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Should All Teeth Touch While Biting Down?

indieajJun 26, 2013
when biting down, what teeth should be touching ? because only my back molars touch ever since i had braces ... when before all my teeth use to touch except my canines and incisors . and my ortho keeps saying my bite perfect but i told him its uncomfortable . theyr traditional braces and i get them off Saturday but now i dont want to untill my bite is fixed but with another ortho .u cant tell when biting down that theyr not toching but all i feel is my molars.... sorry no pics .

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Dr. Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended
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Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended

Without seeing photos, I can't really say much.  However, there MUST have been a reason to put braces ON, so odds are your teeth are crooked.  Despite a perception that all teeth are touching at the same time, this does NOT mean you have or had a perfect bite.  If your teeth are...

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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

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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.

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