Braces help

[Twinkle]

Right, I've had braces for 6 months now and today, I noticed that I can feel one of my wisdom teeth coming through. I'm worried that it will mess up my dental treatment.

Anyone else has this problem?

[Inexistence]

Wow, you got your wisdom teeth growing now? My wisdom tooth just grew now, and I'm quite a bit younger than you I think. Weird.

[Dragonfire]

I've had my wisdom teeth coming through (I'm 17 btw), which started when I had braces, but it didn't mess anything up. Now my teeth are nice and straight.

[labbiedor]

I have braces too (my 2nd time with them on), and I think if you're worried you should just ask your orthodontist next time you see him. I don't think it should do anything to your braces, except I guess it could push your teeth forward after they start to grow in more. One of the reasons I had to get braces for the second time is because my 12-year-molars grew in and pushed everything to the front again, so I guess the same thing could happen with you. I'd still talk to your orthodontist about it, though.

[Flame]

Talk to your orthodontist, but I don't think there will be a problem. My braces weren't messed up because of wisdom teeth.

[_jade_em_]

It depends x_x; Some people's wisdom teeth grow without problems, other people have had to have braces twice because their wisdom teeth mucked their perfectly-arranged teeth completely.

[iconoplast]

It depends x_x; Some people's wisdom teeth grow without problems, other people have had to have braces twice because their wisdom teeth mucked their perfectly-arranged teeth completely.

Yep. My wisdom teeth started moving again when I was at university. I probably should (at 25!) get braces again, but I really don't want to. However, 3 out of 4 of my wisdom teeth are pointed towards the front of my face, so when they move, they definitely move the rest of my teeth about. I'd check with your orthodontist -- they should have x-rays of them, which will tell them whether or not it'll be a problem. (Mostly, anyway, unless your orthodontist is an idiot like my old one was.)

[KaylaTheHedgehog]

My dentist told me that if my wisdom teeth had come in, I'd have to go through braces again. I didn't want to, so I had them taken out. The recovery didn't take long. I was eating Thanksgiving dinner a week after.

[mazil]

I haven't had braces myself, but I'm sure your dentist and orthodontist would've seen your wisdom teeth in any x-rays they took before they put your braces on (since wisdom teeth hang around in your gums for years before they start emerging). So they probably would've planned around them a little bit, at least