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Can invisalign work for me with missing molars? (Photo)

March 15, 2017
Asked By:Lucas1Julie2 in Coral Gables, FL

I am missing 2 morals at the bottom. These are the molars next to the premolars. And, I am also missing a molar at the top which is the one next to the wisdom tooth.

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