Just curious what’s the point of braces on baby teeth?
Dead-Jonas on
Did the dentist/orthodontist not realize there were still baby teeth present?
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DiamondBurInTheRough on
To try to get ahead of these comments acting like dentists/orthodontists are stupid or money hungry for doing braces on baby teeth, this is very very common. Some patients require early intervention when they have a mix of baby and permanent teeth in order to “set the stage” for the permanent teeth to properly erupt. Patients will then get a second phase of braces when their permanent teeth are all present. Many orthodontists recommend patients coming in for consultations by age 7 to make sure that they are potentially catching issues before they cause bigger problems as the patient continues to grow. This is not required for everyone, many patients are fine waiting until all of their adult teeth are in, but braces on baby teeth are not unusual.
Timmyg14 on
I guess unless you don’t have kids now you don’t realize times have changed and kids get braces super young now.
Intelligent-Rope-992 on
I see a tooth with a tiny skateboard to ride around on
SilverbackMD on
Mine had the same, just a couple months ago, kinda tripped me out.
helpthe0ld on
Happen to my son when he had braces in 3rd grade, the orthodontist said it was the first time he’d seen that.
coinegg on
do they take trade ins?
GenericUsername817 on
Naw, that’s the CIA transmitter
Pepsi_Cola64 on
I had one baby tooth left that they pulled before I got my braces put on. The adult tooth underneath was coming in so crooked that it hadn’t worn down the roots of the baby tooth, allowing it to stay in longer
izza123 on
Limited edition
Apprehensive-Sky-734 on
Tooth fairy is PUMPED for that rare pickup!
Unique-Ad2331 on
Back in my day (I’m 30 lol) my ortho would just rip out my baby teeth by hand. The entire reason I have a fear of dentists now😭😂
Adorable-Sell-8107 on
My kid’s ortho wouldn’t put braces on my kid until he had his adult teeth.
knufsivart on
The singular part that is glued to a tooth is called a “bracket”.
PrettyVolume9345 on
NoSolid6641 on
Haha this will probably happen to my son too. He has braces on two of his baby teeth as well.
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Just curious what’s the point of braces on baby teeth?
Did the dentist/orthodontist not realize there were still baby teeth present?
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To try to get ahead of these comments acting like dentists/orthodontists are stupid or money hungry for doing braces on baby teeth, this is very very common. Some patients require early intervention when they have a mix of baby and permanent teeth in order to “set the stage” for the permanent teeth to properly erupt. Patients will then get a second phase of braces when their permanent teeth are all present. Many orthodontists recommend patients coming in for consultations by age 7 to make sure that they are potentially catching issues before they cause bigger problems as the patient continues to grow. This is not required for everyone, many patients are fine waiting until all of their adult teeth are in, but braces on baby teeth are not unusual.
I guess unless you don’t have kids now you don’t realize times have changed and kids get braces super young now.
I see a tooth with a tiny skateboard to ride around on
Mine had the same, just a couple months ago, kinda tripped me out.
Happen to my son when he had braces in 3rd grade, the orthodontist said it was the first time he’d seen that.
do they take trade ins?
Naw, that’s the CIA transmitter
I had one baby tooth left that they pulled before I got my braces put on. The adult tooth underneath was coming in so crooked that it hadn’t worn down the roots of the baby tooth, allowing it to stay in longer
Limited edition
Tooth fairy is PUMPED for that rare pickup!
Back in my day (I’m 30 lol) my ortho would just rip out my baby teeth by hand. The entire reason I have a fear of dentists now😭😂
My kid’s ortho wouldn’t put braces on my kid until he had his adult teeth.
The singular part that is glued to a tooth is called a “bracket”.
Haha this will probably happen to my son too. He has braces on two of his baby teeth as well.
can i have it?