A 46-year-old member asked:

Can braces straighten the alveolar bone?

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Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered

Pediatrics 36 years experience

What do you...: ...Mean by "straighten?" braces can change its curvature, but it won't straighten out completely.

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Dr. Alvaro Lazo commented

Dentistry 25 years experience

You modify the shape to same extend .

Oct 1, 2012

Dr. Shawn Murrayanswered

Dentistry 16 years experience

Braces: Unlikely. The teeth are moved through the alveolar bone. The teeth will straighten out and the bone remodels but straighten, not likely.

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