my incicors have overlapped i was thinking about using braces to push 1 incicor because i dont have a canine tooth with this i create space for the other incicor will this work please advice. thanks
2007-01-22 22:26:24 · 10 answers · asked by SHIRLEY C 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Yeah, of course, but I heard it hurts more as you grow older...
2007-01-23 02:00:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had braces on my top and bottom teeth when I was 28 (I am almost 30) and still have the bottom braces on but my dentist has almost finished so the bottom ones will be coming off soon. To look at my teeth before I got braces they looked perfectly straight to anyone else (and myself) but from an x-ray they looked totally crooked and I was amazed at how great they looked when I saw the x-ray almost 2 years later.
There is no max age on getting braces but getting them will be a pain but you won't regret it when you see the end result. I just went through dental implant surgery yesterday (I had no adult teeth grow in after baby teeth fell out). You are never too old to get this kind of thing done. Best of luck!
2007-01-23 16:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 48 years old and a few years ago, I got into a very serious rodeo accident where I got kicked in the face by a Rodeo Bull. I was level one trauma with my pallet split 3/4" of an inch, my check bone and sinus was crushed in and My jaw was broke in 7 different places and my teeth were knocked out on the left side. Over $400,000.00 later along with my pallet chained together, my jaw wired together with 11, 3" wires and plates for a sinus and cheek bone as well as a part of my lower jaw bone. The best part was...I had braces to hold my teeth back in place and now my teeth are not only straight but they're all as tight and together as can be. My teeth were hanging vertical in my mouth at the hospital and now they're tight and straight as can be. If Braces fixed my teeth, I have no doubt they will take care of your gap at 23 years of age. Good luck to you. Oh yea, the only thing different after the hospital visit was I went right back to fighting Bulls 2.5 weeks later but had to mumble my cuss words to get the Bulls attention and I lost 28 pounds because the only thing I could eat was anything I could shoot into my mouth with a syringe, a straw was out of the question.
2007-01-23 06:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 49 when I got braces and yes braces do work. My braces are off and I have straight teeth. Schedule a consultation with an orthodontist.
2007-01-23 11:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by Bowllynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely they do! I am 25 and been braced for two weeks and I can already see dramatic improvement. Granted being braced as an adult has its social stigmas...but its so worth it!
2007-01-23 11:50:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sbebs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister got braces at 40 and now loves her straight teeth!
2007-01-23 06:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by Shari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they work. I got mine when I was 21 and wore them for a couple of years. My orthodontist told me that they had 50 year old patients as well.
2007-01-23 06:32:25 · answer #7 · answered by Nikkers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol.....I was in my late 50s and got braces and now get compliments on my smile all the time......and you think 23 is too old???? lmao thats good .....you go for it and smile you'll love it
2007-01-23 22:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Gypsygrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its ok
but try a specialist Doctor to help you with it
2007-01-23 06:36:21 · answer #9 · answered by tekiaxxydvt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do.
2007-01-23 06:31:53 · answer #10 · answered by billieleann78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋