So the powerchain just closes gaps?

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#1 Post by **Will** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:38 pm

I don't have any gaps in my upper teeth but my ortho said i will need powerchain on my uppers next appointment...

why would i need a powerchain when there is no gap to close?

do powerchains also straigten teeth or something?

thanks

#2 Post by **sunluvr** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:42 pm

I had my braces put on in February of 2005. I had power chains to close the gaps from my extractions. But I now have power chains on across my upper and lowers and have had for quite some time. I think they are holding all that great progress in place?

#3 Post by **Will** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:46 pm

i have a bit of an overbite,... i wonder if powerchain helps improve my bite

.. yeah, it's weird since i dont have any spaces between my teeth, so why would i need a powerchain>=?

#4 Post by **secretagent437** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:15 pm

if you don't have gaps, the power chain is usually to hold things in place. It is just so that new gaps don't open while you are getting treated. Hope this helps!

-Joe

#5 Post by **Samantha08** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:14 pm

I didnt have any gaps in my upper teeth either, but I've had a powerchain on for about 4 months now. It actually caused gaps in my teeth, because it was pulling them back. I think it basically pulls your teeth into the right position, in accordance with the other teeth that the powerchain is attached to. Dont worry about it, your ortho knows what he/she is doing

#6 Post by **Will** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:23 pm

Samantha08 wrote:I didnt have any gaps in my upper teeth either, but I've had a powerchain on for about 4 months now. It actually caused gaps in my teeth, because it was pulling them back. I think it basically pulls your teeth into the right position, in accordance with the other teeth that the powerchain is attached to. Dont worry about it, your ortho knows what he/she is doing

wait.. so the powerchain pulled your teeth back?

just your uppers?

#7 Post by **Samantha08** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:28 pm

Well, my arch was pretty narrow so I've been widening that using a bite plate. And I also had a canine that stuck out a little bit, like a fang tooth. So I've had a powerchain on that side to kind of pull the teeth back one by one and have room for my canine.