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2 orthos told me that you absolutely cannot extract lower bicuspids in my mouth because my bite would be all wrong if that happened. Those 2 orthos said that 2 upper bicuspids have to be extracted, and they would file the sides of some lower teeth to make them smaller. I have an overbite and mild crowding on top, severe crowding on the bottom.
They said that my top teeth would be too far ahead of my bottom teeth if I had lower premolars extracted because my lower jaw is a little further back than my upper jaw.
They've been doing ortho since the 1970s, so they know their stuff....or maybe their opinion is outdated. When I told them that what they said was different from other opinions, they were appalled that anyone would tell me that I need bottom bicuspids extracted.
One ortho who said I need 4 extractions was adamant that what you remove from the top you have to remove from the bottom. He also told me that my lower jaw is a little further back than my upper jaw.
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The other orthos I've seen have been practicing anywhere from 12 - 25 years.
All of these people have a certificate in orthodontics and some of them have an MS degree in oral sciences. Some of them are professors in the ortho dept. at the dental school at the university here.
One opinion is wrong. Or maybe both opinions are right.
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If any of you have heard conflicting opinions on your teeth I would appreciate hearing about how you dealt with it and if you feel you made the right decision.