I lost my retainer in a restaurant, and in order to replace the retainer, it will cost my family $500. So instead of having to pay that amount of money, is it possible just to stop my treatment since my teeth have already gone through the braces stage? It's not a big deal if my teeth shift, and it would a lot if we don't have to pay $500 dollars for pieces of plastic made to keep my teeth straight. I don't mean it in a bad way, but is it a big deal if I stop?
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Hard to figure out exactly what is going on. Are you interested in reopening the spaces where the teeth were extracted? Does that mean that you are seeing a new doctor who disagrees with the initial diagnosis?
Are you asking about various types of expansion treatment to restore...
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Diagnosing your condition will take more than a few pictures. In a grown adult, a jaw can only be changed by jaw surgery. However, your bite could be corrected and your teeth made to match with a combination of dentoalveolar remodeling as well as dental movement/tipping.
It is...
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Your pictures are not at rest. You are pursing your lips so it is hard to see the extent of the problem. Pictures are not able to show the whole problem anyways because we have to see animation.
You have a vertical problem more than anything which might be addressed with TADs for...
