My Quick Straight Teeth Review!

Hello everybody!

So the other week I posted my highlights of  2017 on Instagram and I told you all that the biggest highlight was definitely getting straight teeth. Quite a few people wanted a blog post on it so here goes – my review of getting straight teeth in 4 months.

Guys, all through life I have been so insecure of my teeth. I never smiled in pictures, refrained from laughing out loud and would always try to cover my mouth where possible. I hated my teeth and to be honest, a lot of people never even noticed but because I knew myself, I had to change it.

The back story – there’s always one…

So in the Christmas of 2015 there was a free consultation on Groupon for “Quick Straight Teeth” braces at a private dentist in York. I visited and met this lovely orthodontist called Greg who has all these awards and told me that he could fit braces in as soon as next week! I was so excited but it meant I was going to have braces for my sisters wedding and I definitely did not want that so I told him I would come back after the wedding.

Obviously as life goes and you get busy, I forgot about going back for the braces until December 2016! When I called them their prices had increased by like a grand (I expected this as private braces were getting more popular) and Greg didn’t work on any of the days I could potentially visit (York’s like an hour away so it wasn’t exactly an easy trip).

So I started googling lots of places and comparing prices and from the £1900 I was originally quoted – everything was so expensive (at least all were in the high £2000-£3000 range). I then remembered that Greg didn’t work full time at York because he worked at another surgery but I obviously couldn’t ask the York dentist this, so I did something a tad stalkerish – I googled Greg Cadman.

RESULT! – The first search result was the other surgery he worked in! YES! I rung them and they gave me a quote and booked me in for a free first consultation the following week.

My treatment journey…

At my first consultation at Collingham Dental Care  Greg basically explained the procedure and prices . He arranged for me to first have a hygienist visit to really clean my teeth out before fixing my braces and then all following visits were to fix my braces and change bands. I would basically need to go in once a month for approximately 5-6 months to change my bands. The Quick Straight Teeth braces are fixed braces unlike Invisalign but they are clear so you can’t really tell they’re in. A lot of people couldn’t tell when I had them in.

The staff at Collingham were SO relaxed and every time I needed an appointment or wanted to cancel, it was dead simple. Greg was reassuring with any queries I had and I never felt worried about my braces along the journey. I was meant to have the braces in for 5-6 months however on my 4th visit he told me they were ready  to come out! I couldn’t believe it and was so excited! After they got taken out I had to get a fixed retainer in my teeth which stays for life (I know guys, strange). So it is basically a metal wire glued in to the back of the teeth and although this sounds really uncomfortable – you get used to it and don’t even notice it. Once the wire came loose whilst I was in Nando’s (very awkward) – and within a few days they called me back to replace it with more glue – apparently it doesn’t happen often – and since, it’s been fine. The fact that you’ve got a retainer glued in to your teeth also means that there’s less of a chance that your teeth will go crooked again as you have extra protection. I also got retainers to wear on a night too like you usually do with braces.

Word of warning guys: Don’t eat teeth staining food like Thai food as your braces will all go yellow – a lesson I learnt  after visiting my favourite Sukothai (although I was warned).

Prices and payment.

Okay so a breakdown of the costs:

Appointment 1: Consultation – Free
Appointment 2: Hygienist Visit – £73
Appointment 3: Quick Straight Teeth Dual Arch – £1900 (Cheaper if you need one arch straightening)
Appointment 4: Retainers – £135
Appointment 5: Teeth Whitening – £195 (Boutique Whitening)
Total: £2303

All in all this price was good as it was only £500 more than my original quote and with the whitening and retainers it was worth it. Apparently Boutique Whitening is really popular for teeth whitening and I won’t lie I didn’t see a massive difference but a lot of others said my teeth were much whiter – I may buy some more product from the dentist to try it again as now I have the teeth moulds, it is only £20.

I was able to pay as I went along which was brilliant – they were so laid back about it. Sometimes I would go in and pay a big chunk of money and sometimes I would go in and not pay anything. So I think I gave £1000 at the start  and then every month just gave £200. Once I gave like £100 because I was going on holiday so was a bit broke. They basically just need the end amount before you’re discharged so it’s super chilled.

Invisalign:

Just a quick side note, I know a lot of  people know the other straight teeth solution is to have Invisalign but for me I think it’s impractical. It’s basically having to wear a retainer for however long, in the day too and having to remember to take it out when eating. The Quick Straight Teeth in my opinion are better because they are fixed braces, can’t be moved and give you straight teeth quicker!

So there it is guys, my review of my Quick Straight Teeth treatment. Overall,  I am sooo happy I invested in this – it was by far my best investment to date and my teeth are so nice and straight now. I have had my braces out nearly a year now and I feel so much more confident! I know other practices may name it different things but if its a similar process (fixed braces, fixed retainer after and around 5 months)  – it will probably be the same thing.

I hope you found this useful and if you have any further questions, let me know!

Till next week,

Tayyeba!

xxx