I'm a 21yo f. A year ago I got braces on the lower teeth for which I had to have 2premolars extracted. I noticed my face got thinner. Now my ortho wants to start treatment on the upper teeth, for which she wants toextract a premolar. Same premolar on the other side was extracted as a kid when it started to come out from roof of my mouth. My face is quite asymmetrical with my nose, eye and mouth all resting on the side w/ the extra tooth she wants to take out. How can this affect my face? Thanks
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July 21, 2017
Answer: How Does Bicuspid Extraction Affect My Face?
A quick look at your pictures leads me to believe you probably have a tongue thrust of tongue protected swallow. The position of the tongue prevents teeth from properly aligning themselves. Orthodontics without correction of tongue posture will likely relapse!Oral Myofunctional Therapy may a...
I am going to be blunt here:
Get a new dentist. The information you received shows a real lack of understanding of the current standard of care.
Your kind of bite, along with the excessive tooth wear it can cause is a common reason for adults to seek treatment. I have treated...
You have some very interesting questions. Unfortunately, you have not provided enough information to make definitive treatment recommendations. A few observations: you definitely have a retruded lower jaw which means you probably underwent bicuspid extraction treatment. Your pronounced...
