Dental Braces Questions
Top Teeth look Diagonal
I\'ve had braces for 7 weeks now, everything seemed to be going well until recently I discovered my top teeth look diagonal. Before I had my braces done my teeth were pretty straight I just had a few problematic areas that I wanted fixed. Also, I...
Not able to bite down
I\'ve had my braces for 3 days and my teeth are a lil sore but fine I have an edge to edge bite wit a slight cross bite I also have spaces and 6 crooked teeth when my orthodontist was putting on my braces my brackets from my back molars would bang...
Will my lisp go away?
I have a pretty extreme overbite, and have had top braces for almost a year now. Just last week, I got bottom braces put on along with "bite blocks" on the back of my two upper front teeth. These blocks are causing me a lot of problems. They keep...
Cement from dental wire
I can\'t afford to go to the dentist in the near future unless it is urgent, all my extra income is being spent on vet bills for my cat right now. I just realized today that either the cement from my bottom front teeth wire is peeling away from one...
How long can I go without my retainer?
Hello, I\'ve recently lost my retainer and can find it absolutely no where. Due to it being a weekend, my dentist office is closed until Monday, also the Orthodontist isn\'t stationed at my Dentist Office and I have no idea when I\'ll be able to see...
Do braces make your teeth look more crooked?
Ok so i\'m getting my braces off in a month and i don\'t know how to tell if they are ready or not. Will my teeth look more straight and perfect when I get the braces off my teeth or can I expect them to look the same as they do with braces?
What's wrong with my head gear?
Why is the left side of my head gear, for braces, coming on and off with ease when only the night before I had to work at it a little to get it off? (Only the left side is the problem)
Spaces between molars after braces
Is it normal to have spaces between molars after braces are removed? I have two different spaces in my back molars about 2-3 mm wide. Is this normal or did the orthodontist remove my braces too soon?
My upper gum, where it connects to my jaw, so in that corner, is all ripped
Okay so i was experiencing weird pains when i would open and close my mouth so i went to see if one of my braces had ripped my cheeks but when i looked close, the rip was all the way up onto my gums right near the corner where the gums and cheeks...
What type of night guard should I get?
I have a bonded retainer on my upper 4 teeth and my lower 6 teeth. The custom fitted clear night guard I had kept breaking my upper bonded retainer. The night guard covered the lower half of my upper teeth, and due to my slight over bite my lower...
Is it normal to decide on removing pre-molars for braces after the braces have been put on?
I have a deep bite for which my dentist asked me to see an orthodontist. After the examination, the orthodontist is still not sure if braces are the right option since I have a smaller lower chin. I have shown him all the cephs, x-rays as asked. If...
Is it bad for my teeth that my retainer shifts their position slightly every night?
I wear my retainer every night and pretty much have done since my braces came off over ten years ago. Lately, however, I’ve noticed that every morning, when I take my retainer off, my teeth have been moved ever so slightly back into position, and...
What is causing the snapping/popping noise from bracket?
Hi, I started my treatment a month ago.. My bracket keep on braking almost every week!! Also, I keep hearing a snapping/ popping noise from my bracket when I am chewing on something soft! Basically when I\'m chewing on anything. I will hear it! My...
The Wire in my Braces has Gone Through Every Bracket Except one of them.
I've had my braces on for around 7 months now, and recently i got them tightened and a new color band e.t.c and my orthodontist put the wire through all the brackets, but she missed one (instead of it going through the middle of the bracket, it goes...
Do I need Braces or a Retainer?
Hi, I have a very BIG problem with my four front teeth. My top and bottom front teeth are turning in and it's getting worse especially the top. It looks like I have a dent in the front of my teeth and it's very noticable when I smile. I have never...