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Hey Guys, I know that if one's teeth are crooked, the archwire will make them straight by going back to it's original shape. Now what if your teeth aren't crooked at all, but you have gaps in your teeth and your bite is off. How does the wire move the teeth back in order to close gaps and fix bites?...

Thanks for the suggestion, my first adjustment is scheduled for December 10th, i'll be sure to ask then. She did mention that my upper laterals are pretty small.

Hi Guys, I have braces to close up gaps and fix my bite. My ortho told me that after treatment I may still have spaces between both upper laterals and cuspids as well as my lower laterals and cuspids. She suggested that I may need bonding done after treatment. Isn't the whole purpose of getting brac...

Thanks for the reply, I'll exercise more patience

Hey Guys, I got braced on Sept. 10th. My issue is that I have a lot spaces between my teeth. The first set of braces the ortho placed on are to align my teeth. Although there are plenty spaces, she did say my teeth aren't really crooked, just 2 that have to be aligned before she starts closing the g...

I just hope it all works out after all the monetary investment that goes into it. [/list]

she recommended i practice keeping my tongue on the roof of my mouth. She said I have a nice sized tongue, therefore it when my mouth is closed, it pushes between my top and bottom teeth. I try to keep it on the roof of my mouth as much as possible

My ortho said she'll give me a retainer with something on the top of it to help the habit, but this is post braces. I'm wondering if the habit with impact my teeth during the treatment.

Hi, My ortho said that I have spacing primarily because when I sleep, my tongue pushes against my teeth. Now that I have braces on, which will be pulling my teeth back, won't my tongue be countering that when I sleep?? Does anyone know if the force of the tongue pushing against the teeth will be eno...

thanks for all your replies. I'm not too computer saavy, so i'm having problems uploading the pic i took, but i'll get it up soon.[/url]

Sure thing, thanks. I'm going to upload pics as soon as I can.

Hi all, I'm 23 and got braces today for the first time. I have spacing between a few of my teeth and therefore thought braces would help. I do not feel any pain or even added force on my teeth, is that natural the first day? and my Orthodontist scheduled the next visit for Nov. 11th, I thought they ...