Types of teeth braces can fix
Braces can correct crowding, spacing and many bite problems by applying controlled force to teeth and coordinating the upper and lower arches.
The short answer
Braces can correct crowding, spacing and many bite problems by applying controlled force to teeth and coordinating the upper and lower arches. They may address rotations, protrusion, open bite, deep bite, crossbite and some tooth-position problems when the supporting bone and jaws permit movement.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Fixed braces use brackets bonded to teeth, an archwire and ligatures or clips to deliver force. The appliance moves crowns and roots through bone, while elastics or other auxiliaries can add forces that change the relationship between the arches.
What can you do next?
Have the bite, jaw growth, gum health, enamel and tooth roots assessed before choosing an appliance. Brush carefully around brackets, clean between teeth, avoid damaging foods, and attend adjustment visits so the wire forces can be controlled.
When should you seek dental care?
Seek an orthodontic assessment for teeth that overlap, gaps that retain food, a crossbite, difficulty biting, or teeth that protrude. Contact the orthodontic team for severe pain, trauma, a broken wire or swelling around a tooth.
What should you ask the dentist?
Ask which part of the problem is tooth movement and which part is jaw growth or skeletal structure. Ask whether space creation, elastics, extraction or coordinated specialist care is needed, and how retention will maintain the result.
Frequently asked questions
Can braces move roots as well as crowns?
With controlled orthodontic forces, treatment can change both crown and root position within the supporting bone.
Do braces fix every jaw problem?
No. Some skeletal discrepancies require growth guidance or combined orthodontic and jaw-surgery planning.