Dental Braces Questions
Retainer After Canine Exposure and Braces (Answered)
Will I need to wear a retainer after having impacted canine exposure surgery and braces? Other than the impacted canine my teeth are overall pretty good, so there isn't much else for the braces to do. (not my photo, I just needed to submit a photo...
Will my Damon clear braces still be applicable if I took them off and store them for some months? (Answered)
I just got my Damon Clear braces yesterday, and it was instantly the worst decision in my life. My upper teeth aren’t really straight, but they’re not visible when I smile. (proof: my dentist, parents, and friends are all shocked by my decision to...
Career questions (Answered)
I’m writing a paper about the career of an orthodontist and I would like to ask a few questions... - after finishing dental school, what was the difficultly of getting a job? - What is one challenge about your job you face everyday? - What steps...
Should I get braces on my bottom teeth as well? (Answered)
Hi,I just got my braces fitted three days ago on my front teeth .I was planning on getting braces on my bottom teeth as well because some of them are overlapping but just a little bit but my dentist said it's not necessary and my bite is okay also...
Twin blocks (Answered)
So I have had twin block braces for coming up to a year now and I find them very irritating and annoying, as well as very embarrassing so I don’t wear them much, I can’t stand going to school with them in because I can’t hardly speak with them in....
what do i do if my rubber band is pushing against my tooth? (Answered)
i was told that to start used rubber bands at night only in the class two placement. i used them last night and i had no pain. but tonight they are sure you on and on my right side the rubber band is pushing against the fourth tooth from the middle...
Getting Braces Soon... (Answered)
Hi, I’m getting braces in a couple weeks and my bottom canines are going to be moved next to my bottom front teeth and the incisors will be in the place of the canines? What will it look like? I’m really nervous. Has this ever been done before? If...
Incomplete treatment (Answered)
I had started the process of getting braces had them on my top row only since I had a overbite I paid for the full treatment top and bottom row but i ended up moving to another state do to complications. Most of my brackets broke so I just...
Is it normal to have a bite block on just one side? (Answered)
I'm a 28 year old male with a deep bite who just had braces installed today. Because of this deep bite, my orthodontist installed a bite block (blue) on one of my upper teeth. Is it normal to have only one of these installed (on a single side)...
Baby teeth extraction (Answered)
My 10 yo son has an overbite and needs braces. He still has baby teeth and orthodontist wants to get 6 baby teeth extracted in order to put the braces. My concern is will getting 6 teeth extracted affect him in any way?
How long will I be in braces? (Answered)
I want to know how much longer I will be in braces I just got rubber bands that that stretch from bracket to bracket.Like the bands that you can take in and out also How long or how much longer will I be in braces because i want them off.
Changes after 4 Extractions (Answered)
I had four extractions and braces put on at age 7 or 8 and had them for about three years. I wore my retainers until I was 25 at which point I found out retraction orthodontics are bad functionally. I quit wearing the retainers and tried to get my...
Super Eruption (Answered)
Hello I wear essix retainers, upper and lower, at night. They do not cover my very last teeth. I believe these are called the wisdom teeth. Will my wisdom teeth super erupt over time? Again, I only wear my retainers at night after Invisalign...
My inexperienced orthodontist mistake (Answered)
Hello I had my braces for almost three years now, everything was fine. My teeth correction getting better every month, except one tooth of the lower jaw on the right side (the second premolar tooth) was inwards, towards the tongue. The...
I Like My Imperfect Teeth, Why Should I Get Braces? (Answered)
I find that imperfections are rather perfect. My teeth don't look like celebrities or models, but they are white, clean, functional and beautiful in their own respect. However when I went to see my dentist, she was very rude and insisted I needed...