Extractions are just a tool...done right...good results...done wrong..bad resultsGiven your very "full" facial profile you will end up at the end still a little protrusive EVEN with extractions Of course you can always do it without extractions, but you will end up even more...
Everyones face has some asymmetry..some more than others. As you grow this asymmetry can get worseIt may be that you have had braces on for so long because the asymmetry is making it harder to correct your bite as the teeth are attached to the jaw bones which are not symmetricFor what it...
Retainers by design are not supposed to be active, just retentive. An invisalign retainer (Vivera) may be a good option, but short roots have no "cure". They are likely are a result of waht we call traumatic occlusion, or simply a bad bite. There are basically two choices,...