Dental Braces Questions

20 with Impacted tooth in Thailand - Need your HELP

Hi! My name is Dvir, I'm a 20.5 years old entrepreneur living in bangkok, thailand. I have an impacted tooth and I need your help. So I have 2 wisdom teeth still inside my mouth, as the scan shows, one is fine and one is, well, not so fine....

Will my Gap open up again?

I got my braces off yesterday and I get my retainer on Thursday . I noticed that my gap has opened up a bit and I remember that I didn't look like that when I got my braces off. I was wondering , will my retainer close this gap back up? I've been...

what should i do with a traumatic occusion during orthodontic treatment?

hi doctor, i had my orthodontic appliance 2 years ago..now that i was going to remove it i noticed trauma from occlusion on my upper premolar, its mobile grade 2 and painful,i cant reach my orthodontist now what can i do by my own?? thank you

Lingual Retainers

Help!!! I have had my braces off of my teeth roughly for 1 year. Before getting braces I had a gap between my front 2 teeth. My orthodontist placed a lingual retainer behind my front 2 teeth but the retainer popped off several times. My...

I haven't worn my retainer in 9 months and my bottom gums are getting cut

I haven\'t worn my retainers in about 9 months because I lost them, but I found them again (they were in a luggage bag) and they still fit, but it\'s very tight. The top teeth are fine by my bottom teeth are the problem. They are cutting into my...

Can I get a hoop lip ring with braces?

Can I get a lip ring with braces? It will not be a stud but a hoop. I\'ve wanted one for a long time and my braces don\'t come off for awhile. With other stuff I\'m involved in I can only get my lip pierced this year.

Does no tightening result in no movement of teeth?

Hello. Currently I\'m wearing braces. My parents have to reschedule my tightening appointment. I was kinda disappointed because tightening helps move teeth. Here\'s my question; do braces ever stop moving your teeth or stand still, if they\'re not...

What to do about getting back on track with my retainer

Hello! So I got my braces off sometime in march and I had to wear a retainer on the top and bottom teeth. Back on july 7th my retainer went missing and my orthodontist doesnt offer any kind of payment plan for a new one and my family wasnt able to...

Can a Retainer Help Me for Shifting teeth?

Hi, I had my braces off for twenty plus years. I also had my wisdom teeth pulled. Now that I am older, I am seeing that my teeth are shifting...lower and bottom. I also have pain in the top and bottom of my jaw too. I was wondering if a...

Teeth concerns about spacing

Hi my name is Kadidja Toure & I am 15 years old. My question for you is that I have spaces in between each of my teeth. Do that mean I have to get braces. Secondly I have a wisdom teeth growing and it really hurt and it's swollen. Do that mean I...

How do I get swelling in my gums to go down? (Answered)

I just got my braces off and my gums are so swollen to the point where it hurts to bad to put my retainer on. How do I get the swelling to go down?

Is it too late to wear my retainer again?

Around May, a permanent wire retainer was put in (front two top teeth and front 6 on bottom), then my braces were taken off a few weeks later, then week or so after that, i was given a plastic retainer to wear overnight. I\'ve forgotten to wear it...

Teeth have moved after braces

I got my braces removed just under 2 years ago and given removable retainers. I had a check up about a year ago whereby I was told to where them every night? As months went on my teeth began to move resulting in me not being able to put them again...

Will my retainer molds still work?

During my last ortho visit, I did the molds for the retainer. For the past month (after doing the molds) I have had to were heavy elastics everyday and night. My question is, doesn\'t wearing the elastics move my teeth? Will my retainer molds still...

Is there a Medical Reason for an Orthodontist to take of Braces Before all teeth are straight?

I had braces for 1 year and 10 months when I was 14-16. My orthodontist took off the braces before my bottom teeth were completely aligned. It is as if the right side was aligned and the left was aligned, but the two sides didn' t line up perfectly....