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Teeth just don't fit properly
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:40 pm
by angeamber
Hi all, so this may sound a little weird, but I'm going to try and explain at best I can.
So, recently I started to realize that when I clench my teeth together, my back molars do not fit properly into each other. Especially, on my right side. I try to keep my mouth somewhat closed but not clenched because when I do, my teeth really hurt.
I can't wait to see my ortho on the 10th. Ish, don't know if I can take another week of this.
Has anything like this ever happened to you? What can I do about this?
Thanks for your replies!
Re: Teeth just don't fit properly
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:38 am
by Mpkh
Please don’t clench your teeth together—it’s not good for them.
While you’re in braces, your bite is always changing so there will be times where your bite/teeth just don’t fit together comfortably. It’s part of the process.
I’m in the homestretch of my journey, and my top left first premolar don’t fit comfortably for a few months. As a result, my bite was uncomfortable for a while. It’s only recently that it feels like it’s fitting in right (funnily it was a bend in the wire intended for my canine that seem to have fix it). So I would wait it out and see if anything changes in a few months.
Re: Teeth just don't fit properly
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:03 am
by Lovespain5
Mpkh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:38 am
Please don’t clench your teeth together—it’s not good for them.
While you’re in braces, your bite is always changing so there will be times where your bite/teeth just don’t fit together comfortably. It’s part of the process.
I’m in the homestretch of my journey, and my top left first premolar don’t fit comfortably for a few months. As a result, my bite was uncomfortable for a while. It’s only recently that it feels like it’s fitting in right (funnily it was a bend in the wire intended for my canine that seem to have fix it). So I would wait it out and see if anything changes in a few months.
Exactly! The moving of the molars is a part of the treatment itself. They have to reach a perfect Class I position but this at the end of the treatment. Your molars will move as well as the other teeth.
Re: Teeth just don't fit properly
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:36 am
by angeamber
Lovespain5 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:03 am
Mpkh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:38 am
Please don’t clench your teeth together—it’s not good for them.
While you’re in braces, your bite is always changing so there will be times where your bite/teeth just don’t fit together comfortably. It’s part of the process.
I’m in the homestretch of my journey, and my top left first premolar don’t fit comfortably for a few months. As a result, my bite was uncomfortable for a while. It’s only recently that it feels like it’s fitting in right (funnily it was a bend in the wire intended for my canine that seem to have fix it). So I would wait it out and see if anything changes in a few months.
Exactly! The moving of the molars is a part of the treatment itself. They have to reach a perfect Class I position but this at the end of the treatment. Your molars will move as well as the other teeth.
Thanks for the info Lovespain5 and Mpkh! I guess at this point I need to just commit and deal with it.
Re: Teeth just don't fit properly
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:39 am
by Lovespain5
angeamber wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:36 am
Lovespain5 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:03 am
Mpkh wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:38 am
Please don’t clench your teeth together—it’s not good for them.
While you’re in braces, your bite is always changing so there will be times where your bite/teeth just don’t fit together comfortably. It’s part of the process.
I’m in the homestretch of my journey, and my top left first premolar don’t fit comfortably for a few months. As a result, my bite was uncomfortable for a while. It’s only recently that it feels like it’s fitting in right (funnily it was a bend in the wire intended for my canine that seem to have fix it). So I would wait it out and see if anything changes in a few months.
Exactly! The moving of the molars is a part of the treatment itself. They have to reach a perfect Class I position but this at the end of the treatment. Your molars will move as well as the other teeth.
Thanks for the info Lovespain5 and Mpkh! I guess at this point I need to just commit and deal with it.
To get an ideal Class-I occlusion, first molars have to reach the following position (here my photo - as you can see my 4 first premolars had been out). My ortho explained that Class-I position of the molars reinforces the stability of the results so it is a necessary stage.