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How can I fix my crossbite? (Photo)

Cheerful357718Nov 3, 2023
I have a Crossbite due to early loss of many baby teeth when I was 9 yrs old, my final teeth erupted at 12 yrs old, the spaces were not kept, so now I have a cross bite. What appliances could help me? I don’t think my Crossbite is skeletal, that’s why I told the story of how it started, I had good oral posture and an excellent bite prior to losing so many baby teeth.

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