Braces ruined my teeth reddit I remember a situation where my aunt, who lives abroad, asked me to smile for the pictureSo i smiled, without my teeth showing. The only complain I had was spaces bw my teeth . My teeth were really crooked but I was only 12 years old when I got them on. I neglected my teeth as a child, like I hardly brushed my teeth at all. Don't notice any facial change, just straighter Grateful for Reddit and this sub š Ah - I had IPR at the beginning of my treatment and only needed 13 trays (very minor shifting of some teeth after my braces came off like 15+ years ago, treatment plan focused more on adjusting my bite for my jaw problems) so Iām not familiar with this kind of movement. I didnāt eat. New comments cannot be posted. Pic was taken using inverted filter. i currently have braces and getting one teeth implants at the back on my bottom teeth Hello, Reddit I don't post much but I couldn't think of anywhere else to ask for help the here. On my fourth visit, the dentist shaved down my teeth on the left side so that they wouldnt touch when I closed my mouth and told me to come back again in a few weeks. I wonder, have you experienced any of that? There is no other way to straighten my teeth and fix my slight overbite. The last year they've gotten the worst. Just ruined my teeth. Jaw is lopsided. Iām going to get braces in a month(so at 16 years and 8 months). Not good when the bite is uneven. It felt rushed and it was so painful trying to get my teeth to fit into a tray for the next stage. I was Turns out I was developing resorption, which is my tooth killing itself from the trauma of braces. They were not sensitive before this. Currently iām supposed to have my wisdom teeth removed and then have braces to correct crooked teeth on the bottom, a slight overjet, and a cross bite. Wish my father had let me wear till my teeth straightened out had braces or at least i discovered flossing when i was in my teens. But I have a case of hypodontia (a baby tooth that has no adult tooth under it) on my lower front tooth. A few years ago, I got a couple of cavities filled and fitted for braces. But now my incisors are edge to edge because lowers relapsed and upper are still in place due to permanent retainer. I had one tooth taken out from my bottom teeth when I was 12 and didn't have braces as they were mostly straight. However, I had a minor overbite (one that couldāve been easily corrected with mewing) and my orthodontist gave me braces with rubber bands for almost 3 years. So all that pain and suffering of braces was literally for nothing. I feel like that has something to do with having cavities between those front teeth but idk not like i can do anything now. However, my teeth no longer touch when I bite down, I have a cross and open bite. The final step will be to fix my overbite. i have been grinding my teeth severely since the age of about 13 or 14 due to stress, so 7-8 years ago and it had badly ruined my teeth and jaw alignment. After this third visit, my teeth still hurt so I went back for a fourth time. Locked post. I had braces for a little over two years. But clearly it seems to have had exactly the OPPOSITE effect. I may/most likely will Braces donāt ruin your teeth per se. Iāve cried and apologized to my mom for spending the money on me to get the braces only for me to forget and ruin it like I do everything. I had developed an overbite and deep bite when I was 16. As a side note: I am 100% positive that my teeth on the right were not significantly worn down before my dentist drilled. I'm doing braces in preparation for jaw surgery now to advance both jaws that were were recessed during my braces treatment. 2019 my parents take me to the Dentist and I got They have been fixing my overbite throughout treatment. Had 6 removed after I turned 30 (4 were wisdom teeth). Back in the 1930s it was known that tooth extractions & braces ruin faces but this is how orthodontists name their money. I am going for the first round of my upper teeth end of this month (obviously no need to take more from the bottom), and I may simply refuse to have my two front teeth shaved this time. The only reason I got orthodontics was because it was marketed as a way to prevent dental problems in the future. I can feel the jaw joint in the right ear sticking further up than on the left ear. i made this mistake my whole childhood ! thinking it wasnāt a big deal. I never got into a habit of brushing my teeth and at the ages of 11-13 had braces. I once had beautiful teeth and same with the braces same with the 1/2 assed care , missing to many now , gums receding . Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. Had my first root filling at 14 and just had my second root filling a month ago. Many questions can be answered through the Guide or search bar. So it may be that it is not related at all to your braces. I now have 24 teeth, had 4 tooth extractions and got 4 of my wisdom teeth removed for essentially no reason they weren't causing any issues but they said they might in the future so lets get them removed, after removal , its been 2 When I feel the roof of my mouth now, after two years of half mewing, one half is very wide and the other half is narrow. I found out later in this group, that I hard mewed which can cause the overbite/deep bite. I am an Indian male thats 16 years and 7 months old. My features (chin, nose, mouth) are more balanced after 4 extractions. They gave me a herbst appliance when I was 12 cause my overbite was so bad. My face has gotten slimmer (removed 4 teeth so my whole mouth is "smaller"). Unable to even fake-smile. It has a metal wire that attaches to the teeth to keep them in place. He was well-trained in facial aesthetics and warned me about bone Iām wondering because my orthodontist said that he will extract two teeth if I will agree to have braces to fill my gaps and correct my bite, despite me having a healthy teeth. And in dentistry, removing 2 premolars is an options. At first I was very happy with my facial profile my cheekbones were showing my jawline was strong. But have a look at My orthodontists told me, surgery would ensure my airways are free & make more space for my tongue. I feel like Iāve tried every ānormalā trick in the book to remember, but I just donāt. I only ever had two fillings in my life and really beautiful perfect teeth. Now I wear retainers at night so I don't want to risk the opposing pressure again and don't really mew anymore, but the braces didn't ruin my face at all. He didnāt tell me about the consequences. Yep removing teeth so often changes jaw shape. I have a really bad side profile and it has taken over my life. My braces are due to come off in 3 more appointments but I am not happy with the results. I lost lower eye support, my cheek bones, jaw line & chin, face also became asymmetrical. I guess technically not my braces. i just went through the same thing you described, being so depressed and anxious that i couldnāt even take care of myself, eating like garbage to the point where i gained 50lbs. I am 17 years old and live in Belgium. makes a lot of sense now i see this post, i developed anxiety because i felt like iām ugly compared to guys when i go out but now looking at this post i thought i was the only one. Bad hygiene + bad diet of sweets and soda led to permanent damage on most of my teeth. A dentist I saw after the drilling was done also commented that he saw drill marks all over my teeth when he zoomed in with his camera. I see a mild overbite which bothers me & midline shift which wasn't rectified. They started to get sensitive and it all went south. The establishment will never sdmit to it. I found a doctor who fixed it in half a year. I would immediately have chosen clear normal braces if I knew that so much of my teeth would be removed, I have such small teeth already. My dentist filed them Since my wisdom teeth extraction a year ago, my face has gotten flatter. iām now losing the weight and doing much better, but iām getting my braces off soon and they said i have severe decalcification Ah, I see, I have had 4 first molars extracted years ago in 2019,and one wisdom tooth recently, there is definitely shifting going on but the teeth are being pushed forward not backwards. My face became longer and more narrow. But, instead, they put a permanent retainer on my lower teeth. When I had the invisible braces done. It have led to TMD issues. ADMIN MOD My dentists/braces ruined my teeth. Even when I laugh or smile all someone can see is how big and how many teeth I have lol (my teeth were pretty crowded before so my arches are now expanded). I had a pretty noticeable overbite along with other issues as well (I remember my orthodontist saying that if I didn't get braces, I would eventually notice that when I bite down on a hamburger, the tomato slice, lettuce, etc. I just needed to change my mewing technique and my bite and jaw could have fixed itself over time. She has always had very bad, angry I have now finished all orthodontic treatment and my regular dentist has advised that my teeth roots are shrinking due to the trauma of orthodontic treatment. Probably molars. Hello. I wore them for about a year and a month. My face is now flat, cheeks look flat, and my smile is weird. They looked absolutely perfect. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now My braces kinda ruined my face . I tried mewing with braces and it hurt so bad it felt like my teeth were gonna fall out because of the opposing pressure, so I stopped mewing. I never got braces when I was younger and didn't really think about getting them but now I'm 20 and never smile my teeth are less than perfect, to say the least, it really affects my confidence and self-esteem I am waiting to get braces but that will be a while even longer now that I had braces when I was 15 but my ortho didnāt tell me about tongue posture at all and I been seeing him since 7. So keep a close eye on brushing to avoid hurting what youāre trying Many patients have excess gums covering their teeth - whether or not they have had orthodontic treatment. Due to global health closures, offices didnāt open for months. I clench my teeth a lot, especially when I sleep. I even went out of the country ( now I know how and I would do it differently but the old ālive and learn ādoesnāt apply to permanent losses but I learned how to know my own teeth and be more assertive ) I am currently After my second visit the problem still persisted so I went back and he again adjusted my bite. My mouth health just went south, weakened broken teeth and even with retainers my front lower tooth still tend to crowd to this day, even with "space". . Also gave her nerve damage in one side of her face and now she suffers with almost constant intense migraines and involuntary twitches. Braces, four wisdom teeth removed, a lot of filing between the front teeth. I tried mewing for a whole year and it only caused me tmj (and no I understand the use of these words, when orthodontists pull out healthy teeth to make room and apply braces but when we are talking about dead or chronically infected teeth; in hunter gatherer life/our bodies' natural environment it is natural for the human body to I feel taken advantage of by the dentist and 6 month smile. get a second opinion if you can. Got my braces removed as well and I wear retainers. But i become worse. I was so excited to get braces since I was always made fun of for my teeth. Now i think it ruined my face. They said I had perfect molar relationship and my face shape as I remember was very nice . bye i just got mine off and i started crying bc i thought they looked so ugly and my mom got mad at me for crying because she says she spent all that money and that iām selfish but i also have calcification from swollen gums because i had to have corrective surgery for one of my teeth and when they were pulling it forward to the front of my wow, i didnāt know having wisdom teeth removal actually changes your face. Invisalign ruined my teeth so Went bad. Then I had to wear braces . I was a dumb child. Is it lack of testosterone because I have low testosterone,I never had a jawline in my life. Braces are fucking torture and is kinda of a whole engineering based on some prediction and a bunch of luck. The goal was to push the left canine up, re-straighten the two on the bottom right (day 1 you can I'm only frustrated because I was fully done with my invisalign treatment except ONE tooth, and I had no other issues besides we needed to bring one tooth down, he said braces would be better, faster, and no extra cost. It was after flossing i realized how those braces could have saved me. I had my first tooth drilled at 12 and everything related to my teeth has basically gone to hell from there. My dentist told me I have a flared teeth since my lower teeth not really match the sizes of my upper teeth too close it. Um for me personally I've had braces on for 5 years and I've met people who have had extractions and their teeth didn't reopen my orthodontics explained it to me like this: if I take out these teeth we will put the braces on and they will My face definitely improved with braces. I am now 17 and I would just tell them to remove it. 12 months of braces & my teeth don't seem perfect and I'm not satified. Since then Iāve had constant sensitivity to heat and cold (which I didnāt have before), and one side of my mouth it way too painful to chew on. Please give me suggestions. I started vaping when it basically came out when I was 22 to quit smoking. Questions and My braces fixed my crossbite and my teeth got straighter. I never needed braces as my bite was perfectly fine and had no issues. My upper lip looks better i suppose, but my face looks worse. And after all that my teeth are now permanently sensitive. Braces have completely recessed my maxilla through the use of elastic bands and have recessed my jaw completely. So I know you'll likely think I've been living under a rock up until now but I've been brushing my teeth once a day for my whole life and thought it Advertisement Coins I did like my face structure a lot more before my braces where my cheeks were a bit more chubby and my face was more square than oval. Rather have a ,,ruined face" for 2 years than ruined teeth your whole fucking life. My mom let braces for my teeth for 6 years because my insurance lapsed and she couldnāt This is Reddit's very own solution-hub. I have a more defined jawline. Braces ruined my teeth too. Thanks for visiting, and good luck on your orthodontic journey! I got my braces when I was around 15 and had them untill 20, I had an underbite at that time. It's true šššš VAPING RUINED MY PERFECT TEETH. While my lower central incisor is a twin while congenital missing one lateral incisor. Reddit is not a replacement for an in-person dental professional. I understand u. i have permanent spots of discolouration on my front two teeth and i remember crying at the dentist because i wanted veneers so badly. Someone told me braces will retract my front teeth backward, reducing the tongue space, and causing sleep apnea. Now every single tooth in my head is involved and I can't close my mouth properly or eat. No dentist I've ever seen before mentioned anything about my teeth being worn down. I'm almost 31 now and all the enamel on my front teeth is so soft cold air stops me in my tracks. I had a minor issue with my teeth (just 1 misaligned molar), I had no teeth removed for the braces. I was in belief that I didnāt need braces my whole life because my jaw and teeth developed very good. I decided to look through photos of my braces journey and i started panicking. Got braces late 2019 around November? When I first went first went to the orthodontist it was late 2018 and around that time i had a huge interest in braces because i have gaps in my teeth Ortho said i needed to get 4 teeth extracted to make space which didnt make sense especially since i just learned about mewing didnt get braces. After 3 years of braces, my overjet reduced but my alignment was Hi everyone. Need help/advice . I would have never gotten braces if I knew this. Personally, i Think the braces caused too much trauma to my lower jaw which was already in a bad position and took it out to a even bad position, But Thats just my non-dentist-knowledge opinion lol. Share Add a Comment. Thereās no way I could afford jaw surgery out of pocket but atp Iāll Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. And this is how my top front teeth look now. But now I look so gaunt and my chin is protruding like mad. I loved my imperfectly perfectly teeth Yes when i was a kid they told my mom i need a lower jaw surgery but now I need double jaw surgery š , i had to wear elastics with my braces it was supposed to bring my mandible Forward but i know that a the force isnāt only applied on the mandible so the maxilla got pushed backwards I got braces on because I had loads of gaps in my teeth (nearly closed), a tooth impacted in my gums (they removed the baby tooth to make room for it and so far it has started come down. iāve always had dental issues and didnāt connect it with the poor dental hygiene (i just always thought i had bad teeth) after i got braces, iāve been very precise on brushing at least twice a day and itās made a difference to my teeth & also the progress with I don't know how to start this. Couldāve prevent it most likely but I bet he just wanted to make money off of me braces ruined my face . r/SGExams. As the rubber bands pulled my maxilla back, my airway became smaller to the point where I could barely breath through my nose, forcing me mouth breath and mess my face up even more. My lips are I got my adult Damon braces off over a year ago and Iāve noticed my face shape has changed a lot. Also when I laugh or smile more of my gums on top show. It was wanting to fix my side profile that made me go to the orthodontist at 24 to fix my teeth/overbite thinking it would fix my lower jaw/jaw alignment/side profile whatever. I can't believe dentists & orthodontists get away with 50 votes, 82 comments. At the start everything was good but it took a turn at mid treatment where my face, stared sinking. Please abide by the following rules in order to get an accurate answer to your question: (1) Ensure you include a title of your dental problem. When i had braces back in 5th grade i distinctly remember the orthodontist taking a rough metal strip and flossing between my front teeth to make a better contact surface to make my teeth straight. My bite is uneven and is skewed toward the left side of my teeth thus also causing my mandible to sit unevenly towards the left side of my face rather than something more to the center. my jaw is now shifted to the right, so my face is not very symmetrical anymore like it used to be and my bite feels awkward now. And the cause of my grinding and little recession was Iām getting braces on May 8, and Iām worried that Iāll be having tooth pain forever on March 14 I got 8 fillings done in order to get braces. Do not assume that what others on here say is correct in any way. Or check it out in the app stores Home Braces ruined my jaw Advice for me so i had braces when i was around 11 years old, and i had them for 5 years. Also ease the pressure on the temporomandibular joints as well as ensuring my teeth wonāt go to waste and brake multiple times due to the constant pressure of my lower jaw wanting to move more forward. Had to get it taken out and now Iām just missing a tooth. Iāve been mewing for around a year now. The braces made my teeth straight but there are two fundamental flaws: My maxilla and upper dental arch has not grown at all during this period since the teeth were binded together, and since I had an underdeveloped palate it basically stayed that way. Or check it out in the app stores braces made my teeth worse š Before and After I originally had an overjet. Wį“Źį“į“į“į“ į“į“ Ź/SGExį“į“s ā the largest community on reddit discussing education and student life in Singapore! SGExams is also more than Full text: I've had my braces for about a year and I'm supposed to have them no for two years but I'm my opinion they have ruined my teeth and mouth,the braces have chipped two of my front teeth I've also now got a chunk missing out of the front of my tongue and where the end of the wire at the back of the braces keeps catching on my teeth it's I even forgot to wear my retainer a year after I got my braces off and my bottom row of teeth are displaced again. Iām so upset. I have had braces since ~15 ish years old and the teeth on the right side of my face don't align / seat properly. Please read the Rules before posting or commenting and check out the Braces Guide pinned at the top of the subreddit. Please abide by the following rules in order to get an accurate answer to your question: I wish I was better Long story short. I had teeth extracted for braces when I was 14, totally ruined my jaw growth. The bacteria that cause cavities and tooth damage thrive in environments where food particles are abundant. When I bite down, my top teeth dont meet in the middle of my bottom incisors, but rather on the right, leaving one incisor alone. I feel even worse because I had been studying tooth care but I had no money, so much fear, and it was only because I felt like I would die soon I got up the courage to deal with it Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now My teeth are ducking ruined. I did not know they would straighten my teeth and completely destroy my teeth alignment. Now thanks to this truly evil and disgusting dentist I now need all 6 front teeth covered in composite and built up to close the open bite and give me back canine and anterior When the treatment started with braces, my upper jaw bite was dragged too far right. I was and still am a little bit ashamed about myself because of my teeth. She kept insisting on giving me a big smile to expose my teeth (probably which she remembered from +20 years ago I did just get a refund from my dentist for my treatment but that doesn't fix what they did to my teeth and my face. Then I discovered there was this thing called flossing at age of 26. im so sorry :( my teeth were the first thing my bdd attached to when i was younger. I have never had problems with my teeth, but for the past year, Iāve had to go to the dentist three times about the same problem: my left premolars keep clenching and banging into each other. 1 year and a half ago I had my teeth extracted, 2 upper 2 lower. I have been using them for the past 2 years because of my crooked teeth, my teeth have nearly been 100% aligned, but I think So I had braces for just over 3 years from age 16 - 19. Members Online ā¢ inkyjamz. My face is a LOT longer/slimmer and my mouth is protruded out a bit more and when my mouth is closed it looks like the lower jaw/lip sticks out more than the upper. Be the first to comment Nobody's responded to this post yet. would fall out of my mouth because my teeth wouldn't be able to bite down on them). Due to mouth breathing, my jaw has become narrow, making my teeth crowded. Now the gaps are closed and my face has changed a lot. I am soo depressed right now I can't even explain it. Reply reply Should I remove my tooth and get braces again? upvote · comment. My dentist told me I had to get my wisdom teeth removed because they were growing against my other teeth, making them more crowded. Or check it out in the app stores was, i cant sleep with my mouth closed as it ALWAYS falls open, and mouth breathing for over 2 decades has decayed my teeth so bad, i have 9 teeth with fillings, 1 extracted due to decay and infection (post root canal) and 1 further root Invisalign ruined my teeth symmetry and my orthodentist pretends not to see the problem. I also discovered that the front bottom teeth, that they straightened, are being shaven down by how they have been touching the back of my top teeth. About the right TMCC, just watched a couple og videos and i did take a picture of my neck a couple months back to see if my fade haircut was I got teeth extracted and it disfigured my face. plus the dentist didnāt inform me about how to clean my tooth properly with braces, i had strong and very healthy teeth Before getting braces I have very overcrowding teeth plus got a huge size of teeth. Ortho suggested extraction of at least upper premolars to push the teeth inside. My center line of teeth of the upper jaw is also too far right. I also started grinding my teeth occasionally. I went numb at some point from the pain. Iām hoping my teeth will start to shift My mom and I have a better relationship than we did during the braces teen days, but my biggest fear is telling her about my terrible teeth. I have developed TMJ causing me serious chronic pain, this has completely changed my face and seriously affected my confidence. I had braces and 4 teeth removed 5 years ago because i wanted to improve my side profile- upper lip protrusion, so the orthodontist suggested it. My gum has receded quite a bit. I ate on my left side more but I heard something about recession and that it happens when ur orthodontist removes teeth before giving you braces and that's what she did But only on the LEFT side of my face :'/. Please don't focus on the posture I have in my photos, or the angle or the lighting, I just tried to recreate whatever I did in the old photo, so trust I have been mewing Long story short, the other orthodontist that I had barely seen before ruined my teeth by tearing through the root of my incisor with the permanent K9 as it was being pulled forward, damaging my front incisor to the right of it, and causing immense pain--to So I (16f) was a mouth breather for a while but starting mewing sometime last year, havenāt seen a lot of changes but Iām being patient. My mum had all 4 of her wisdom teeth removed plus 1 extra tooth as part of her Invisalign treatment and it completely ruined her big beautiful smile. Judicious I got braces as an adult and my othro said while itās common to extract premolars prior braces, he was strongly against it and called it an outdated practice. Also I know it probably wasn't your intention but your comment kind of triggered me. I went to the dentist for braces at 14, I had congenitally absent lower 2nd premolars he extracted my lower first molars instead. Had premolars extracted didn't bother when people asked me not to cause my teeth were so crowded that my smile was noticeably tilted. There are other no surgical ways ,you could try doing treatment again and try expand the arch. And the bottom teeth are Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now Ruined my teeth in 3 years . but technology is advancing so fast ā maybe there will be an easier fix in the future. I mean, that's what I thought at first. I mean, not to be dramatic, but braces have thus far progressively been worsening my teeth. Discussions and links of interest for dental professionals on all things dentistry. Verified professionals will have flair assigned to them. This is how my top front teeth looked before. Hi, i just finished invisalign (18 yo) and iāve noticed that whenver I take pictures, my jaw and bottom lip are always teetered on the right side. now, when i push my I had braces between 2019-2021. I had to get countless fillings including ones on my front 125K subscribers in the Dentistry community. all of my side teeth are very short now from the nightly teeth grinding and yes i do wear a night guard hi hun, i know iām a year late. It seems like itās a norm to extract perfectly healthy teeth, So, what happens when braces donāt just straighten teeth but somehow āruinā them? Letās dive into this contentious topic and explore the reasons why braces might not always I got braces when I was 13 and had them on till 15. weirdly enough, they made my teeth perfect, but instead of pushing my jaw forward, they pushed my jaw back. The braces also caused severe asymmetry. But my jaw recessed a bit through that. Depression also ruined my teeth. The person also told me braces will reduce the size of my jawline, making my jawline appear thinner and weaker, plus, braces will also pull my lower jaw backward, reducing the size of the airways, leading to sleep apnea. I saw one post of a girl on reddit , she said she lost 1 tooth in one side and the orthodontist didnāt find it weird to just dtart I'm a 18yo girl considering braces, but i keep reading on reddit (especially on the mewing subreddits) that braces can ruin your face: make it long and sunken.
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