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My son had Herbts appliance put on a couple of days ago. Now he doesn't have one single back tooth touching so he has been chewing with his front teeth.

How long into the treatment will he have to deal with this problem? Or this will be resolved only after the treament is over? (Two years)

My son had Herbts appliance put on a couple of days ago. Now he doesn't have one single back tooth touching so he has been chewing with his two front teeth. My questions are how can you chew without the teeth touching? How long into the treatment he will have to deal with this problem? Or this will ...

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My son had braces on when he was 10 now that he is 13 and he needs to put braces back on. I went to check a few dentist and one of them said he doen's use elastics only Herbst. This apliance looks very unconfortable so my question is how much better is Herbst vs the traditional elastic? Why would so...

I have braces for six months now and I hate how I look talking or smiling. The treatment is supose to last 10 months The bottom shape of my mouth looks so strange, looks too wide. That shape of U on the bottom looks a little square, looks too wide like I have too many teeth on the bottom. Is it norm...

I have lingual braces for 3 months now. When in the treatement are the teeth shaved to give more space?