Dental Braces Questions
Why Is my Speech Different With Braces? (Answered)
why do i talk weird with my braces?
Braces Tightening Hurt (Answered)
Do braces hurt your teeth when your orthodontist tightens it every visit? Mine hurts a lot but I can tolerate it.
Rubber bands on braces (Answered)
Why do my rubber bands on my braces create a gap between my canine and outer incisor?
Retainer-wire-broke (Answered)
I have a Retainer with Two fake teeth attached.It has a wire around my back molar and than a front wire. My front wire broke. Can i just cut the front wire off and it still stay in my mouth ok?
Back teeth don't meet (Answered)
I have had braces fitted (on the front of my teeth). Clear ceramic on top, metal on the bottom. I was told I have a deep overbite, but now the braces are on I can't eat with my back teeth without catching my top teeth on the lower brackets. Is this...
Making the decision to get braces for the second time. (Answered)
I have gotten braces once before and now am interest in getting braces again. The first time I got braces I was on medacaid. I felt as if my old orthdontist rushed my treatment because when the braces came off after a year and a half I still had a...
Orthodontic co-pay and wait time
I have subscribed to the EPO plan, via Dallas ISD, for the last 3 years and desire to have braces placed on both my upper and lower teeth. What percent/fraction of the total cost will I be responsible for covering, i.e. 20%? Moreover, what...
Swollen gums with braces--help!
Hello! My son has had braces for a year and a half now. After his appointment this last January, the gums in the back of his mouth began to swell (before that he never had issues). After his dental cleaning in January, the hygenist told us he...
braces and aligning my jaw (Answered)
i have had braces for the past several years, my jaw is unaligned and so my orthodontist is trying to straighten my teeth by wearing rubber bands to make sure the lines between my top 2 and bottom 2 teeth match. but is this even possible since my...
Please help!
Hi there, I am 20 years old and have had braces on for the last year and a half. I am at a point I am not so sure about my orthodonist. My case: I had a baby tooth extracted then my adult tooth exposed and bracketed (left canine). My mid-line was...
Can I change my mind??? (Answered)
On November 30th my daughter got braces, she is 14. They are moving along with the chosen treatment, however, now in talking with several of my friends that have had braces, I know I should have chosen to have her jaw broken and moved into place....
Where can I buy the braces? (Answered)
I apologyze for my bad English. I live in Colombia and I want to wear Ice Braces, but they are expensive here. My Orthodontist asked me to buy them, and since I am going to Miami next week my question is where can I buy them? How much do they cost?...
Bumper Hinge (Answered)
We have a nine year old daughter that was referred to an Orthodontist over a year ago. The Orthodontist took pictures of my daughters mouth and said that her bite wasn\\\'t lined up and that she needed a \\\"Bumper Hinge\\\" to adjust her lower jaw...
Allergic reactions to braces?
Has there ever been a case in which the patient that is wearing braces or retainers has had an allergic reaction to the metal in the braces. A reaction that caused any king of unusual behavior, such as seeing bright lights when eyes are closed, or...
Braces treatment coming off? (Answered)
i have had braces on my teeth recentily. the orthordentic has put sumthing on top of the root of the mouth. it feels like its cummin of and its rubing on the sides of my mouth. what shud i do. is that normal