I'm really trying to avoid getting braces due to my senior year coming up, so is a retainer a good alternative? Or Tooth Extraction? What would you suggest? I have my "glamour shots" below vvv I'm also wondering if it would be a good idea to grind my teeth down and "slenderize" them? I have a lot to spare and wouldn't mind them being a little smaller.
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The big question is....do your front teeth touch now? If so, how can you bring the upper front teeth down any further?.
Usually patients who show very little upper front teeth have a deficient upper jaw structure....only surgery to drop the upper jaw down vertically can make any...
A retainer is a MUST after any form of orthodontic treatment. Your teeth will shift back and all of that time and money you have spent to get straight teeth will have been in vain! You need to call your orthodontist and ask for a replacement retainer, since you lost the original and it...
Hard to figure out exactly what is going on. Are you interested in reopening the spaces where the teeth were extracted? Does that mean that you are seeing a new doctor who disagrees with the initial diagnosis?
Are you asking about various types of expansion treatment to restore...