A question about teeth alignment
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A question about teeth alignment
Hi everyone,
I'm 10 months into 18 months of braces, so far so good. I just have a question though. I had "fangs" before I got braces. I.e. two teeth grew over the top of my baby teeth that were under them.
I got my 2 baby teeth under the fangs (one on each side) removed, however the "fangs" dont line up at the top with my other teeth.
I still have 8 months to go with braces, but I'm just wondering if the top of the fangs will line up with the top of my other teeth?
I have a photo I found on Google (I would upload my own but they are stuck on my camera phone). The white arrow points to the fang and the yellow points to the top of the other teeth.
Do you think the top of the fang will come down and inline with the top of the yellow tooth (for example)? And also, will the bottom of the "fang" need to be grinded down because it will be "longer" than the other teeth? If so, does your ortho grind it down?
Here's the image:
I'm 10 months into 18 months of braces, so far so good. I just have a question though. I had "fangs" before I got braces. I.e. two teeth grew over the top of my baby teeth that were under them.
I got my 2 baby teeth under the fangs (one on each side) removed, however the "fangs" dont line up at the top with my other teeth.
I still have 8 months to go with braces, but I'm just wondering if the top of the fangs will line up with the top of my other teeth?
I have a photo I found on Google (I would upload my own but they are stuck on my camera phone). The white arrow points to the fang and the yellow points to the top of the other teeth.
Do you think the top of the fang will come down and inline with the top of the yellow tooth (for example)? And also, will the bottom of the "fang" need to be grinded down because it will be "longer" than the other teeth? If so, does your ortho grind it down?
Here's the image:
Hi Mytch,
Each individual case is different but, I think that your teeth will be leveled out in a later phase. I have been in braces 7 months now and they are starting to level my teeth. They just respositioned some brackets to help with the leveling. At this point my teeth are being leveled and straightened at the same time and yet I have not moved up to the next strongest archwire. Is your archwire totally straight across right now or is the archwire still bending up toward the canine ? If it is not straight, it still has work to do. But the ortho may reposition brackets like he did on mine.
Each individual case is different but, I think that your teeth will be leveled out in a later phase. I have been in braces 7 months now and they are starting to level my teeth. They just respositioned some brackets to help with the leveling. At this point my teeth are being leveled and straightened at the same time and yet I have not moved up to the next strongest archwire. Is your archwire totally straight across right now or is the archwire still bending up toward the canine ? If it is not straight, it still has work to do. But the ortho may reposition brackets like he did on mine.
Hi guys,
Thanks for the responses. I had my last appointment last friday but it totally slipped my mind to ask. The wire is still kinked up on one of my teeth, so yep I guess that one still has work but for the "fang" on the other side the wire is straight, in fact there's only one kink in the top wire and none in the bottom, which I guess is a good sign.
Thanks for the responses. I had my last appointment last friday but it totally slipped my mind to ask. The wire is still kinked up on one of my teeth, so yep I guess that one still has work but for the "fang" on the other side the wire is straight, in fact there's only one kink in the top wire and none in the bottom, which I guess is a good sign.
Hi guys,
It's alot clearer now, thanks. They are pretty much in line, but Im just thinking: when I smile, the top of the gumline for all of my teeth are level, except for this one kanine and it just looks a bit weird. It's only when I do the "big cheesy smile" that you see it... not a regular smile.
It's alot clearer now, thanks. They are pretty much in line, but Im just thinking: when I smile, the top of the gumline for all of my teeth are level, except for this one kanine and it just looks a bit weird. It's only when I do the "big cheesy smile" that you see it... not a regular smile.