I’m with a NHS dentist.
I’m going to be 21 this year, so I don’t get free dental treatment anymore.
I want to have braces, but I’ve read on some sites that the NHS only give braces to people under 18 (who get free dental care) and that they don’t give them to anyone over 18.
Is this true? Would I have to go to a different dentist who was private, or would my NHS dentist give me braces that I’d be charged for?
I have an incorrect bite – My 4 back bottom teeth do not met up properly with the top ones.
I noticed a couple of years ago that I’ve only ever chewed on the left side of my jaw, and I grind my teeth A LOT presumably because of my bite (especially when I’m concentrating, e.g. writing, reading, watching a programme, shaving my legs...basically, a lot of time, daily) both of which can lead to lots of problems and damage with my teeth, muscles, jaw and even face when I’m older.
I went to my NHS orthodontist when I was about 15 and he said they would need to pull 1 of my back lower teeth out and the braces would move the other 3 forwards and inwards so they fitted properly with my upper teeth.
Would needing them for these reasons affect what a NHS dentist would say?
I’m also a university student, does this affect the cost?