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I have an open bite. Can I get simple single arch braces to fix the problem?

September 21st, 2011
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I had braces for nearly 4 years when I was young. Although my teeth had straightened they were not completely straight and I still had an openbite when I had them removed. Now my canines (I think) on the bottom row are moving down creating more of a gap. The only places where my teeth bite and where I can actually tear food is in the exact middle of my front teeth and molars. In a sense my canines are useless.
My top teeth are better but not perfect. I feel slightly cheated being told that the gap would close when I grow older, and that my elder sister who also had braces has now perfect straight teeth.
Is it possible to just get braces for one row of teeth and would the cost be different?

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How do I clean my teeth with braces, and how long will I have them?

September 14th, 2011
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Hi I have just turned 16 and finally getting braces fitted. I am only getting them on my top teeth as my bottom teeth aren’t too bad. Please could you tell me how long the average person would normally have these sort of braces on for (they are fitted braces if they helps). So what I would like to know if theres an estimated time that I should have them on for or is it different for every person? also could you give me some advice on how to clean them and stop my teeth from discolouring whilst they are on, I want my teeth to remain white as well as straight.

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My parents want me to have braces but I don’t think my teeth are that bad! Are braces better than the alternatives?

September 14th, 2011
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Personally I don’t think that my teeth are in such a bad condition. I have a slight over bite and 2 teeth are crooked, however my parents are convinced they want me get braces fitted privately to fix this. I really don’t want traditional braces I always thought they were a bit, shall we say loud, I’ve been online as well as asking around- done a little bit of research, and found invisalign teen, would this be much dearer than traditional braces? do they work better? in your opinion what are the best braces or does it vary from person to person?

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I am having braces on the NHS but i dont know which exactly, what am I having done?

September 14th, 2011
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Hi I am 14yrs old and at the end of the month I am getting some sort of brace fitted on the NHS however I am unsure what type its going to be. All that I have been told it that its like a metal plate that goes under my mouth, and it will make space for when i get my fixed braces(train tracks) put on. please do you think you could give me some information on what to actually expect and what exactly is being done to me? thanks for your time

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I have crooked teeth but at 18 must I have braces?

September 14th, 2011
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Hey doc, I was just wondering, my teeth are really quite crooked and some overlap slightly. I am 18years old and as such don’t really want to be wearing metal braces for the next 3 years. Do you think it would it be possible to get fixed braces now to sort out my overlapping and then switch to invisalign to generally straighten my teeth out afterwards? or is this not possible/ maybe not practical? thanks for any help you can give as i really do not fancy having braces until I am 21!!!

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My teeth are still hurting 2 weeks after having fixed braces put on. What’s the deal?

September 5th, 2011
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Hi there, I’av had my fixed braces on for about 2weeks now and they are still really painful. for example when i bite into anything hard with my front 4 teeth iam in agony. my orthodontist said that this should go away after about a week so why am i still in pain? 🙁 Iam having to take painkillers all them time just so then i can eat, please give me some advice because i cant carry on like this, thanks for any advice that you can give me it’l be much appreciated

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Dr Ian Hutchinson

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How do I stop my braces giving me ulcers?

August 30th, 2011
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Hello Dr.Tif, I really hope that you can help me, constantly for two months my braces have given me serious mouth ulcers and they are really annoying me, I av had them on for two months and I got told that I’d stop getting them after a one or two weeks. Also what can I do to get my braces off quicker, if anything? Looking and my teeth they dont look any different and don’t look like they have moved either

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Please can I have some advice on braces?

August 30th, 2011
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Hello! Iav got loads of questions about braces and I regularly check this website for answers and help. Now I have a question, I have a gap in my upper front teeth, it’s a little gap not too big but still there and I know about it. And my bottom teeth are fine apart from i have one tooth slightly set back behind the others. Will I need braces for top and bottom? What type of braces should I get? fixed, damon, invisalign?
thanks for and advice you can give me

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What colour bands are best for my new braces?

August 30th, 2011
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Hello, Iam planning on getting braces rather soon as in the next few weeks and really have no idea on what colour to get them, you know the bands that go around each bracket. I want to get a colour that isn’t very noticeable, that everyone wont stare at. Iam a medium brown indian colour with black hair and brown eyes, what colour would you suggest as a few people said that the white bands stain, thanks

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Why does my sons jaw make a popping noise?

August 19th, 2011
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My son, who is just turning 16, had braces put on last november, making that a total of 9 months. After a while they had him wear rubber bands, about 2 – 3 months ago, his jaw has been popping near his ear and his has been very uncomfortable. The orthodondist had made him stop wearing the rubber bands, however, the jaw is still popping. Aswell last week, when we went in, the Dr. put on these really uncomfortable “springs”, to try to move the lower jaw forward, to produce an opening so the jaw bone can grow. He said these will be on for 15 weeks! My son is really uncomfortable still and is having real difficulties eating, please give a concerned mother some advise

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