Will braces solve the problem of loose teeth due to overcrowding?

Doctor's Answer

I will assume usually you get loose teeth due to overcrowding in the sense that those teeth are really difficult to clean. So when teeth are not cleaned properly, you have plaque and calculus that goes beneath the gums and it will affect the attachment of the tooth in the bone. That causes loose teeth. That would be a separate problem from the overcrowding. But, over time when you realign the teeth, if you correct the overcrowding and you’re able to clean your teeth properly, then you will have a lower risk of having this loose teeth problem happen again.

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