Dental Braces Questions

Upper Teeth Pull Inwards?

i have been wearing braces for a couple of months now.. anyways, the anatomy of my teeth is that, i lost my 2 second premolars when i was a kid... 1 second premolar at the right and the other one at the left.. i had braces after 16 years...at first...

Internal resorption and braces

Hi. I am wondering about my risk having traditional braces put on after having internal resorption in a tooth. Several years ago, I had internal resportion on my front top tooth (tooth number 9). It was fixed with a root canal, and has a large...

Will My Teeth Shift 2-3 Days Of Not Wearing Retainer?

I have had my braces off for a year and a half. I wore a retainer all day every day for a year. I now wear it every night. I left it at work and have to go for 2-3 days without wearing it. Will my teeth shift in that time?

Metal poisioning

Ok. Ever since I got braces April 30, 2012... I have been feeling really fatigued, nauseous, and tired. I started having slight numbness on the outside of my left foot, so i googled it and it said it could possibly be from metal poisionong. I can't...

Does soda affect your braces?

Does soda affect my braces?? I\'m about to take out my braces in 5 weeks and well I been drinking soda thing is I don\'t think it very often it\'s once in a while but not all the time, and I always brush my teeth also so I\'m just wondering if it...

What Will I Get When Picking Up Retainers?

what will i get when i collect my retainer and what is the best mouthgard to use when i have a hawley coming.

Would I need braces again?

So I got braces when I was about 14 and had them for a three years so i had them removed when I was 17. My teeth were straight and perfect I wore my retainer everyday to school and night and only took it off for eating or drinking something. When I...

Braces with Overgrown Gums

I have braces and I am getting them off in 5 weeks. I have overgrown gums in some ares of my mouth. They aren't extremely overgrown but they are noticeable. I am 100% positive that it is not gingivitis. After I get my braces off, will my gums go...

Broken Bracket and Elastics?

So last night i broke my bracket on my lower right canine and i was wondering if i should still wear my elastics i wear them to fix my overbite and i wear my elastics on my upper canines and lower molars i wont be able to fix it in at least one...

Is jaw expansion the best way to bring out the second molars and fix class II profile?

I had braces before to correct my overbite and other biting problems at the back. Two upper teeth were removed during this process. After the braces are taken off, my dentist told me to go to other orthodontists to see what they could do about my...

Rubber Bands Causing Tooth Ache

I got rubber bands in yesterday i have to wear them night and day except when I\'m eating and brushing. They go from my 2nd to back to to the teeth 3 from the middle. I can\'t bare the pain of brushing. What should I do? Also I can\'t eat solids so...

how to fix crooked teeth?

Hi, my teeth are slightly crooked (barely noticeable to others but extremely noticeable to me!) So my question is, since my teeth are only slightly crooked will I still need braces or are there other alternatives I can try? If I will need braces can...

fixed retainers

hi, i would like to know how much does getting fixed retainer with medicaid cost? i keep forgetting to place plastic retainers at night, and im worried because i dont want my teeth to move from place. ive heard that over night they can shift. but as...

4mm Overbite

I have a 4 milimeter Overbite. Will this require braces? Also my teeth have been hurting very badly...Help?

I was wonder if I can change orthodontics?

I was wondering if you I could change orthotics to someone closer to my home. I was driving to fenton and its just to far away. He also only works on thurdays and I cant alway get to him on the time he has open.