I just got braces and, my back molars can't touch on either the left or right side. I can't close my bite because the brackets keep hitting each other. I can't eat any solids (NOT due to pain, due to my not being able to close my bite). My top right canine also hits the bracket of the tooth right underneath it. It's very painful and my mouth (which previously had a perfect bite) is being forced to bite down very crooked. Is this normal, or did my dentist do something wrong?
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The short answer is yes, you just can not orthodontically move implants if you put a force on them they will fail. so braces can go on them you just can't move them like teeth hope that helps good luck
Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
The front teeth are crooked because the back teeth moved - the retainer can't fix that much of a problem. Go back and ask if you can fix the details with InvisAlign.
GREAT question! I wish more patients paid attention to facial aesthetics before considering orthodontic treatment. As you described, moving teeth can make changes in facial aesthetics. Simply moving teeth (orthodontics) will have little effect on bony changes to the face. Moving teeth can...
