I had state insur. braces twice as a kid by the same ortho. When I was 17 she put a hyrax expander in my mouth that basically disfigured my maxilla and highlighted the problems that were already there. Now one side of my maxilla protrudes further out and it has ruined my already low self esteem for the past 10 years. My teeth look awful from every angle and I want to fix this issue but every time I see an ortho they don't take my seriously and offer Invisalign. What will actually work?
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Yes, you can for alignment. In such cases, the only issue is, it will result in increased/more overjet.
But with IPR, it's possible to reduce and can achieve close to the normal range.
Another issue will be upper to lower midline, it will not match. but this is not visible, so no need to worry...
In your case for a perfect answer, cephalometric analysis is a must because it is a surgical case. but if you do not want to go under orthognathic surgery, your orthodontist's plan of braces with TADs is the best option. One more point take into consideration is your age, with age bone becomes...
By seeing your photos, I feel you have dental class one but skeletal class three. So it's my advice to visit the orthodontist. Cephalometric analysis is a must in such cases to understand the perfect scenario. I feel you have skeletal excess.