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Emily32799Feb 20, 2014

My teeth have a minor overbite and my front teeth have a space in between. The problem is, I don't have much of an enamel left and have a lot of minor cavities and a few larger ones. My bottom teeth don't need a lot done on them (they're straight) what do you think?

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