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Thank you. I think I just needed someone to support my own thoughts. I think I will book in for a couple of private consults. Yes it will cost me money, but I'd rather have a range of opinions to compare, rather than feel there is only the one route presented to me by one person. And yeh, my dentist...

Correction...

twinklehunkydory wrote:probably not even acknowledge newer braces exist.

A wee while ago I posted a topic that turned into a fairly lengthy thread on Damons - the real deal. I've since been to my ordinary dentist and broached the subject of braces with him. He was reluctant to give his opinion on the subject because he says he simply doesn't know enough about it. He's pr...

I think it's most likely been answered, but no... i don't think you can. If you're really set on the idea there's no harm in investigaing prices and where ceramics are offered. Most people I've ever met who had braces had typical NHS metal ones. It's up to you if you want to go for something differe...

Regarding US v. UK on ortho- While I love the US and wouldn't choose to live elsewhere (just as a matter of comfort where I am), the UK system has - at least as I understand it - some real benefits over the US system for health and dental care. I'm sure we could have a long thread on that topic, bu...

Sorry to read about the confusion twinklehunkydory ! Why are you so set on having damons? Maybe this experience was to help you get past that, and instead look at the skill of the orthos and not worry about the brackets they use. You asked an interesting question about the difference between damons...

well... update... I think im a bit screwed on the damon front. My only hope, the only ortho that I phoned that, I was led to believe, had experience with damons... turns out they thought I already had them and just needed adjustments (wtf?? i never said that!). They have never, as an ortho practice,...

...um...so what can you eat that's alright?

I'm really really sorry for sounding like a dumbass... but what are'cleats' ?

I think the fact is, people take a risk in getting any braces put on. I've known friends personally who had the traditional free braces on the nhs system, 2 teeth out, the usual, and their teeth are slipping back into their old ways, 5/6 years later. It seems to me that I'm looking for the kind of b...

Sorry that my post wasn't clear. I don't regard changing wires as a problem either. I'm on my third set of wires and it's been about 6 months. I don't have a good feel for whether this is "fast" or "slow", compared to other folks. And, there was a question about treatment speed ...

In terms of conversion, UK 5000 is about 8,700 USD, so we are definitely talking big bucks in either country. I don't know if UK NHS covers braces when done at basic style, but here there is no choice but to pay, and orthos know that. The new ortho I saw today, when I asked about Damon's said that ...

That's pricey, but still less expensive than what it costs in the uk. I read a quote for £2500 to £5000 for damons at one private clinic on the net. That's about... $10 000 ish, maximum. I phoned 7 orthos within travelling distance of me. Of these: one had never even heard of damons two definitely...

I had a consult 5 years before getting braced and at that time was told I'd need extractions. Now with the Damon technology, I haven't needed any extractions. I can also tell you that in just 2 months my arches have widened dramatically. So you don't necessarily need an expander to widen your arche...

twinklehunkydory, the best piece of advice you can take away from this thread is that you should not be shopping for an orthodontist based on the brand of brackets he uses - as Leslie022 said, and has been said again and again and again on these forums, it's not the brand of bracket, but the skill ...