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12 days after placement, why does it feel like my braces are misaligning my teeth? (photo)

Nurturing1180Apr 28, 2019
I got my braces placed around 12 days ago but recently it has been feeling like the right side teeth in my jaw are more towards inside than the left side. Could I have somehow accidentally messed up my braces or is this normal? This is the first month of the 7-8 month course I'm on

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Dr. Nirav Patel, MDS, PhD
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Answered on Jun 18, 2020
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