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Thankfully, yes. A lot of the orthodontic work I do in my office is for patients who are dissatisfied with their facial appearance after completion of orthodontics that involved over- retracting upper front teeth (usually associated with extracting bicuspid teeth prior to the original orthodontic work). The process involves wearing an adjustable "retainer-like" appliance that slowly redevelops the upper anterior jaw and pushing the upper front teeth back into a position where they can give appropriate upper lip and face support and allow the lower jaw to come forward to improve the facial profile. The treatment will also often involve uprighting posterior teeth to decrease the wrinkles in the corners of the mouth.Good luck!
Why don't you find an orthodontist in your area to check your retainer and make sure that it is not harming you? He can adust it simply enough as well, but I'm so tired of seeing people wearing retainers that are harmful. Be smart.
Braces will only straighten teeth along your dental arch. If your smile seems narrow or doesn't fill your mouth then the problem is not with your teeth but rather with your dental arch. To have a fuller smile you would need to have a wider dental arch. This can be accomplished, but not with...
In all likelihood your overbite is not the result of protruding upper teeth but rather a retrusive lower jaw. This of course would have to be verified by your doctor but overwhelming percentages are in favor of a retruded lower jaw vs. protruding upper teeth. A retruded lower jaw can be easily...
It depends on where the crack is located and how large the crack is. I have seen small cracks at the very back of the retainers that I was able to remove for the patient. This was a simple fix to allow the patient to continue using the same retainer. I have also seen cracks between the teeth...
You are absolutely correct. Extracting only one premolar would leave your midline (contact point between your upper two front teeth) off centered from your face. I would STRONGLY recommend that you not have ANY teeth removed. Your problem is obviously overly crowded teeth but it's not because...
There is a relatively new palatal expansion appliance that was developed to address your specific issue. Do a search for DNA appliance. This is a wonderful appliance that will expand your palate and open your premolar extraction sites and give you the broad, beautiful smile you deserve.Good luck!
