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So I saw another orthodontist. He said I do not need a tooth removed (even though two others said I would) he also never mentioned anything about worrying about teeth grinding if the molars are realigned (grade 2 or type 2 or whatever- the other side is a type 1)- which makes me wonder if he's being...

[quote="SunshineRay"]I had an overjet of 10-12 (dont remember anymore) and with 2 extractions I was able to have it fixed without surgery. The link to my story is in my signature.[/quote] do you have before and afters of your smile? your insecurities and description are exactly me. i avoid...

looking at celebrity pictures- they ALL have NO or close to zero overjet. And their smiles look perfect.

How do they all achieve this? did they just have good dental work as kids?

Isnt there ANYTHING i can do besides surgery.

my next appointment is not until september 17 i think. It will be a while. but I will look into it.

How much benefit can I get with invisalign to have my overjet reduced with minimal molar involvment. can we even get 1 mm movement?

Well here's the thing. I've talked to other orthodontists- but it was a few years ago. He said- he could rotate one of my incisors and that would cause enough room to realign my upper overjet and allow them to move back. he said since my molars cant be moved- the movement i would see would be 1- 2 m...

I do want it fixed. I dont mind if its regular braces or invisalign. Oddly the ortho didnt even bring up regular braces. Is there anyway an overjet can be corrected partially without any movement of molars? For example- just move the front teeth back to reduce the overjet- maybe by rotating the late...

anyone?

I went to my orthodontist to get invisaligns. I have an overjet but he says that I have a type one on the left and a type 2 molar movement or something on the right. But the type two is so perfect that realigning it will make me grind my teeth and worsen what I have. He says that the only way to mov...