Do I have posterior bite collapse? One braces consult made my case out to be extreme and told me I have lost “significan” height in my face. Four others didn’t agree at all. My X-rays however show vertical height loss. Tooth wear/grinding has been ruled out. I am missing upper premolars, upper left 2nd molar (congenitally) and lower 2nd molar had to be extracted 7 years ago due to super eruption/wisdom tooth. What’s going on here? And can I get implants/braces/surgery to fix height loss?
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Answer: Decrease in posterior vertical dimension, and this may be related to the lack of premolar and posterior molar.
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Hello !Hope you are doing well. I would like to help you further regarding your concern. May I receive your cbct scan so that we could show it to our surgeon and get back to you with a response and hopefully we can proceed further after we receive it and send a treatment plan accordingly with...
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