I finally got some good insurance to get braces. I am getting the traditional ones but with white locks so they blend in with my teeth more. What I was wondering is if it hurts to get them put in. ...
I need to get white teeth fast for a modeling photoshoot and I am wondering how can I get white teeth fast without white strips. I also brush my teeth everyday but it doesnt ...
I got a root canal on my tooth I never got a cap but on it ... three years ago I got the root canal a year after the root canal i started to feel some pain in the tooth , I told my dentist he said ...
I have had bad breath all my life. i brush my teeth twice a day for 4 minutes and i floss twice a day too. and i still have bad breath. i have found no solution, can someone tell me if u had this ...
I can see the thing, and I want to get it worked on. but I have to save up since I work retail (woo hoo minimum wage! yeah!)
But, it hurts like hell what can I do (besides brush) to stop it from ...
My dentist told me before I got my braces taken off that my gums will feel funny. She also advised me to brush under the gums for a least a month before going for a cleaning. I just got the braces ...
My daugher is 8 years old, and has a serious overbite and 2 front teet are BIG. Some kids make fun of her and say she looks like a rabbit. Since she is still losing her baby teeth, l guess it's too early for braces. But is there anything that can be done now or do l have to wait until she is older.
Well it's common for the adult teeth to look too big at first because her head just hasn't grown into them yet :) I'm sorry about the teasing. But yes braces shouldn't be put on until all adult teeth are in; as for the overbite, that is something that you should discuss with an orthodontist.
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Yeah, she is too young.
You will have wasted your money to make all her baby teeth straight, that are just going to fall out (if anyone out there, would actually put them on her, since she is so young).
wickednumber1fan
I got called a rabbit too, i have always been victamised i am just one of those folk that doesnt fit in and im proud dude!
she will learn to live with them and grow into them then braces will make them look fabby!
Mr. Personal Trainer
Only if, her secondary set of teeth have all fully developed. If so, yes braces are acceptable.
liz
depends, I think in these cases yes now is a good time, no time like the present. Good luck it is expensive but important.
TinyMe
You have to wait until all of her baby teeth are out. Talk to your dentist about what can be done in the meantime.
Doc...
Actually, best time for starting orthodontic treatment is in late mixed dentition period, from this I mean when children have both permanent as well as some milk teeth present in their mouth. So your daughter is of perfect age for this treatment. 8-11 years of age is such a period when kids do have some weird alignment of teeth known as 'ugly duckling stage' in orthodontic terms. More sooner the treament starts, more satisfactory results can be expected.
Smarties!
she may be a good candidate for partial braces, or a retainer. one of my friends had braces only on her first front six teeth (three to the left of her mouth and three to the right). i would definitely talk to her dentist. i am going through braces, and i say that it is definitely worth it! 8 may seem young, but a girl i knew (different from the a fore mentioned) who got braces when she was nine. she had really bad teeth, and she had them for (i think) four years, maybe five. as long as most of her baby teeth are out, your daughter could get braces.
spongebobrogers
Depends, you should go ahead and take her to the orthodontist for a consult. He/she can tell you if there is anything that can be done. Some children are ready for braces at this age if their problems are more complicated than most or if they are farther along in teeth development. Also, they can many times start her with expanders,spacers, retainers, extractions, etc to help move things around slightly now. Go for a consult and see. The worst that can happen is they will say no, not yet lets wait longer.
ibsawdust
My sons dentist said each kid is different and needs to be seen to decide..I know there were two kids in my sons second grade class that had them yet he had to wait till he was 12..See the dentist to be sure.
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