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Does the health of your gums affect how fast your teeth will move with braces?
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Absolutely: Teeth will move faster through healthy tissues than through unhealthy tissues. Moving teeth in the presence of inflammatory disease can result in gum/bone loss.
Answered 5/19/2015
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Yes: Teeth move faster through healthy tissues than through unhealthy tissues.
Answered 5/20/2015
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