Dental Braces Questions

Do you always have to make a down payment on your braces? (Answered)

Do you have to make a down payment of 7.5% before you get your braces applied? I heard they were some other ways of paying.

ive had my braces on for about 6 years only supose to have had them on for 2. i was wondering if

since i have had them on for so long would i need a retainer still or would i be able to eat only frozen thing to freeze them. my family cant afford to pay so im tryin all i can to get them off. and another question, would the people who put them on...

Do i need braces?

Do i need braces because one tooth is up to far and one tooth is crooked and one tooth is back to far.

Weakened enemel

Is baking soda bad or good for enamel? I have weakened enamels from braces. Does this actually help or what should I use to strength my teeth? thanks:)

Why Am I Getting Braces Off So Early? (Answered)

Hi, Im 14 years of age and I got my braces last December of 2012 my orthodontist gave me chain and rubber bands ( elastics ) I have to wear one on each side during the day and double at night most of my friends have braces and are getting their...

How to remove the glue stains after removing braces?

I had my braces in for about 7yrs. I had to stop going to my orthodontist appts because I didn't have the funds to pay for it. I just recently got the braces taking off while I was at home. But my question is what can I use to get the glue stains...

How will braces fix teeth that look like they will turn into

My daughter is 8 years old and we have been told that she will need braces as soon as possible because the x-rays show her adult teeth are much bigger than her baby teeth and that six of her upper adult teeth will need to fit into the space that...

How long will it take?

My Ortho. said that my front teeth need to line up with my bottom front teeth so i have to wear rubber bands.. how long will it take for me to get my braces off if this is all i have to do?

Braces for horizontal gap

I'm 27 years old and for as long as I can remember and in all my school pictures from as far back as second grade I have had an overbite which isn't really an issue since it is slight but my front teeth from canine to canine do not fit together...

Braces for small teeth in maybe a late age

I first got braces on last year , I was 16 and I have small teeth so when I smile it's like half teeth and half gum and when I first went to my orthodentist clinical last year and decided to have braces on he recognized all the defects I had in my...

Can an adult deep bite be treated effectively?

I am 23 and have a deep bite/overbite. I had braces and a biteplate as a teenager a few years ago, and my bite did open a bit and my teeth are now straight, but I still feel that I have a unusually small lower face, and if I could just open my bite...

Braces on the back of teeth

Hello, I\'m a 26 year old male and I know I need braces. For some reason, I was never suggested braces when I was in my early teens even though my front couple of teeth were either crooked or looking to become crooked. At my age I don\'t want braces...

Wire Keeps Coming Out of Braces (Answered)

im 11 and ive had plates i have braces on the top and i got them last tuesday and the wire keeps coming out of my back teeth ive been back to my orthodontist and he glued it the first time and he put a heaver wire in the second time now its been 2...

I don't want to fix my bite.

So, I recently had a consultation at a orthodontist to determine if I was eligible for braces. My bottom teeth are perfect and my top teeth are slightly crowded. So I went in thinking he would tell me I would only need braces for about a year....

Already have braces

I've had braces on since 2010. Ive had them placed on in Charlotte NC. I am almost don't my braces process but since I've moved back home to Philadelphia the expense of flying or back and forth to Charlotte for a 5 minute check up is becoming a...