I have a small 1mm gap in my front teeth. I have read you can get a bracket attached to the back of your teeth and it pulls them together and keeps them there. Or I had read about small retainers that can move teeth small distances. Can anyone tell me about either of these methods, or anyone's experiences with them?Thank you!
Have you ever heard of orthobands? I think they are called that. They're like the rubber bands you get for braces, but these close gaps.
I've heard of this, but I've never seen it done. I have braces right now and although I do not have a gap, I do know that what they do to fix a gap is place a rubber band (ligature) on the two brackets on your front teeth. So the band pulls your teeth together. I think what you're talking about is a little permanent retainer that (like you said) they place on the back of your teeth to hold them together. However, I think it's just to keep them in place after they have been moved by braces, not to move them. I would definitely see an orthodontist about this if it bothers you. Make sure you always get a second opinion and don't jump into getting a full set of braces if you feel you don't need them. Also if you do end up needing a full set look into speed braces or 6 month braces. You also might be a candidate for invisalign, so check into that too! I'm not an orthodontist so don't take what I'm saying too seriously, you may actually need a full set and as far as I've seen. no one ever gets brackets on just two teeth. So keep that in mind hope that helped (:
