What s my dental options for straight teeth besides braces?
I have crooked teeth, I hate them! BUT I can t get braces, my teeth are touch sensitive due to neuropathy, and I can t whiten them cause they are so sensitive! So I have yellow crooked teeth and they are just SO sensitive, and braces are out. What are my options for straight teeth? Veneers? Implants? I hate my teeth and they affect me everyday cause I am to ashamed to talk to people
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As an orthodontic surgeon, I believe that 100% of the time that traditional metal braces are the way to go. Yes, braces WILL hurt for the first 6-8 weeks or so but don't worry after a while braces will feel very comfortable on you.
Clear plastic removable aligners – This is something you can buy over the counter and unlike braces which are permanently stuck on your teeth, you can easily remove these aligners every so often. Because they’re also ‘clear’ and invisible, you don’t have to worry about aesthetics. It’s simply like a mouth guard that aligns your teeth the way you want, but doesn't encumber it the way braces do. With aligners, which you can remove during meal times, you can eat what you want when you want to unlike braces that tend to restrict you.
Retainers – If the condition of your misaligned teeth is too severe to be cured by just aligners, but you still don’t want braces, then you can perhaps use retainers. Retainers work in the same way that braces and aligners do, except instead of all the complicated wiring of braces you just work with one big wire guiding the teeth for the upper jaw and another one for the lower. Retainers should be measured properly and fitted with springs for you to be able to take them home and wear them at your convenience.