Will my face look sunken after having 4 teeth extracted, and braces fitted? My teeth are protruding (Photo)

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Hi, I'm 21 years old. Have protrusive teeth. My ortho said that i have to get extraction for 4 teeth I was ok with that untill I googled and read about terrible consequences of extractions such as "dished in" or "sunken" face. It really frightened me. All this braces thing takes a lot of money, effort and pain. So I want to be sure that my face will not change in a bad way. Pls write a review about facial changes according to my photos especially about sunken face effect. Thanks in advance.

Robert Waxler, DMD, MS · Answer

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 protrusive if you have any crowding, because the teeth will move forward to unravelMany of the on-line "warnings" about extractions are done by dentists and orthodontists who are making a case for their "nonextraction at all times" philosophy of treatment.  To take extractions off the table is to eliminate one of the best tools that we have to correct CERTAIN types of problems....why would you not want to have as many tools available as possible?

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