I lost my retainer and found it a few days ago, I noticed it was bent. Can they fix that or, do I need to buy a new one?

It all depends how your arrangements were set up.  In orthodontics, the bulk of our cost is at the very beginning of treatment….x-rays, models, photos, diagnostic time, the braces and other appliances, and time putting on braces.  If your payments were set up with a significant i...

Your front two teeth do appear to be worn on the biting edge. It also seems like you are in the very early phases of orthodontics. Allow your orthodontist to get the teeth in their ideal esthetic and functional position and then decide if they are too short. You may find you are happy with the...

As each doctor has a different approach and appliances, moving between doctors is usually a bad idea.  And braces can break at any time, making it difficult to repair if you are out of town.Invisalign appliances are a great way to handle your type of problem.  Since each aligner...

Hi, if you feel retainer is causing the gap, get a new one made when the gap is not visible. Retainers do not cause any gap unless they are made when the gap is visible. 

Premolar Extractions Controversy There is probably no facet of orthodontic treatment that has caused as much controversy as the decision to extract, or not to extract, permanent teeth: and more specifically, whether to extract four premolars or to “develop” room for non-extraction tre...

Hello,  When you go to the Orthodontic appointment they will take an x-ray to see if the permanent tooth is still up in the bone or missing.  If it is up in the bone they maybe able to bring it down.  If the tooth is missing, it seems best to replace the missing tooth with an...