Sometimes, during the leveling and aligning process of orthodontic treatment, transient spaces may develop as tooth rotations are eliminated. Most likely, you should not worry about this. Your orthodontist should be able to close the space once the teeth are aligned. At your next appointment,...
Impossible to tell without records (pictures and xrays) but one really has nothing to do with the other. Based upon what the orthodontist told you though, I'd suspect that you are a surgical case but that doesn't mean you have to do it. It all depends upon the intended outcome; it...
It looks like you had four bicuspids removed for your orthodontic treatment. This is called contraction orthodontics. A better alternative is to orthpopedically grow your jaws larger so all teeth fit into your arches without amputations.I would suggest looking into a DNA Appliance to...
