Why so many options?

Galbin

I had braces for horrible buck teeth in my twenties. They worked very well and the end result was excellent. However, I moved country after I had the braces off so never had post orthodontic care. I wore my retainer every night for one year, but after that only wore it occasionally. I've since read that I should have worn it at least three times a week after the first year. So my teeth moved a bit. Oops!

I went to a local ortho here in Ireland the other week. She said that no layperson would notice anything and that my teeth still looked very good. She said that my pervious ortho was very skilled. She then kinda tried to talk me out of getting ortho care. However, when I said that I wanted them to be 100% perfect as they had been, she gave me three options.

1) Simpli5
2) Fixed brace
3) Invisalign


I am really confused about this. My previous guy only gave me a choice of teeth coloured or silver braces. So why has she given me so many options?


Anyone got any ideas?

day dreamer

Hi

its impossible to say here what option would suit you best. It seems like you have a pretty minor porblem so there are many choices available.

YOur orthodontist can go through them with you

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There are certain risks to your teeth when you move them, your orthodontist is probably balancing the risks of treatment versus the benefit. Sometimes patients with very good teeth come in to me looking for treatment and wanting perfection. Perfection is not achievable especially if the existing condition is nearly perfect. In these cases it is better for me ethically and medico legally not to treat, you may be in a similar situation.

Apart from that, you paid for a consultation and the orthodontist who has been paid for the answers will be best placed to advise you.