Braces! Good or Bad??

Question

Hi, Im young ( i dont want to say my age)
and i just had a dental check up. My teeth are apparently fine, but i have a gap inbetween my two front teeth. i really dont like it and i want braces, but my dentist says i dont need them. I haven't told anyone that i dont like the gap tho. What should i do.

also can someone give me a few things about having braces on and off.

LOOK: well yeah my gap is as big as vansessa paradis but my teeth are perfectly straight. so i was thunking that there isn't really a point in getting braces which will only be used to move my two front tetth together

Answer 1

Tell the dentist you don't like your gap. They have many procedures that can repair a gap without using braces. Braces are good if you need them but your dentist said you didn't. I'd suggest talking with your dentist or seeing another dentist if possible. No one can read your mind you need to TELL people what your feeling. That way the dentist or whoever can help you. Don't be afraid!

Answer 2

Okay I had braces for 4 years at first i hated them but like you i had a gap and a couple other problems. I kept telling my dentist i dont need them ill leave my teeth the way they are but the put them on anyway. But now that i look at pics of me before my braces and look at my teeth now im soooooo happy i had them! If your gap isnt that bad dont worry about it a lot of people have gaps in their front teeth and just leave it but if it really bothers you talk to your parents and ask for braces( i say talk to your parents cause braces are very expensive!) Good Luck!

Answer 3

Even though you go through a lot of pain and cash to get braces...it is totally worth it!! Ask yourself this question--Would you rather have braces for a year or two and have straight teeth for the rest of your life or just stick with the gap and hate your teeth for the rest of your life. TRUST ME!! Get braces. It will be the best decision of your life. People will find you more attractive, you won't dread further appointments to the dentist, and you'll be very very happy. But, only you can make this decision. Good luck! =]

Answer 4

If it's not a big gap, I'd say you shouldn't have to worry about it. But if it you really want to get rid of it, then get upper braces only. I think you can do that. When you get braces, there is a bit of pain involved. It usually lasts a couple of days to a week or two, depending on the person. So you can't really eat solid foods for that time period, but it all pays off. The pain shouldn't stop you from getting braces if you really want them. When you get your braces taken off, you're advised to wear a retainer to keep your teeth the way they are by result of wearing braces. You do check-ups every month, I think. When you get your retainers, you do check-ups every 6 months to ensure they still fit your teeth (shouldn't be too loose or too tight). That's all I can remember for now.

Answer 5

I have braces and i love them. I don't care how i look with them on, and because i don't care- no one else does. I guess its like anything thats different about your appearance. If you get upset when someone calls you, they'll do it again. But if you reply with something clever and better than the insult they call you, they completely stop it and will never bring it up again.

Anyway, i don't think you wanted to know that :). But braces is no problem, and they make your teeth so much easier to clean. I didn't really need braces but still got them and i can't really stress to you how worth it, it actually is.

Are you going to give braces a try, or stick with the gap that you are very unhappy about for the rest of your life? Then in an older age, you will look back and regret that you never had braces. So please take my advice, and get them! It's totally worth it!

Answer 6

Hi!! Im kinda young too , and i had the exact same problem with braces!!(same gap too !)

Firstly, it will pain. a bit, but after a week it feels like its not even there. You should get only UPPER BRACES if you want the pain to be less.

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I know firstly you will feel bad because, you dont look cool.
But trust me after a year or two when its removed it will be much better. Because you will have better teeth.

You might think when you have braces you wont get a gf/bf. But after you get em removed you will have even better chances of getting a gf/bf.(PLUS ANYWAYS, MOST GOOD PEOPLE WILL OVERLOOK THE BRACES)

I reccommend you do take the braces, because you dont want to have bad teeth for life, just because you dont want braces for a year or two.

Braces is good for the long run!

Hope that helped :D

Answer 7

Braces are good if you need them. You can have different colours and they really sort your teeth out. After about a day you dont feel them anymore and after about a week you stop noticing them in the mirror. The down side is you have to have them checked out every six weeks and i found it uncomfy when having them changed etc. You also have to wear them for a year and then a retainer for a while to stop them going back to their old shape. I found the retainer annoying, having to take it out in front of friends just to eat. Another downside of braces is that it restricts what most people eat. My friend was so careful and broke her brace a lot while i ate and drank everything i wasn't supposed to and never broke them once. Talk to your parents and friends about it too because chances are the gap isn't noticeable. Everyone is always overcrtical of themselves.

Answer 8

I had braces for 5 years and they are great for certain jobs.

It depends on your age at the moment but you may find that the dentist is not worried about the gap because it may be closed when your wisdom teeth come in.

If you really hate the gap, tell your dentist and when he/she says there is no point, ask them to expalain why. Easiest way to getting a straight answer is to ask outright.

Remember though, it will hurt.

Answer 9

Hm, if that's the only issue, then talk to them about it. maybe they'll be able to give you braces on just the upper row to get rid of it, without it costing thousands of dollars and taking years.
I had mine for 4 years, and it was so worth it. But then again, I'm obsessed with my teeth, and LOVED going in for the cleanings and watching them get straighter. There was definately some pain when they did something drastic (like something called a chain), or when the person working on you was new or careless...but otherwise it wasn't bad. Tell you what though, it's super important that if you do, you MUST brush them very well atleast twice daily, because they can get nasty real fast, and its easy to get a crapload of cavitities under them.

Anyyyway. You should make your decision on a couple things 1-how bad is it, and how much does it bother you. 2-can your family readily afford it, or will your insurance cover it.

And on the brightside, you'll get to miss school :D

Answer 10

Look up photos of the French singer Vanessa Paradis. If your gap is as big as hers, go for the braces. If it isn't, ask your dentist to help you find a way to close the gap without braces.