I think I have peg laterals but I’m not sure. Neither my orthodontist or dentist have told me directly that I have peg laterals but my ortho did say that “my teeth wouldn’t close normally due to my lateral incisors. So he wants to rotate them.” I’m stressing out and am self conscious about my lateral incisors and I’m not sure what to do. I know the pictures stink but any help would be much appreciated.
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The issues are a narrow underdeveloped maxilla, a small airway, a recessive chin and I suspect a deviate swallow. Ideally, expansion orthodontics/orthopedics would have been done prior to 8 years of age. As an adult the DNA Appliance is an excellent approach that gives lifetime b...
More than likely, you had bicuspid teeth extracted in order to create enough room to align your remaining teeth. Unfortunately, this antiquated form of orthodontic treatment ALMOST ALWAYS leaves the patient with too much space and then the teeth have to be over retracted in order to close the e...
You have a very narrow upper jaw and this is the reason there is not room for all your teeth. Ideally, you should have gone thru expansion prior to age 8. As and Adult the DNA Appliance and Epigenetic Orththodontics/ Orthopedics is the best approach to grow your maxilla to an ideal size.You c...
