Do I Need Braces Quiz
In 10 minutes, get a clearer sense of alignment, bite, and comfort signs worth raising with a dentist or orthodontist. Free and no sign-up, with results you can use to guide your next visit.
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BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Bite and Jaw Function (BaJF)
Bite and Jaw Function (BaJF)
Average
7.2
Normal range
5 — 9.4
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0
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15
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Oral Care and Comfort Impact (OCaCI)
Oral Care and Comfort Impact (OCaCI)
Average
6.4
Normal range
3.7 — 9.2
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0
max.
15
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Tooth Alignment and Space (TAaS)
Tooth Alignment and Space (TAaS)
Average
7.8
Normal range
5.7 — 9.8
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0
max.
15
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
- Occasionally, and it comes out easily.
- Rarely or never beyond ordinary small food particles.
- Frequently enough that I need to clean the same area after many meals.
- Repeatedly, with pain, gum swelling, bad taste, or difficulty removing it.
- Never; they do not contact that tissue.
- Occasionally, without lasting tenderness.
- Often enough to leave tenderness or a temporary mark.
- Regularly, with pain, sores, bleeding, or visible tissue injury.
- I sometimes favor one side, but it does not limit what I eat.
- I chew comfortably on either side without thinking about my bite.
- I frequently reposition food or avoid chewing on one side because the bite feels uneven.
- My bite causes persistent pain, repeated tooth collisions, or substantial difficulty chewing.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Do I Need Braces Quiz - Symptoms and Signs
This free, no-sign-up self-check helps you notice tooth alignment, bite, cleaning, and comfort signs that may be worth discussing with a dentist or orthodontist. It cannot determine whether you need braces or which treatment would suit you; that requires an in-person dental examination and often X-rays. Use the results as a conversation prompt, not a diagnosis. Seek prompt dental or medical help for major dental injury, severe or rapidly increasing pain or swelling, fever with facial swelling, or trouble breathing or swallowing.
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