Why are my
braces still on? A short skit with 5
Questions!
Those of you who have
been in braces at our office may have experienced my “Are your teeth straight”
stand-up comedy act! It goes something
like this:
Q. Are your teeth straight? (I never ask this question
unless they really are pretty much straight!)
A. Yes they are… (Sometimes we have to give the
patient a mirror to look at their own teeth)
Q. So if your teeth are straight… “Why are your braces still
on?”
A. Because my “bite”
is off (sometimes we have to explain to our patients that you can have straight
upper and lower arches but still have some type of overbite, overjet, openbite,
etc.)
Q. So what do you think fixes your “bite”?
A. Robber bands!
Q. What happens if you do not wear your rubber bands as we
instructed?
A. My bite will not
get fix and MY BRACES WILL NOT COME OFF.
Q. So who is in charge of how much longer the braces are on?
A. You… the patient, are
in charge, not the doctor, not your parents!
