Teeth just don't fit properly

[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!

[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.

[Lovespain5]

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.

[angeamber]

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.

[Lovespain5]

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.