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I'm 30 years old and I just want my jaw/ face fixed. Both my dental arches are pretty narrow. I've had braces on for a year for the second time since I was a teenager. Two upper premolars were extracted when I was a kid causes my arches to collapse eventually. My lower jaw grew some more and I had a...

Hi I got braces a couple months ago again at the age of 30. I trying to reopening spaces from upper premolars extracted at 12 and also to fix slight underbite. I have light wire braces a top expander and a bottom expander as well. I did a lot of research before I found a orthodontist in Mississippi ...

I thought there was no relapse with sarpe? My crowding on the bottom is mild but I would think pulling those premolars will pull the jaw back.

[quote="sirwired"]Off-hand, I'd say that if an oral surgeon, who, if anything, is going to be biased towards surgery, says that you simply need a couple extractions instead, I'd be inclined to believe him. On the Homeoblock: personally, I would not suggest it. It ticks off an awful lot of ...

Hi. I had braces along with 2 upper premolar extractions when I was 12. I'm 30 now. I now have an anterior crossbite. No clue when it developed but I've been to oral surgerons and the last one said that I wouldn't need upper jaw surgery cause it's not a jaw issues. I guess I was suppose to get a pal...