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Can my Open Bite Be Closed Cosmetically Like with Veneers?

Lane.Oct 8, 2013
Is there any possible way of me closing my open bite without surgery? It makes me insecure. I had braces when I was 16 with a palette expander for one year. I'm 20 and want to fix my smile but without surgery. Would lumineers or veneers or bonding work?

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Answered on Oct 9, 2013
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John Budd, DDS, MS

I have an orthodontic practice that sees about 25-30% adults.  A large percentage of those patients are people who had braces already as children and thought that they no longer needed a retainer after several years.  There was a large study done at the University of Washington that...

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Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended

I would wait.  Give it time, the gums may fill in.  If not, Bioclear method does a great job to fill the spaces by only ADDING material.

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Brad Lockhart, DDS

The overbite you are referring to is actually properly termed "overjet". The reason your upper teeth are moving outward is because that is where they are supposed to be. The mistake you made was having the four bicuspid teeth removed when you did braces the first time. This created an excess...

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