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I had braces as a teen but had an accident and needed them again. i had upper limited braces on the front 6 teeth and now my front teeth feel too close. is it possible that widening the top front 6 teeth made my front two teeth closer?

Q: i had braces as a teen but had an accident and needed them again. i had upper limited braces on the front 6 teeth and now my front teeth feel too close. is it possible that widening the top front 6 teeth made my front two teeth closer?

: Without knowing what your dentition looked like before your accident and how it looks now makes it difficult to answer your question in a meaningful way. It is very possible you had very slight spacing before the trauma and now you have none. Your orthodontist can elaborate further using your diagnostic records as a reference.

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Without knowing what your dentition looked like before your accident and how it looks now makes it difficult to answer your question in a meaningful way. It is very possible you had very slight spacing before the trauma and now you have none. Your orthodontist can elaborate further using your diagnostic records as a reference.

Answered 9/17/2022

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A member asked:

I had braces as a teen but had an accident and needed them again. i had upper limited braces on the front 6 teeth and now my front teeth feel too close. is it possible that widening the top front 6 teeth made my front two teeth closer?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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