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Subject: Re: Help! My ortho wants me to have 8 teeth extracted!

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Jim

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Date Posted: 17:26:34 08/05/04 Thu
In reply to: Suzanne 's message, "Help! My ortho wants me to have 8 teeth extracted!" on 17:19:06 08/05/04 Thu

I'm not a dentist, orthodontist, or another type of doctor so I cannot answer many of the questions you asked, but I would highly suggest you obtain a second opinion.

That is quite a lot of teeth, and you also have to look at the long-term affects of having that many teeth extracted, such as a sunken-looking face as you get older.

If that's the only solution, I'm wondering if you can get implants (albeit in a different configuration and position) to replace either the four teeth you may have to have extracted or all eight teeth that have been extrated. Obviously, this is another large investment, and a rather hefty one at that.

Good luck.
>I'm 25 years old, and I have been wearing braces for
>almost one year to correct a Class II malocclusion
>with an open bite. The second molars on the right side
>are the only teeth that touch when I bite down. I had
>four premolars (#5s) extracted several months ago, and
>now my orthodontist wants me to have all four second
>molars extracted because they are sticking out too
>far, causing the open bite.
>
>I asked him if there was any way to push the molars
>back into the jaw bone, but he said no. Is there any
>alternative to having these teeth extracted, such as
>wearing elastics, appliances or headgear? Is it a good
>idea to have this many teeth extracted to close my
>bite? If I go through with the extractions, I will
>have only 20 teeth left. Any advice would be greatly
>appreciated.

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Re: Help! My ortho wants me to have 8 teeth extracted!	AmyC	17:51:34 08/05/04 Thu

Ditto--Get a second opinion, in my opinion/ NT	Tim (Seattle)	22:09:38 08/05/04 Thu