I treat TMJ and Sleep Apnea patients many made worse by "4 on the floor" bicuspid amputations. The DNA Applaivnce and Epigenetic orthopedics/ orthodontics can grow the space needed to avoid extractions.Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM, FICCMOPast Chair, Alliance of TMD O...
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It's nice that you're paying attention to your treatment progress and the reason behind each procedure. Elastics, depending on the direction of force and which teeth they are hooked on, will achieve different results. Class 2 elastics (upper canines to lower molars) is often...
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It looks like the retainers still fit okay... Do you have any habits that may have caused your front teeth to shift forward over time? For example: tongue thrust (tongue pushes forward when swallowing instead of upward), nail biting? Sometimes the forces from these habits continue to push on...
