I have a pretty bad overbite, a chip on one of my front two teeth that already have a gap. I know i probably need braces, I would just like to know for how long
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Unfortunately, from your photos you likely need jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) to fully correct your bite. With the extent of crowding that you seem to have in your lower arch your underbite will get worse once the teeth are straightened and you will really need jaw surgery to get the...
If you choose to extract premolar teeth you will have to over retract your upper front teeth in order to close the excess space created by the extractions. When you retract front teeth the face will be retracted with the teeth. Imagine your face below your nose being moved back but your nose...
In most cases, it doesn't really matter whether you do extractions before or after braces are placed. Many doctors prefer to have extractions first so the braces don't get knocked off during the extractions. However, doing the braces first makes the spaces a little more noticeable...
