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Hi BlondLeek,


Can you tell me who was your oral surgeon in Toronto? I also have face asymmetry. How do you feel about the surgery?
Did it correct the asymmetry? Are you happy you did it?
Thank you.

You are definitely right to have doubts that stripping the teeth will make much of a difference. 10 mm overjet is significant. Many orthodontists will try to offer less than ideal solutions. Stripping healthy teeth is not the right thing to do. It sounds like you have a skeletal problem. If I were y...

Your orthodontist does not sound very knowledgeable. Extracting four healthy teeth and expecting only 60-80 % improvement. She actually means to do this to you and still leave you with an underbite! Many people regret extractions because they give you a sort of "good" bite but your face is...

The discrepancy between your upper and lower jaw is enormous and surgery is the only way to correct it. You will be wasting your time and money with elastics and appliances; they will make zero difference in your case. Those orthodontists you have consulted are nothing more than greedy quacks. You a...