I had braces to fix my overbite 15 years ago and I did't wear a retainer properly. I know for years that my upper teeth have been constantly shifting outward but just recently that this really bothers me. I went to see an orthodontist and she said that I couldn't do a second braces due to limited space I have left between my teeth and also I already had 4 teeth extraction. What are your opinions? If I can't get braces again, is there other way to fix my buck teeth to look less prominent?
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If you are having four bicuspid teeth extracted PLEASE DON'T! You will be EXTREMELY unhappy with the results using bicuspid extraction orthodontics. If you extract bicuspids, you will accentuate your already long narrow face. You are what we call a 'vertical grower" as seen by your long narrow...
I can't recommend whether or not to extract teeth without seeing clinical photographs or performing a clinical examination. What I can tell you is that to relieve 9-10 mm of overjet in an adult without spacing present, would require tooth extractions, or even orthognathic surgery (in the...
We use them when the bite would interfere with closing because of the braces. THe oly alternative is to pur the brackets on the top first and wait and do the lower later. You can have a removable appliance on the lower in the mean time that starts to get the job done. This...