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Please don't wait until all your baby teeth fall out because chances are you will have missed out on the best time for fixing your bite. These days, the better approach involves two phases of straightening the teeth. I typically refer my younger patients to my orthodontist by age 8. There is no harm in seeing an orthodontist too early but there is a lot of harm in seeing one too late. By age 8, it may be too early for actually having treatment but it's not too early to determine the correct treatment plan over these transitional years of the your changing teeth. This "changing" is the time when the adult teeth are coming in and the baby teeth are falling out at the same time. What your orthodontist will be considering is the growth of your jawbones. For example, is the lower jaw bone keeping up with the upper jaw bone in terms of growth? Often times, one jaw bone will grow faster than the other and early detection and treatment of this situation will lead to a better result than if treated later when all the adult teeth have grown in. When both jawbones are correctly aligned, there is less movement of the teeth needed, which means a shorter treatment time and lower chance of relapse. That is why you have two phases of straightening the teeth. Worst case scenario is that the orthodontist will see you, see that the jawbones are growing in harmony, and he or she will put you on a schedule and call you back at the appropriate time. This will give you peace of mind that you won't miss that optimal window for fixing your bite.
By making sure that the upper and lower jaw bone grow in a balanced way, the second phase of braces a simpler and shorter process with less chance of relapse in the future. Relapse is when the teeth go back to their original crowded position as you grow into an adult. Not a good thing as most parents have their grown up children pay the second time aroubnd!
In other words, phase one of braces allows for the correct amount of space in the mouth for the incoming adult teeth so that when they do come in, they have room to be in the proper position. This makes phase 2 a simpler and shorter process since the upper and lower jawbones are correctly aligned. The way I explain this to my patients is like this: Picture building a rocket and flying to the moon. Mapping out your flight plan in the very beginning will determine whether or not you have a moon to land on. Good phase 1 treatment will determine a successful moon-landing at phase 2 because you will have timed everything properly. Once you launch that rocket, there's no changing the flight plan until you've completed your trip. Determine your flight plan by age 8 or 9 to guarantee a successful moon landing by age 12 or 13.
Do not wait until all your baby teeth have fallen out because you may have missed your launch window.
Originally taken from AsktheDentist.com: Do all of my baby teeth have to fall out before I get braces?
It really depends on a lot of things. If you feel your child needs braces, have a consult with an orthodontist. They will know what needs to be done or if the child should wait.
Yes, baby teeth have to be out before you get braces because they will eventually fall and when braces are put in, they put brackets on every tooth and if the baby tooth falls when the braces are on, it's going to hang by the wires.
Depends on the CaseOn some people, they might wait for all the baby teeth to fall out, but in others, they don't. When I got my braces on, I still had some baby premolars. They put the braces on, and then a month or two later, pulled those baby teeth and their impacted adult teeth. They did the same thing with one of my siblings and will do the same thing to another one of my siblings.
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I have had my braces on for 3 years 1 month and 16 days and i am getting them off on the 17th of this month! I got my braces on may 1st 3 years ago and i am 14 now and i have not lost all of my teeth.. i still have 4 left. I HAD to get braces because if i didnt i would have overlapping teeth and i hhad to have my 2 baby eye teeth pulled out. So your answer is no you do not need to lose all of your teeth to get braces
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∙ 14y agoNo you don't always need to remove your molars to have braces and make your teeth straight. Molar extraction is very rarely done, in cases where someone's mouth is very very small compared to the size of his or her teeth.
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∙ 13y agodeffinatly not! im 13 and i do not have my 12 year old molars (but the starting to come in i started wearing a bra wen i was a bout 10 so it doesn't mattar
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∙ 12y agono you have to have the molars the are the most important bit of the examination
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∙ 15y agoSometimes you do sometimes you don't.
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Can you still get braces if you are missing some bottom molars?
Yes
Can you get braces if you have a filling?
yes, but only if you have fillings on the very back molars : )
Can braces move molars forward to where one was removed?
They can move any teeth to any place so yea
When do you know if you have to put spacers for braces?
I am 15 and I wear braces so I know what they are for and when you should get them. You only need them when the orthodontist has trouble attaching the back part of the braces onto your molars. Spacers push on the teeth to make room for this device.
What type of teeth are your wisdom teeth?
Wisdom teeth are considered molars as they are the posterior teeth in your oral cavity. They erupt distally or behind the second permanent molar (12 year-old molar). Their appropiate name is third permanent molar. They erupt around the ages of sixteen and twenty (depending on sex and development), thus the term "wisdom", as the bearer should have some wisdom at that age. Most third molars will probably will have to be extracted (or pulled) as they become impacted or unable to surface to the oral cavity and achieve biting function. This impaction occurs if the third molars are larger than what the maxilla (upper jaw) and mandible (lower jaw) can grow enough to accomodate them. Some third molars have the proper space and don't have to be extracted. Sometimes third molars will have plenty of space for eruption when orthodontic treatment (braces) makes it necessary to extract the four pre-molars in order to correct crowded teeth.
What do you get braces for?
braces on your teeth are in order to straighten them to everyone
How do dentists put kids teeth braces in?
It is different for everyone, so this might not be the same for you. Some people have to get expanders and other equipment before they get braces.This is what happened for me, but it is very unlikely that your procedures will be exactly the same. All orthodontists are different. This is the basic and typical way to get braces, though.They start by putting spacers on your teeth to widen the space between the molars and make it easier to put the "ring" on your molars. You usually have these for 2 weeks before you get your actual braces. After the 2 weeks is up, you go back to the orthodontist and get the spacers removed. Your orthodontist will then insert the "rings" onto your back molars. You will get two for top braces and two for the bottom braces. If you are getting full-mouth braces, you will have four total. The "ring" acts as an end point for the wire and sits on your back molars. The orthodontist then precedes to glue the brackets to your teeth. After the glue dries, he/she will insert the wire. Small bands are put on the brackets to hold the wire in place. You might be able to choose the color(s) of the bands depending on the type of braces you are getting. The extra wire is cut off and you are finished!
Is it ok if your top teeth bite down on your bottom braces?
Well, I know from experience. I clench and grinde my teeth and my back brackets on my molars always fall off. Does that answer your question? the braces on my bottom teeth get in the way when my top teeth bite down on them like when i eat the top teeth touches the bottom braces
Why are spacers put on?
they push your teeth apart in the back of your mouth before you get braces on. when you get braces put on, a metal circle thing(i cant think of what its called) wraps around your back teeth, it acts like an anchor. spacers help make room for that. hope this helps The metal thing that goes around your back teeth is called a band
What is the procedure in which a dentist removes your braces - is it painful?
1.they remove the rubber bands 2.they remove the wire 3.they brake off the brackets 4.they remove the crowns from your molars 5.they scrape off the excess cement glue from the brackets -when they removed my braces, my molars hurt for a while from when they took off the crowns,and they did scrape the cement off a bit hard, but other than that i felt complete relief
How come your braces look different?
I'm not sure exactly what you mean... There are different types of braces. The old fashioned "railroad-tie" braces with bands around the molars, Damon braces (I have these. They are smaller, the wire is heat activated, and more comfortable. They also are cemented, not connected to your teeth with bands). Porcelain braces (white to match teeth but very weak and easy to break brackets) and then some others too. Hope this helps, RH
Do your molars grow back?
Adult molars do not grow back. Infant molars are replaced by adult molars, so in a sense, infant molars do grow back.
