QUESTIONS/ISSUES

ORTHODONTIC EMERGENCY

Pocking Wire or Metal tie:

If extra wire or metal tie is pocking or injuring your cheek, lip or tongue:

·   Try to place it beneath the wire with your finger or tip of blunt clean object or cover it with wax.

·    If you can’t manage well with this maneuver or you feel your cheek, lips or tongue are injured, call 17260016 and come to the clinic during working time and we will sort it for you.

Loose Brackets or Band:

A loose bracket or band is generally can be left in place until you can be scheduled to come to the clinic. Call 17260016 during working Hours and ask for a repair appointment.

Detached or Broken lingual Retainer:

If you feel that the stuck on lingual inside retainer is detached (loose) in one tooth or more or it is broken, contact the clinic immediately and ask for a repair appointment.

Missing Aligner Attachment:

If one or more of clear aligner attachment got detached (lost), continue wearing the aligner as instructed but don’t progress to the next aligner until we see you again to replace the missing attachment.

Lost Aligner or Retainer:

If you lost a clear aligner, use the previous one to maintain the progress you achieved previously and call us on 17260016 for a replacement aligner.

If you lost one or both retainers (Thermoplastic-clear or Hawely), Contact us immediate to arrange for a replacement.

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Q. Do I need to have injection to have braces?

A. Absolutely not, although bonding braces might take 45 to 60 minutes, it is a totally pain free procedure and doesn’t need any injection or sedation.

Q. Will it hurt afterward?

A. I won’t call it pain but it is expected to get annoyed and discomforted after we put the braces on and that might go for 2-5 days. The amount of discomfort is massively reduced if Damon System used (around 70% more comfortable). Gargling with cold water specially in early months of treatment (Thermal Wires Stage)  will certainly help easing the discomfort, however some time you might need to take a panadol or ipobrufin tablet to control it.

Q. Do I need to put braces if my teeth look straight but my bite doesn't look alright?

A. The major goal for braces is to enhance the attractiveness of the face and teeth, however some bite problem if untreated  might lead to damage of teeth, gum and supporting bone or even affect the TMJ negatively, so I would recommend you to have detailed assessment to decide whether you need braces or not based on these worries.

Q. Is it possible to accurately decide the time of the treatment with braces?

A. Upon initial assessment of you condition, I would give an estimate of required time for active treatment (braces), however this might extend or shorten depends on several factors; you tissue response to orthodontic forces, your compliance to appointments, and to instruction given (missing appointments, breakages and poor hygiene will definitely delay treatment progress and affect negatively the quality of the final result). I will keep updated regularly about the progress of treatment and when I expect to remove braces.

Q. How much do braces cost?

A. I believe that achieving beautiful and more attractive smile is a worth investment that can assure you and/or your kids a better social interaction as well as a more positive self esteem and self fulfillment.

Since every patient is different, and presence of diverse mechano-therapies, there is no standard fee. The fees will depend on complexity and severity of your case as well as it will partly depend on type of orthodontic system that you will choose from our available and suitable systems. In the end, we’ll make sure that every cent that you pay will counts by seeing the result that you want.

Q. Is it possible to finance the fee based on installments?

A. Yes, once a fee is agreed, our staff will work with you a standard and affordable format to finance the fee into installments and this will be documented into a contract with the clinic.

Q. Who do I need to use retainer following the correction of teeth?

A. Before you start braces, your teeth are in stable position and tissues around them (cheek, lips, tongue, alveolar bone & gum) are in such harmonies that keep the teeth where they are. However when teeth moved to the new place this harmony is disrupted and the role of retainer is to keep teeth in the right shape till we get the harmony back.

Q. How long do I need to use retainer for?

A. Retainers SHOULD BE worn 24 hours a day except at eating and brushing time, seven days a week for the first year after removing braces, there will be a check up for you every 3 months in the first year. At the end of the year and based on your original condition of your teeth and your current status, a Gradual Retainer Withdrawal Scheme (GRWS) will be tailored to you and to be followed.

In regards to the bonded (stuck on) retainer that will be fitted at the back of your teeth, we might decide to keep until your growth is concluded, however in certain condition this could be kept indefinitely.

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