How long do I have to wear braces for one crooked tooth?

Braces alone will not fix your problems. The reason you have a "gummy smile" is because your upper jaw is underdeveloped. The underdeveloped upper jaw is also the reason why your chin is weak. Your lower jaw is trapped behind an underdeveloped and narrow upper dental arch.There is a relatively...

It looks to me like the shape of your right central incisor could be at least part of the problem.  The biting edge appears uneven.  That can be altered very easily and doing this needed adjustment may make a big difference.  Also, the tooth itself may be thinner where it touches...

The most common problem requiring orthodontic treatment is overly crowded teeth. There are multiple ways to correct overcrowding: 1) extract multiple teeth, 2) extract a single tooth, 3) make the existing teeth more narrow or 4) make the dental arches larger. Unfortunately, there is not a...