Does Damon Braces Work if You Want to Pull All Your Teeth Forward when Missing Some Teeth?

My old orthodontist decided to pull my teeth together without giving me implantss for my four baby teeth that didn't have adult teeth behind them. He started pulling them together with metal braces which hurt me more than it should have so after 5 years he took them off and was going to finnish the processes with a retainer. At this point i still had very noticable gaps where my baby teeth were pulled. I ended up loosing 6 of mu retainers b4 i gaveup. Now i want to try damon braces.

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Damon Braces And Missing Teeth

I love the Damon System. I use it in my office and have seen great results. The key to the Damon bracket is their self-ligation feature (meaning they have a little door that closes over the wire rather than a tight steel ligature tie or rubber o-ring). We like it in our office because it has less friction in the early phases of treatment and it saves the patient time in the chair at every appointment (wire changes and adjustments can be done faster with self-ligating brackets). Having said... more

It Shouldn't take 5 Years to Close a Space

There might be some other issues going on that need to be addressed to get those spaces closed. After a tooth is extracted or is missing the bone in the area of the missing tooth can atrophy and become harder making it very difficult to pull teeth across the space. Damon Braces are really nice for allowing teeth to slide along your orthodontic wires with less friction making them a great too for closing spaces, but if your orthodontist wasn't able to move a tooth to close a space in... more

The Damon system and missing teeth

Answer to the question is yes. Damon Systems will work better than any other bracket system out there if you want to pull your teeth forward when missing some teeth. The Damon braces is a frictionless, self-ligating bracket that allows the least amount of friction in between the bracket and the arch wire to be able to pull these teeth forward. Sometimes, we have to use auxiliary appliances TADS (temporary anchorage device) to help utilize anchorage when sliding the teeth... more

It is not the bracket that's important. It's the treatment plan.

Closing space for missing teeth doesn't work for everyone. The decision needs to be based upon your face, your skeleton and the way your teeth fit together. Talk to another orthodontist in your area. Also ask your general dentist about the way your teeth fit together now and ask for his input.