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Why's getting the midline right so important to me anyway: I've wanted braces since I was a kid, which is of course the best time to get them for greatest control of movement and long-term retention of results. I did my job and asked my progenitors to pay for it. Proceeded to go to no less than NINE...

Had the reconsult with Ortho C and conversation went exactly as I anticipated. They don't feel comfortable or capable to move maxilar midline 2mm. They don't want to use TADs to move the midline. They could attempt TADs to improve the cant but can't guarantee it'll work. Also suggested kicking me ou...

i noticed an error in my original post. I signed on with Orthodontist C and haven't spoken to Orthodontist B at all. I had a 2nd opinion consult with Orthodontist D. Verified that TADs would move both midlines unilaterally to my right and improve the asymmetry in my posterior teeth. They don't belie...

Hi! I'm 24M from the Greater Boston area and this is my story so far. I've always wanted braces since adolescence but my progenitors refused to pay for them. By adulthood I'd only had lower 3rd molars extracted and wound up with serious crowding, overjet, occlusal cant, and midline deviation. Some o...