I have seen people who have gotten braces and they still have crooked teeth (not after they take it off but with the braces on). My top teeth are crammed and i have a tooth growing above the others and it looks really bad. Will braces (and a good doctor) make them straight?
Also is it all made straight at once or over time because i would like the one growing on top to be moved down immediately so nobody can see it slowly being moved down. thank you for the replies.
2007-02-06 15:06:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
My little brother had very, very crooked teeth and his braces worked. His teeth are perfect now! It does take a while, though. Talk to a dentist as I'm sure it varies by case, but I'm sure braces can help you.
2007-02-06 15:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How old are you?
I ask this because the answer might depend on it. You need to see an orthodontist, who will be able to tell you if braces will help you or not. If you have really crammed upper teeth, it could be that your palate is too narrow. If you are young enough (under 18 or so), the dentist can fit you with a palate expander, which will widen your jaw and make room for all your teeth, and braces will get them all straightened out.
If you are over 18 or so, your palate has fused together, so cannot be expanded without serious surgery. If you are one of those people who needed their palate expanded, braces will not help you long-term. My husband is one of those people who should have had his palate expanded, but the orthodontist wasn't up on the newest treatments (this was 15 years ago), so didn't do it. He had braces for years and years and years, got them off, got them put on again, and now you would never ever know from looking at him. It is pretty sad, actually.
Hopefully, this isn't you, though! An orthodontist will be able to tell you for sure.
About the tooth growing in above the others- I had this too. The orthodontist put a brace at the very top of it instead of in the middle of the tooth, and pulled it down with rubber bands. It wasn't an immediate process, but it was really fast- it only took a few months. Even if you were to get it pulled, and then do an implant, getting an implant actually takes several months too, because they have to let everything heal after pulling the tooth, then inserting the post, letting that heal, and THEN doing the implant. Probably by the time the implant would get put in, the orthodontist would be able to pull that tooth down anyway.
The only way I know of to make teeth straight quickly is to get all your teeth filed down and get caps. I would rather go the braces route, though, because I want to keep as much and as many of my real teeth as possible.
2007-02-06 18:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by feminaformosa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think crooked teeth are that bad. I had braces, but then forgot to wear my retainer often enough and my bottom teeth got a little crooked. I just have one bottom tooth that comes in front of the other ones, but it isn't bad. It's not like your front teeth have a giant gap in them or something. If it is the top, it is much more noticeable than the bottom. it is kind of rude for people to be asking you if you are getting braces! That's like pointing out that you're teeth are crooked and assuming you want that fixed. I think you should go to the orthodontist. He will probably suggest braces, but you may be able to get the invisalign (clear retainer/braces), which is barely noticeable at all.
2016-03-29 08:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a HUGE gap in my two front teeth when I was in 3rd grade. I got braces, and about a year later, the gap was completely closed. It does take a while for the teeth to "learn" to grow the right way, but that's because it would be way too painful to force them in place all at once!
I think that if you have the right orthodontist, your teeth will eventually (that's the key word) look really great! :)
2007-02-06 15:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jenn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay a dentist is the one to ask.
An oral surgeon will most likely be needed. He will address the wisdom teeth and surgically remove any of them. Do it.
Bite the Bullet- You will never regret that choice.
Get the braces, they hurt and its rough for a few years, but worth it all at the end of the journey. Then get those teeth whitened after they are OFF. Wear that retainer all the time, you need to for at least a year or forever.
I still have a permanent retainer on the back of my teeth since 1982 and I have no reason to ever remove them. I still keep a mold of my original teeth in my medicine cabinet, next to my floss as a reminder of how beautiful they are now~
I wear a night guard (retainer like) at night to help with my jaws and grinding my teeth at night.
Ready for the scary part- You are looking at $4,000 to $7,000 worth of dental work. Don't freak. That is normal and worth every last penny of it. So be prepared to pay monthly like a car note for a few years. If your parents are getting them for you. Then realize that its very expensive and be thankful and appreciative to be so lucky!
2007-02-06 15:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by Denise W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well braces wont straighten your teeth over night but over a period of time they will. As for the tooth growing in the wrong place if it is a supernumerary tooth(meaning an extra tooth) they will extract it(pull it out) but if it belongs and will fit in your mouth then Im sorry but it will have to slowly be moved down.
2007-02-06 15:16:40 · answer #6 · answered by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
o.k braces always work, that is why it expensive, it's just that it takes longer for some people than others, but It will fix your teeth, and have you ever seen a person with crooked teeth after they have their braces taken off, and you do know that the dentist will have to take so teeth off so it will make space for the front teeth to move and make them strait.
2007-02-06 15:12:21 · answer #7 · answered by Da 1 N only 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your teeth straighten over time with the braces on not all at once. Yes your teeth will be straight after you wear the braces.
2007-02-06 15:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by glamour04111 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Moving teeth is not a fast process. I'm an adult; it took 20 months of treatment to straighten my teeth. Schedule a consultation appointment with an orthodontist. You'll find out everything you need to know.
2007-02-08 03:17:50 · answer #9 · answered by Bowllynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all your dentist will tell you to get some tooth pull out and then the dentist will start putting braces on you. it also will take some time for them to get straight.
2007-02-06 22:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by joan. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋