The dentist may have to cut my sons gums and attach a brace, what does this mean?
Q. my son is 13 and at a checkup at the dentist has been reffered to a orthadontist as some of his bottom teeth havnt come through ,he did xrays and the teeth are there ,he sais that they may cut the gums and attach some sort of brace please can you explain it a bit more thank you,
A. This usually happens to the canine teeth and involves exposing the crowns of the teeth buried , placeing metal attachments onto these and pulling them gradually into place with the brace
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