So I want to go through braces again and I got an invisilign set and I need to take molds of my teeth.My concern is I have a cap on one of my front teeth and I don't know if I can take impressions with that in. I don't necessarily want to walk around with a giant gap.
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From your pictures posted it appears that you may have had your 3rd molars, or wisdom teeth, removed. This isn't usually considered an extraction for orthodontic reasons as most young adults have their wisdom teeth removed. You were in a crossbite before and you are still in a crossbite. You T...
Ideally by age 8 you would have had your jaw expanded when it was very easy. As an adult the best approach is a removable functional appliance to grow your maxilla orthopedically.
This will eliminate dark buccal corridors and make room for all of your teeth. You are 19 and deep nasal labial gr...
In theory, having excess overjet could make your teeth less stable because they don't fit together to keep each other in check. HOWEVER, teeth will always want to move as a natural part of aging so the difference is rather negligible. Regardless of what your overjet is, you need an upper...