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When i bite down, only my left upper and lower teeth touch.The right side doesnt.Is that because of the braces? It feels weird.They always touched before.
I think that bites are changing constantly, particularly in the early stages of wearing a brace. My bite seems perfect on my left side but on the right it feels really off. I wouldn't worry too much about it. As well as a good cosmetic outcome orthodontists want a good bite for their patients and as your teeth are moving about (depending on how much needs to change) there will be times when things don't feel right. However you should definitely mention it at your next adjustment and hopefuolly the orthodontist can put your mind at ease.
2 Extractions 2nd November 2006
Brace On 10th November 2006
Top brace off 26 June 2008 (19 1/2 months)
thanks guys I figured it was the braces causing the teeth not to touch.Just thought i would ask.I am finally going to ortho for the wire that is poking the heck out of me.I hope they dont put that cemrnt on the end.It doesnt work.I wish they would just file it down.
Braves - if it's hurting you that much, don't settle for anything less than having it clipped or filed. It's just not true that nothing can be done, because if there really was no other way, they could remove the wire, clip/file it, and put it back on.
I know doing that would take longer and maybe that's why they're reluctant, but if it was hurting me that much, I wouldn't get out of that chair till it was fixed, whatever it took.
They wont have a problem with clipping or filing your poking wire down. I had 2 poking arch wires and they clipped them both, and also offered to file them down if I felt like I needed it. It took them all of 10 minutes - I was back in my car 20 minutes after I got to the office!
I finally got it fixed.The wire ended in a bad place because i missing a tooth next to it.They gave me a longer wire and it goes right past the missing space and connects to the back molar.I asked them to file it down and they said they couldnt.But anyway it is fixed now my sores may heal.
Now where they attached the wire to that back molar,my teeth are killing me.How can that make a difference with pain? It is only the thin archwire.I just got the braces.
I figured it was the braces causing the teeth not to touch.Just thought i would ask.I am finally going to ortho for the wire that is poking the heck out of me.I hope they dont put that cemrnt on the end.It doesnt work.I wish they would just file it down.
