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My braces are coming off tomorrow, but i still have some gaps in my front teeth because some teeth are too small. So my ortho suggests that I get bonding done. I went for a consultation at my dentists today, she suggests I get crown lengthening done so that will make my teeth look bigger, and then g...

I had upper jaw surgery a few months ago to fix an underbite, and now in my last month of treatment my ortho wants me to wear elastics, even though my bite is perfect..I've had them in for 2 days now but its just too painful on my jaw..it doesnt feel right at all..so should i just not wear them and ...

hello all, i should be getting my braces off next month, but when I do will I have my retainer right away? Because when i get my wires off I can feel my teeth resetting right away. And my ortho says ill have some tooth bonding done to close up some gaps in the front...does insurance cover this? thanks

I have some small gaps on some of my top teeth, ive had a powerchain on for about a month and a half, and there has been NO improvement. my ortho tells me my braces will be off by next month, but with this lack of movement i dont see that happening..is there anything i can do

Yeahh i dont know..all i want is to get the powerchain on my top teeth to close some gaps, then get these damn things off.

I had TMJ surgery back in Feb. and everything went great and my bite is perfect now..However, my ortho wants me to wear elastics now, after a day my jaw was in a lot of pain, not just my teeth, so ive stopped wearing them..should i just call and tell my ortho that I dont feel comfortable wearing them?

Hello all.. Well, ive had my braces on for about 2 years now, I had to get TMJ surgery..ive been to the ortho 4 times since my surgery and each time shes said how perfect my bite is now, but she told me she wants me to wear rubber bands for over a month, i had them on for a day, and i could feel my ...