(de)buck teeth - something that's stressing me

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#1 Post by **Joanna20** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:56 am

Hi, I'm just wondering if some of you have seen/know something about this. I saw this girl in my Uni. today that I went to school with in Junior High and she had braces forever back then, I didn't know she was attending my Uni. but anyways I looked at her and her teeth are flaring out/bucked. She's not the first person that I've seen "bucked" after braces/during braces. My question is: Why? I'm a bit bucked toothed myself and I really don't want them bucked during/after the treatment AT ALL! I would like completely freak if that happened. Anyone knows something about this? Has anyone ever "debucked" their teeth with braces? It's seems like everybody I see that has buck teeth stays buck toothed

Thanks,
Joanna

#2 Post by **drazda** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:29 am

I had buck teeth, they are pretty much gone after 4 months of treatment.

#3 Post by **jcdamon3** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:35 am

Hi Joanna20,

She probably didn't wear her retainer. I asked my daughter how long she is expecting to have to wear her retainer (what the ortho told her). She is almost 14. She said the ortho told her until she is out of college. I thought Phew! Good!

I told her she should also try to check things periodically after that.

#4 Post by **genxsis** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:36 pm

It's seems like everybody I see that has buck teeth stays buck toothed
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It sure as heck better NOT be that way! I have the buck toothed problem myself and it makes it hard to close my mouth all the way, and having braces on makes it even harder. If I'm going to stay this way or get worse by having braces--even after 2 or 3 years, then I'm outta here

#5 Post by **Joanna20** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:38 pm

genxsis wrote:It's seems like everybody I see that has buck teeth stays buck toothed
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It sure as heck better NOT be that way! I have the buck toothed problem myself and it makes it hard to close my mouth all the way, and having braces on makes it even harder. If I'm going to stay this way or get worse by having braces--even after 2 or 3 years, then I'm outta here

Hey I feel you! Same here! I'm going to have a serious conversation with my orthod. on my next appointment. One of the reasons I liked her was that she told me that it would be alright and that they wouln't stay bucked.
That girl was a teenager when she had braces and when you look at her mouth you see that it has too many teeth. My guess is that her ortho didn't want to extract at such an early age and then they must have moved. I'm praying to God I won't stay that way. She looks like a can opener.

Joe

#6 Post by **mtb_nwbraces** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:39 pm

I had buck teeth before I started treatment 15 months ago. My buck teeth were one of the main reasons for getting braces. The first major movement I notice after getting braces were both my Upper Laterals moved out from behind my Upper Centrals to make room for my Upper Centrals to mover back into the correct location. After six months both Upper Centrals were in the correct location, after that I had my Upper Centrals slenderized and reshaped and BAM 40 years of bucktoothness was gone forever. Now I have about three months to go and not only will I be buck tooth free but I will also be brace free.

#7 Post by **Echo** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:49 pm

Joanna,

I had to laugh about the can opener comment! That is exactly the way my friend described a girl with buck teeth we once saw!

#8 Post by **Joanna20** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:24 pm

Echo wrote:Joanna,

I had to laugh about the can opener comment! That is exactly the way my friend described a girl with buck teeth we once saw!

Hhaha! It's true! That's why I'm so concerned

I hope no one was ofended by my comment 'cause I'm also buck toothed.
Joanna