any significant pressure on a given area, it's likely that the impression or stone model fabrication was done incorrectly (and there could be numerous...