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It is crazy that orthodontists and dentists--who know all this stuff about premolars (they tell me NOW that my teeth are worn down)---don't ever tell patients anything about the necessity to have premolars, when they pull them out. Afterwards, charging thousands of dollars to crown and cap the teeth...

You can tell by the molars that are visible, as normally you'll have 2 premolars. The shapes are quite different! Also that last premolar is usually smaller. These celebs look like they have 1 premolar. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Gray997.png ^ This might help Shows how good ...

You can tell by the molars that are visible, as normally you'll have 2 premolars. The shapes are quite different! Also that last premolar is usually smaller. These celebs look like they have 1 premolar. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Gray997.png ^ This might help Shows how good ...

can you post before and after FACE photos?

What can change negatively is the face. Straight teeth are no surprise.

Merryl Streep NOT a positive example of extractions. She is so beautiful and talentedyou do not notice that she was "dished" in and her face flattened by extractions. But look at her now that she is older. Her face has unnaturally sunk. Her recession is obvious. She has had her teeth venee...

To get a thorough overview of extraction consequences, you can check this article: https://medium.com/@karinbadt/premolar-extractions-for-orthodontic-treatment-2190344bc7bf As for reversal: so many people are running into problems doing it. Jaw surgery may be an option to consider as surgeons are us...

who is this orthodontist in the UK???

I know of none in the UK who open ext spaces

In a survey I conducted, 85% of patients who had premolar extractions regretted it. Granted the survey might have reached more of the dissatisfied clients, but the total of dissatisfied clients were about 1100 people. Here is an article that summarizes this survey, which has patient testimonies: [ur...

For those who had extractions, you might want to see this article that reviews the consequences-- https://karinbadt.medium.com/premolar-extractions-for-orthodontic-treatment-2190344bc7bf?sk=f1e1978c759952647b68d2aa115481bf and the survey mentioned in the article: https://forms.gle/F5LEdN9ujjiMu4Mt6

Europe: Ela Banica in Bucharest Romania: expanders, MSE, opening teeth for implants, trained by Bill Hang and the Mews S. Friedlander in Barcelona, Spain: MSE, SFOT, Invisalign Fareed Khan in London, UK: Invisalign a few others here and there, who can do "something" Christoph Moschik: Rela...

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p.s. in the UK, I have dialogued with the Shadow Minister of Health regarding extraction consequences, All extraction cases who have health issues are advised to write a formal letter of complaint about their orthodontic work, to their MP.