No one ever explained why I needed braces. The orthodontist said that I probably would have saved myself over a thousand dollars in dental work if I’d dealt with my bite problem at an earlier age. I have at least three crowns, and I’ve had a root canal.
With the latest crown I was being careful to advocate for myself and make sure the dentist filed down the top so it wouldn’t get all my chewing pressure. Unfortunately, it brought the incisors from my lower jaw into the palette behind my top teeth. In fact, chewing left the front of my palette sore. My current dentist said she has seen people damage the roots of their front teeth if they didn’t take care of their bites when they got so bad.
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