Will a child whose parents had braces before have perfect teeth?

Imagine it this way.


A man and woman with bad crooked teeth. They get braces. They end up with perfect teeth. Later on in life they marry and they have a child. Here's the question:





Will the child have perfect teeth if it's in their parents DNA? Or will the child have bad crooked teeth just like the parent's used to have, and so the child would have to get braces too?

Will a child whose parents had braces before have perfect teeth?
It is pretty unpredictable! It could go either way and can be affected by oral habits (like thumbsucking) that have nothing to do with Mom and Dad. Though my husband and I both had braces and I would'nt be surprised if my son needs them!





JAMRDH -a dental hygienist
Reply:thats a good question but i think the child will get bad teeth because all braces do is straighten and does nothing to the blood
Reply:Braces don't change your DNA, most importantly, but just b/c parents have bad/crooked teeth doesn't necessarily mean the child will. Prolly more of a chance, but you never know...
Reply:Unless the child is born with braces, the answer is no.





All the braces in the world won't change your DNA.
Reply:Just because the parents had bad/crooked teeth doen't mean the kids will. How about 2 parents that had perfect teeth and everyone in both their families having perfect teeth and then all 3 of their kids have crooked teeth? It could go either way, and the parents braces have nothing to do with it.