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I wish I had another photo, but based on the one provided, I would say that IPR may work great for your bottom, if needed, but not so great for the top teeth. In other words, IPR alone will probably not create enough room on the top to eliminate your the crowding on top. You might benefit more from an extraction or two on the top to allow enough space for the neighboring teeth to move. Good luck to you and I hope this helps. "Follow" me on Real Self to ask more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMD St. Louis, MO
IPR is a mild treatment to improve the appearance oftriangular teeth, reduce black triangles between the teeth, and provide a shortspace for movement. Significant overjets or overbites are more dependent onyour jaw structure and the amount of room that is given for the root to berepositioned. IPR is most likely not a quick fix in your situation.
orthodontists need space for two reasons...to unravel crooked teeth and to retract protrusive teeth. The amount of space you would need to do both of those things in your case may be beyond what IPR can provide...sometimes tooth extractions are necessary
I'm sorry to hear that your daughter has Celiac Disease (also known as Celiac Sprue), but her prognosis is great. I know there's a lot of misinformation on the internet about this disease, so let me offer a professional opinion. Invisalign doesn't contain gluten and the plastic is...
You certainly can wear your trays without buttons (attachments) on your teeth, even if they are supposed to have buttons in place. This can reduce the effectiveness of your treatment and subsequently increase the number of weeks or months that you spend in Invisalign treatment. I...
It's pretty easy to do this, but I caution you to make sure that you are completely happy with the work done by your first dentist, because once you leave, it's harder to return to resolved unresolved issues that you had with Invisalign. Once you're sure that you won't be returning, then...