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What if the braces don't work?

gracee99Dec 31, 2015
I have an under bite and my orthodontist told me I should get the jaw surgery to correct my bite. I refused the surgery and said that I would be willing to remove teeth to straighten out my teeth. He said earlier in the treatment that there was a slim chance that braces alone would work. Now I need to get two front premolar teeth extracted to try to correct my bite. I was wondering if I got these two removed and the treatment didn't work, what would happen to the extraction gaps? Would he just leave them?

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Dr. Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended
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