Missing teeth and braces

[killou]

Hello my name is Isabelle, I am new to this forum and I am french so excuse my english...

I am 30 years old and I have been thinking about getting braces sinces so long I don't even remember.
My main issue is that I have a missing front teeth and I am now wearing a fake front tooth (the type that you take out to wash your teeth, I don't know the name in english) but as soon as I can I will ask my dentist for an implant. I want my teeth straight before the implant.

The problem is that I don't know if I can have braces with a fake front teeth because there is no way that I stay without a teeth during the treatment.

I wish that I can find help on this forum and maybe someone that went throught the same thing.

[lana23]

Hi Isabelle, I'm no expert but I think it is possible to get braces with the missing teeth; but the fake front tooth would have to be removed because there's no way the braces will be able to be secure and bonded on false teeth.

[djspeece]

That's an excellent question to pose to an orthodontist. Perhaps he/she would just avoid applying brackets to the front teeth, or some other creative approach. Best of luck to you!

[killou]

Thanks for the answers, I have an appointment in three weeks from now, wait and see.

[Nozzelnut]

If I remember correctly braces can't move implants so waiting until orthodontic treatment is completed is correct. I've also seen a fake tooth bonded to a bracket and positioned in the empty space. Purely for looks and not function.

[altesse7]

Hi. I have a missing tooth, on my front, bottom, incisors. When I had my consultation, I could choose between, either having an implant or, just closing the gap, whe her lost toothe was. I didn't go for the implant. But, he explained to me, that he would make space for the implant. Meaning an u braces spot, there, where there is no tooth. Then, implant, when, braces adjusted around implant.