Gap between front teeth

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Harassment Panda
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Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:18 am

Gap between front teeth

#1 Post by Harassment Panda »

I have had braces for 4 weeks now and a gap has formed between my two front teeth, has anyone had this happen? Is it the norm when having braces?
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NICURN85
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Joined: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:30 am
Location: St. Louis, MO

Re: Gap between front teeth

#2 Post by NICURN85 »

Hi. It is normal because your teeth are moving. It happened to me out of nowhere. I woke up one morning with the gap there and had to do a double take in the mirror. Last week at my ortho appointment I received powerchains most of my teeth including the two front teeth where the gap had formed and in less than a week my gap has closed!!!!
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kennyandrew85
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Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:51 am

Re: Gap between front teeth

#3 Post by kennyandrew85 »

Normal, happened to me about 4 months in, your teeth are lining up first and probably have powerchains to bring them back together.
Brace Date: 14th April 2011
Estimated Debrace Date: 14th April 2013
Real Debrace Date 18th June 2013

4 extractions, upper ceramic brackets and lower metal to fix overjet and overcrowding.
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Sita
Posts: 183
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:09 am
Location: Australia

Re: Gap between front teeth

#4 Post by Sita »

Very normal. Happened to me early in the process. It's common for gaps to appear and disappear, especially in the beginning.
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Ceramic uppers, metal lowers put on March 6 2012 to fix spacing issues and traumatic malocclusion. Estimated treatment time is 24 months.
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Raleigh
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Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Re: Gap between front teeth

#5 Post by Raleigh »

Yes it's quite normal apparently. I have one as well and my ortho assured me that it is normal and will be sorted out later on.
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