Dental Braces Frequently Asked Questions

Prefer Slightly Imperfect Teeth Over My Teeth After Braces

Is it possible for an orthodontist to move your teeth back to the original placement that they were in before you had braces? For somebody who actually liked their slightly imperfect teeth and was forced to get braces unwillingly. Say the...

Need an orthodontic advice.

I have Class 1 skeletal, bi-max, with 3 mm overjet (front teeth-upper). So I'm thinking of wearing a braces. But is it necessary?

Scuba Diving And Braces (Answered)

Hi. I have had dental braces on for about four months now on my upper and lower jaw and I wanted to take a scuba diving course this summer. I wanted to know if this would cause any problems. Will I need to take any extra precautions like get any...

Am I getting my braces off too soon

Okay so I\'ve have my braces since 2008 it\'s been 4 years and after a lot of surgery and gum cutting my teeth are finally straight I saw my orthodontist about 4 weeks ago and he had said that the next appointment I can get them off, Iam supposed to...

Which Dentist Accepts Insurance In Victorville, CA?

which dentist accepts medical patients for braces in victorville,ca

How Do Braces Brackets Go On?

How do you put brackets on a 90 degre bitten row cainine tooth

Top braces only for a while now but not the bottom? (Answered)

My daughter had her top braces only put on a year and 5 months ago. The orthodontist keeps telling me she will get the bottom ones as soon as a tooth finally gets straighten out and in the right position. This tooth she had to had a chain attach to...

Hook on braces? (Answered)

I have hook things on top of 2 of my brackets. They are both 3 from the left one on top and one on the bottom.what are they and what can I do to make them stop cutting my mouth? I am a 14 year old female. I have had braces and an expander for 7...

Braces With Silver Elastics That Turned Green? (Answered)

So i have silver elastic rubber thing on my bottom braces and it turned green, what does that mean, did food just stain it, i dont want the ortho to think i dont brush because i do.

WILL i get them off? (Answered)

I am suppose to get my braces off April 26th. This last week, my bracket on one tooth popped off at the beginning of my school break. I couldn't go to the orthodontist because i was on vacation. But, came home and got it fixed immediately. They...

Front tooth turning inward

I have had braces since November of 2011. I had a space between my front teeth. I have had braces in the past and a permanent retainer was attached to the back of my two front teeth, this lasted 14 years until it broke. I wrongly assumed that after...

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