Child Private Orthodontics
WHY PRIVATE TREATMENT?
An attractive smile is a vital asset to personal self-confidence and well-being. Private orthodontic treatment for children increases both patient and parent appliance choice to help achieve the best treatment results.
Newbury Orthodontic Centre offers a comprehensive range of brace options from standard fixed metal braces to the more discrete, ‘state-of-the-art’ appliances such as the Invisalign aligner system and the fully customized Win lingual fixed brace.
Your Specialist Orthodontist can offer a full range of brace options depending on your child’s needs and preferences.
FIRST APPOINTMENT
Your child’s first appointment with the specialist orthodontist is for an initial assessment only and the fee is £75*.
- Children under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by their parent/guardian or carer with parental responsibility.
- At the appointment, you will be asked to fill in a medical questionnaire. It may also be necessary to take some radiographs (x-rays) to complete the assessment. Please remove all earrings, hair clips or other metallic objects worn on the head and neck areas beforehand to facilitate this procedure.
- After a thorough examination, it should be possible for the orthodontist to advise you if you would benefit from having treatment, if you are ready for treatment and if so, an outline about possible treatment options. However, a detailed treatment plan will not be available until the full clinical records are taken and assessed.
* 50% payable at time of booking. Remaining balance payable on the day by credit or debit card.
TREATMENT PLAN AND COSTS
The cost of treatment itself depends on the complexity of the treatment and the appliances required. For all private treatments, you will be provided with a written treatment proposal and quotation after the detailed records are taken and assessed.
A monthly standing order payment option is available (0% interest) – feel free to ask us for more information about this.
You are free to decide if you would like to proceed with the treatment proposed. If you need further information, please feel free to ask any member of our team.
Braces we can offer
Invisalign
- Is an excellent choice for teenage patients who require an almost ‘invisible’ brace
- Are clear, plastic aligners which provide gentle forces to the teeth and are changed weekly
- Are comfortable and removable for cleaning, sports and instrument playing but require excellent compliance(22 hours of wear per day) to achieve the desired tooth movements
- Provides excellent, predictable treatment results
- Are made digitally with the help of our 3D digital scanner making the experience cleaner (no messy impressions), more pleasant and efficient
Metal fixed braces (“train tracks”)
- Usually used once all the adult teeth have erupted and are ‘glued’ to the teeth
- The wires are held in place with brightly coloured elastic rings, lots to choose from!
- Require excellent oral hygiene to prevent unsightly marks on the teeth at the end of treatment
- Provide excellent, predictable treatment results
Clear fixed braces
- Usually used once all the adult teeth have erupted and are ‘glued’ to the teeth
- Normally blend into the natural shade of the teeth and so provide a more discrete appearance for those patients more self-conscious of wearing braces
- Require excellent oral hygiene to prevent unsightly marks on the teeth at the end of treatment
- Provide excellent, predictable treatment results
‘White-gold’ fixed braces
- Usually used once all the adult teeth have erupted and are ‘glued’ to the teeth
- Have all the benefits of standard metal brackets but with the subtle aesthetics of a ‘white-gold’ appearance
- Require excellent oral hygiene to prevent unsightly marks on the teeth at the end of treatment
- Provide excellent, predictable treatment results
Lingual Braces
- Are highly engineered fixed metal braces fitted to the inside of the teeth. Being fully custom made, theygive excellent, predictable treatment results
- Arevirtually invisible making them a great choice if appearance of the brace is an issue
- Are able to eliminate the risk of damage to the appearance of the front teeth. Being fitted to the back of the teeth, they make toothbrushing much easier and helps keep your smile looking brilliant during treatment!
Once you have completed orthodontic treatment with your braces and are enjoying your beautiful new smile, it is important that the teeth are kept in their new position with retainers. Retainers are essential part of treatment and are fitted to all patients after the braces are removed ensure that the teeth don’t move following treatment and throughout life. A number of retainer options are available and are discussed below:
Retainers we can offer
Fixed wire retainers
- Are occasionally required following orthodontic treatment with braces to prevent unwanted tooth movement
- Are normally ‘glued’ to the back of the upper and lower front teeth and require excellent oral hygiene and the avoidance of certain hard foodstuffs (e.g. nuts, hard sweets etc.) for optimum care
- Can be left in place long-term but require occasional maintenance
- In rare cases, may cause unwanted tooth movement should they become bent or broken
Clear removable retainers
- Are always required following orthodontic treatment with braces to prevent unwanted tooth movement (‘relapse’)
- Are removable for cleaning, sports and instrument playing but require excellent long-term complianceto maintain tooth straightness
- Occasionally need replacing
