[chris james]

hi all
am due to have a fixed brace on my bottom teeth on tuseday the 27th oct
thing is i havent had spacers put in and am wondering if my ortho is just gonna put the bands straight on
have had an expander on my teeth for 3 months that has mad enough space for the brace to now move my teeth
just think that the bands if they havent enough room will irritate my gums n teeth
anyone else had this as i know spacers are used regularly now
thanks

[Dr Pav Khaira]

It very much depends on the dentist. Separators are being used less frequently now. I've not used any for over 18 months with no problems or discomfort

I hope this helps

[chris james]

thanks for that
also seen that some orthos dont even use molar bands now they use what seems to be a modified bracket
wolud it be better to leave the fixed brace in place for longer to make sure the teeth dont move back as i had a problem with the expander and it had to be taken out for two weeks for repair and while it was out my teeth moved back to their original place so was gonna ask if he could leave it on for longer
thanks

[admin]

every ortho will have his / her preference but i guess its important you know your options the internet is so great that patients can learn online, we would be grateful if you kept an online diary / log of your treatments / appointments and thoughts on this forum to help others

[chris james]

ok will do
well to start at the moment have had a removable expander on bottom teeth to make some room for the overlapping fronts to be moved
on tuesday 27th this month having fixed metal brace put on but i wasnt expecting this treatment though and was to ld that he could do the moving and finishing with this expander(has been made with springs on it)
but he recons that a fixed band will be better as he put it text book and better results
i dont really mind but there you go want straight teeth gotta pay the price
will get some pics when i figure it out