Can I wear flipper with braces? (Photo)

Dear Carrie70, Thank you for your question. Congratulations on completing phase 1 of your treatment. It is unfortunate that you are having such a negative experience with the staff in the office. I would recommend contacting the orthodontist and explaining the situation. Although you can switch...

In looking at your photos (very good, by the way), it looks like you have both an underbite (lower front teeth are in front of the upper front teeth) and a crossbite in the back (the upper back teeth are narrower across the arch from side to side than the lower back teeth). Ideally, lower teeth...

Dear hzlnt, Thank you for your question. I completely understand your concern. Without examining you personally, I cannot provide clinical advice. Generally in cases like these a retainer will be provided once your braces are removed. If you are concerned about the frenectomy and your diastema,...

Sometimes, during the leveling and aligning process of orthodontic treatment, transient spaces may develop as tooth rotations are eliminated. Most likely, you should not worry about this. Your orthodontist should be able to close the space once the teeth are aligned. At your next appointment,...

Impossible to tell without records (pictures and xrays) but one really has nothing to do with the other.  Based upon what the orthodontist told you though, I'd suspect that you are a surgical case but that doesn't mean you have to do it.  It all depends upon the intended outcome; it...

It looks like you had four bicuspids removed for your orthodontic treatment.  This is called contraction orthodontics.  A better alternative is to orthpopedically grow your jaws larger so all teeth fit into your arches without amputations.I would suggest looking into a DNA Appliance to...