My bite

[calley03]

Hey hope anyone out there will to hear my concern will be willing to give me their opinions and info. My teeth have began to move a little. I have 4 bite plates, and because of that my bite feels like it is way off now. My main question is does everyone wear elastics at some point during normal orthadontic treatment, or is it only for certain patients. I had a perfect bite before, but now it is feeling different.

[Wingnut]

calley03,

How long have you had your braces? What is the ortho trying to correct? What is a bite plate?

[Shelby014]

a lot of people that i know have had to have elastics, but there are also some that havent had to have elastics, My ortho said that i wouldnt have to have them at the beginning of my treatment, but now i'm thinking that i will because i have developed an off midline, and a cross bite, so yah. And i must ask the same question as Wingnut, what is a bite plate?
hope this helps

[calley03]

My ortho is fixing gaps. I have 2 mounds of cement behind my front two teeth, and two on my back top molars so that I can't bite too hard and hurt my teeth on the hardware. because of the cement I can not bite down all the way and I am afraid of it effecting me in the end. I am sure my ortho has a plan in mind.

calley03,

How long have you had your braces? What is the ortho trying to correct? What is a bite plate?

[Wingnut]

Ahh, what I know as turbo bites. (At least behind the two front teeth.) I had them as well. Your bite is different because your teeth can't touch. Elastics may come into play after you get them ground off, but you won't know until then.

I've never heard of someone needing turbo bites and molar build-ups at the same time; it's usually one or the other. Do you know why he did both?

[Evelyn]

Same exact thing happened to me too, my bite was fine before but the braces messed it up. However, they've fixed it now-it feels great. Mine was fixed by different wires and then elastics tightened it up. It'll get back to normal, I promise

Eve