Any suggestions for arch widening with six month smile? (photos)

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hi my dentist told me with the six month smile brace my arch will widen and things will unravel and she will only grind away 0.1-0.2 of the teeth but on the first fitting of the brace she has already ground away more than that. has she lied to me to get my money .

Kenneth A. Barton, DDS · Answer

From your photos, it appears to me that Invisalign would be a far better choice for you. With Invisalign, you have far better control over individual tooth movement

Sue Wendling, DMD (retired) · Answer

Perhaps your dentist gave you that number as a per tooth number. The enamel is quite thick on the sides of teeth so don't be alarmed. Since your mouth is basically done growing, I think any orthodontic system would involve some inter proximal reduction(IPR). Hang in there.

Any suggestions for arch widening with six month smile? (photos)

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