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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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.