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I need help. My dentist said my jaw is too small for braces. (Photo)

esmy.3Oct 25, 2014
well according to my mother it was always said by my dentists that my jaw was too small for braces and i really need braces like asap but it could never happen and that always ugh got me mad but i just wanted to know what it means and the alignment of my teeth and why its like that

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Dr. Robert Waxler, DMD, MS
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Answered on Oct 27, 2014
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Dr. Natwarlal Tibrewal, BDS
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The easiest treatment is just to round out (straighten) the teeth without extractions which is why many doctors just do it (as well as it is easier to "sell" the patient and parent treatment by promising they do not need teeth out)But, to actually reduce your protrusion (which looks very severe,...

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