Dental Braces Questions

What can I do for the gap between my top and bottom front teeth?

I am 20 years old, and recently ( within the last year and a half) my jaw has moved. I had braces at around age 14 to straighten, my front top and bottom teeth always touched, like normal. They no longer touch, the ortho I went to said the gap is...

Is my rubber bands on my braces making my teeth worse?

I recently got my braces tightened and got rubber bands at the same appointment. My teeth are obviously moving at the moment and the rubber band on my left side is pushing a tooth towards the inside of my mouth. It\'s very prominent as I can feel it...

Upper row of teeth asymmetrical and ruining my face

I have very messed up teeth but it's hard to tell, I have a bit of an over bite but that's not my concer, my upper teeth do not match up to my bottom teeth, my bottom teeth are relatively straight but my upper teeth are like a roller coaster, you...

Can I get my braces off with a missing crown?

I have had my braces for more than 2 years and a half and i'm supposed to be getting them off in 3 days. Although, i'm afraid that wont be possible for me. I have a crown on a back molar and it recently fell off. I contacted my dentist to re- cement...

Part of my plastic retainer broke off?

I put my retainers in one night, and I felt the snap of plastic. I took it out, and saw that on my retainer on the right hand side just one tooth molding had cracked. Do I need to get a new retainer, even though it's just one tooth? I tried to go...

Shaping teeth after retainers, is that possible?

My orthodontist already took the shape of my teeth to order my retainers. I will be getting my braces off Today. I\'m upset though because my canines are too long and some of my teeth are chipped. I though he was supposed to contour/shape them? Can...

Retainers were stepped on but not broken

my hawley retainers were stepped on and it has become so tight that it hurts wearing them. I have not been wearing them for a week because I suspect the wire or canine loop got moved or squeezed. Can i go to my orthodontist to get them readjusted...

What is the best treatment option to reduce my 7mm overjet?

Hello, Hi, I'm 24 and had metal fixed braces when I was 12 years old. My teeth have moved and I have a 7mm overjet, lower crowding and a narrow palate. I have visited an orthodontist for consultation. I was sent a treatment plan for full invisalign...

Could my braces be broken?

Hello! I got my braces on the 10th of November, and it's currenty the 28th of November. People say that braces hurt a lot the first week, about 7-8 days. However, from my own experience, it only hurt for 2 days. My teeth moved quite a lot the...

How to correct crossbite, crowding and protrusion in adult

Hi. I am 22 years old and want to correct my teeth alignment, but on a budget. I believe to have minor skeletal growth deformity causing TMJ pain, as my jaw and an bite are asymmetric. My dental issue is a minor crossbite, crowded protruding...

What if the hard white stuff the orthodontists put on the back of my teeth has a piece broken?

Three days ago I got braces. The orthodontist put a white hard paste on top of my back teeth on each side to protect the bracket. This morning when I woke up a piece of the white hard paste from one of the sides has broken off. I don't know what I...

Braces? but the dentist says no?

I am 13 years old and I have been grinding my whole life, I have a overbite, A lot of spacing, and I have about 2 crooked teeth. My dentist says it's not necessary to get them, is it just because all my baby teeth aren't all out yet, but my adult...

My retainer is causing severe pain

I just got my braces off yesterday which was November 14th 2015, and today is November 15th 2015. I have a gum between my 2 front teeth and whenever I stick in my retainer (I have the clear one), it is pressing on the gum bad and I noticed the gum...

Worried that I'm not a good candidate for braces.

I've just been to see my orthodontist, but he says that I'm a problematic case and may not be able to help me. Apparently this is due to my upper set of teeth being relatively straight, but my bottom set has crowding in the front as well as a...

Teeth have shifted after braces

I am a 32 year old woman. At age 14, 9th grade, my braces were put on. I wore them for one year, removed 10 grade. Shortly there after, I was fitted for my retainers. I was first told to wear my retainers for 24 hours of every day for months. After...