I am 37 years old. My teeth are overcrowded, I have an overbite and I have a missing tooth no 5 (it was pulled out at age 16). Looks like tooth no 9 is sticking forward. I would like to close the gap, fix the rest of my teeth, possibly fix the overbite, but overbite is the least priority for me. Would Invisalign treatment work for me? Or would braces be better option? Would I need to have another tooth pulled out or would IPR be helpful? Thank you.
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It may be that there is excess resin around the attachments or that the attachments are too bulky. I would suggest your seeing your dentist as soon as possible for possible adjustments.
You need not worry about your movement on the bite. If you had moved considerably the scanner would not have taken the scan. Remember, your teeth will be moving with the aligners covering your teeth. I hope you will be happy with your results.
This is referred to IPR. We create space 3 ways - extracting teeth, expanding arches or creating small space between teeth. In your case, creating a small amount of space between your teeth would be the way to go. You are talking about a very small amount of space in total. That amount is no...
