I am 19 years old.I have problem with my upper and my lower teeth.Actually my upper jaw is a kind of narrow so my canine is out of order or you can say its grown above the normal position. And about my lower jaw it protuded outwards like the jay lenno.and according to my xrays my wisdom teeths are also growing in wrong direction i mean side ways towards the other molars.I want to ask what kind of bracels they will use for me and for how long
2007-09-30 07:51:07 · 2 answers · asked by snake_shah2003 1 in Health ➔ Dental
You will need regular braces to correct the tooth positioning, and a palate expander to widen the upper plate. The wisdom teeth should come out as well.
2007-09-30 08:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, you need to go to an orthodontist to get a close estimate. You may have to have some sort of appliance, depending on how bad it is.
Also, I have the same problem with one of my wisdom teeth. Before you get the braces in, they'll probably send you to an oral surgeon to get out the wisdoms and other teeth that may have to come out to make room for the braces to correct the rest. I'm having about 8 teeth out (wisdom's + 4 permanents).
I have a small jaw on both top and bottom, so I sympathize.
Definitely get your dentist to recommend a orthodontist, and them to recommend an oral surgeon.
2007-09-30 15:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by lil_rebbitzen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋