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Hey,

I was just wondering. My wire has 2 thicker parts to it at the front, either side of a tooth. I'm presuming these are perhaps stoppers to control at what point the teeth stop moving maybe?

Hi,

I have ceramic braces. I just got the wire changed and have later noticed that one bracket does not have a clip over the wire holding it in.... it's still sitting in the bracket ok but is this a problem?

[quote="catgyrl"][quote="markyc"]probably a good idea I guess. For most cases though, like catgyrl, they removed one or more teeth to make room for the overjet to be reduced though right? He wasn't keen on that and I neither am i really. to make it even they'd presumably have to ...

probably a good idea I guess. For most cases though, like catgyrl, they removed one or more teeth to make room for the overjet to be reduced though right? He wasn't keen on that and I neither am i really. to make it even they'd presumably have to take a tooth out from each side which would create fa...

i should also add that the crowding of my top teeth is only slight. other than the one tooth pushed back, the rest are basically fine. So treatment would only take 8-12 months..

thanks arched. I spoke to the OD yesterday. He was happy to answer my questions and did so well enough. He said 1. 1 wisdom tooth wont make a difference to treatment as they dont fix the brace to the wisdom tooth. if a wisdom was to be trouble it would most likely get removed rather than try to chan...

Thank you. Definitely agree with you. The thing is I only notice other people's teeth because I think of my own so much. I think in reality, most people don't notice the things we see in ourselves. I told my mate about my plan for treatment ( expecting ridicule as I'm 23) and his response was that h...

Thanks for advice :). He said the open bite is hard to fix as for some people is more down to your jaw than teeth. Which does make some sense as my teeth would need to either be longer or pointing down more (which I think they do mostly anyway). He said surgery would be an option but that's not real...

Hi. I was just hoping to get peoples ideas/opinions :). I went to see the orthodentist a few weeks ago. I have a top incisor that sits a bit back, a 2mm open bite and a 5mm overjet. He said he can sort the slight crowding and recommended braces for my top teeth. He said he can't do anything about th...