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Your dental arches seem slightly narrow. If you have braces, not only your teeth be in better position, but your smile will also appear wider/fuller.
If it is just starting to overlap as you said, a removable appliance such as an active retainer or clear plastic aligner can be very helpful. You just need to be very committed to wearing it full time - for at least a few months. A visit to an orthodontist will confirm this and make sure no other issues exist. An appliance will also need to be adjusted periodically and progress monitored.
If your orthodontic treatment is completed you can have retainers made by any dentist who does Invisalign or traditional orthodontics. I would highly recommend Vivera retainers which are comfortable and almost invisible.The dentist must be certified by Invisalign and will take impressions...
There is no harm in trying to use your retainer, however if it causes significant discomfort or it does not fit at all, you will have to have some orthodontic treatment to realign the teeth. Invisalign has an Express System 5 which is much less expensive for realigning a few teeth when...
I see patients every single week in my practice who are devastated by the adverse effects of bicuspid extraction therapy. There are NUMEROUS studies on identical twins with one twin treated using bicuspid extractions and the other using non-extraction treatment. At the end of treatment they no...
