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Is It Possible to Reshape Teeth? (photo)

Sara30240Mar 3, 2013
Hello, I was wondering if there is any way to change the shape of my teeth. My large front teeth have a weird shape: they are smaller at the top and get larger as you go down (sort of like a triangle). I really want to have normally shaped teeth, but do not want to have veneers. Is there any other way to solve this problem? I would really appreciate any feedback Thank you

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Dr. Adnan Saleem, DMD
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Dr. Wendy S. Spektor, DDS
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Dr. Kevin Coughlin, DMD
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