I am 21 yrs old & had a thumb-sucking issue that gave me a cross bite. I also have bit of overcrowding on my bottom teeth from wisdom teeth that were removed I like my cross bite and I don't feel like its too severe, but my ortho told me I needed jaw surgery. Can I keep my overbite and still straighten my teeth with invisilign? It never bothered me, I don't grind my teeth & stopped sucking my thumb. I want this for cosmetic reasons (ortho said surgery wasn't a priority, my smile is ok as is)
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Are you sure you are not having any regurgitations or any allergy to plastics. Invisalign can not give stomach upsets. See your GP and I would suggest, stop treatment until you get this sorted. Invisalign needs 22 hours wear time per day. If you are not going to be able to do that, its not going...
Your canines don't seem to be blunt but if you want them sharper, they can easily be done either by adjusting from sides maintaining something called canine guidance or rebuilt in conical shape with tooth colored filling materials.
Based on your photos and my 10 + years of experience with cosmetic dentistry, I would not recommend a spring retainer to correct your teeth alignment. Retainers are simply used to retain teeth in their current positions, not move them into their correct positions. I would highly...