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I was thinking if they would reopen the extraction gabs and the incisors will start to flare out again, can't I use some kind of expander appliance to widen the arch and look acceptable at least before I have the surgery to advance my lower jaw ?

Thank you all for helping me. I was a kid when I had extractions my parents gave the ortho a green light to go ahead and extract my healthy teeth ! I had very noticeable overjet that other kids used to tease me. I really hate what happened to me it was like camouflaging the problem without really so...

anyone ?

[quote="Boilers"]Add me to the list of those that have been happy with the results after extractions. I have a long face anyway, but I've been told it looks more athletic.[/quote] Well for me after I had extraction my face became rounder. I used to have an oval face but now it's round and ...

[quote="suzanna"][quote="anxiousgirl"]ooh congrats! if you dont mind me asking, was it expensive? you dont have to answer if you dont want to. i am lookint at getting 2 dental implants after my braces and was told they are like $5,000-$10,000 EACH! i can keep dreaming...[/quote] ...

I'd like to know the answer for this as well !

I am 23 years old guy. When I was a teenager I had two teeth extracted from the upper teeth as I had very prominent upper front teeth. This resulted in many facial changes for me like little bit of saggy cheeks and thinning of my upper lips. Also lost my lower jaw definition. I'm unhappy with the th...

I had extraction but not sure if did change my face, though I dislike it. I think after extraction for braces it resulted in fat cheeks in my case and round face which is strange as people here saying they experienced thinner face ^^!

I had extraction but not sure if did change my face, though I dislike it. I think after extraction for braces it resulted in fat cheeks in my case and round face which is strange as people here saying they experienced thinner face ^^!