Dental Braces Questions

I just got my braces off two days ago and I have been religiously wearing my retainers and my top

I just got my braces off two days ago and I have been religiously wearing my retainer, and my top middle left tooth has went up. Now, my two front top teeth are completely uneven.. Is there any way my retainer can pull this tooth back down, or will...

Can I get braces if only I have some teeth crooked?

Can I get braces if I only have a few teeth crooked? How much do they cost?

Mara Appliance Teeth not Touching

My 10 yr old son just had a MARA bite corrector appliance put in, but when he bites, the upper and lower teeth do not touch each other so he cannot chew even soft food. Our ortho said it is ok and should adjust in a few days. Its been 4 days and...

What is the clear piece to prevent teeth from pushing brackets off?

I have this thing that prevents my tooth from pushing kid my bracket on my braces and it came off today. How do I put it back on? Just got my braces on today so I am very nervous on whether or not if I have to go back to get the piece back on.

Braces and extractions of premolars

Hey okay so I'm thinking about getting braces but here's the problem.... Okay so on my upper teeth I only have 2 premolars instead of 4 ... The problem is that the 2 that I have are baby teeth and also on my upper teeth on the front where my...

Getting braces twice

I had gotten braces in 5th grade and had them taken off in 8th. i got clear retainers but my dog chewed them and my parents didnt have enough money to buy another set, so now my teeth has shifted back. i am very unsatisfied with my smile and i hate...

I don't know if my orthodontist is good?

So I have had braces for about a year and four months now and I have broken about 25 brackets. Four of which i broke within the first hour of getting them on. I did not eat anything or drink anything they just popped off. Ever since then I have had...

Why is y daughter having pain in tooth with molar band on?

Hi, my 15year daughter has had braces on for one year with 4metal molar bands fitted. She has an adjustment every 6-8weeks since the start of treatment and is now wearing the thicker arch wire, usually any discomfort she feels is only for a few days...

Orthodontist didn't put missing brackets

Hello! I put my braces in another country and moved to Canada. I was looking for an orthodontist to continue my treatment, and there was one I liked most. I never had my wire replaced or tightened, so that was my first appointment. But I had 2...

Metal bands causing jaw pain

So, I have had braces for about 6 months now. Just recently I went and got a tighter wire for my top teeth but nothing was done to my bottom wire because they're on different like wire sizes, anyways, Around my 4 back teeth are these metal bands...

I dont think my ortho did a correct procedures on my overbite case

this is my 2nd time having braces for my overbite problem.. and this time i think my ortho did not make any sense on her procedure on my overbite problem... she removed my left and right pre-molar so that my teeth will be move inward, my ortho says,...

Herbst and sore tmjs

My daughter has been wearing the Herbst and upper braces for 3 months and just started complaining of jaw joint discomfort and mildly achy ears. She has tenderness over both tmjs. She had popping of one jaw joint and some limited opening before the...

Extremely Itchy Gums

Hello. My 15 year old daughter had metal braces put on her upper and lower teeth earlier this week. She has been wearing them for five days at this point and is experiencing extremely itchy gums. We have tried Orajel and mouthwash, but to no avail....

Primary teeth extraction at 9.5 years old.

My 9.5 year old had orthodontic consultation and recommended her lower baby canines and 1st molars be extracted and lingual spacer placed. The 1st baby molars are starting to become loose. Should I proceed with extractions? Will the permanent...

Why aren't my orthodontic retainers shifting my teeth back into place?

Hello, I'm contacting you because I have a bit of a dilemma and I was hoping you'd help me figure out a solution for my problem. So three days ago I came back home from a month long summer program. Unfortunately, I left my retainers at home and my...