Braces causing tooth wear - HELP -- Dr. J???
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:28 am
Hello-
I have braces, top and bottom teeth. Since I first had the braces put on, my two very front teeth have been hitting the brackets on my bottom two front teeth. I noticed about 1 month ago that a groove shaped like my bracket is being cut into my tooth. When I close my jaw, my two front teeth hit taking the entire blow, and not my molars (molars don’t touch yet). I am in my final 2 months of braces (supposedly), and I am wondering what I should do about this problem.
I told my orthodontist and he ground down the bracket a bit, but it still hits. I am now wearing the small 3.2 mm rubber bands on left and right (going vertivcal) to close my bite, or whatever else they do. My tooth being grooved especially hits at night and when I wake up. I am trying to double up on the rubber bands to maybe rush the process quicker, but it is not helping. I do not want to stop wearing the bands at night, cause then the process will be prolonged forever longer.
What should I do about my tooth being grooved by my bottom bracket, this is permanent damage occurring…:( Is it normal for the two front teeth to be that close too the bottom teeth brackets this late SPAM SPAM SPAMMING?
I also tried wearing a mouthguard, but the elastics are too small to do this. It seems my overbite is not being corrected as it should be maybe...
Lastly, is it me or does the front tooth on your left look like it still needs to be tilted towards the center...
I have braces, top and bottom teeth. Since I first had the braces put on, my two very front teeth have been hitting the brackets on my bottom two front teeth. I noticed about 1 month ago that a groove shaped like my bracket is being cut into my tooth. When I close my jaw, my two front teeth hit taking the entire blow, and not my molars (molars don’t touch yet). I am in my final 2 months of braces (supposedly), and I am wondering what I should do about this problem.
I told my orthodontist and he ground down the bracket a bit, but it still hits. I am now wearing the small 3.2 mm rubber bands on left and right (going vertivcal) to close my bite, or whatever else they do. My tooth being grooved especially hits at night and when I wake up. I am trying to double up on the rubber bands to maybe rush the process quicker, but it is not helping. I do not want to stop wearing the bands at night, cause then the process will be prolonged forever longer.
What should I do about my tooth being grooved by my bottom bracket, this is permanent damage occurring…:( Is it normal for the two front teeth to be that close too the bottom teeth brackets this late SPAM SPAM SPAMMING?
I also tried wearing a mouthguard, but the elastics are too small to do this. It seems my overbite is not being corrected as it should be maybe...
Lastly, is it me or does the front tooth on your left look like it still needs to be tilted towards the center...