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Subject: Re: extracting teeth

Author:
minnie me

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Date Posted: 13:57:46 07/19/04 Mon
In reply to: howard 's message, "Re: extracting teeth" on 13:50:34 07/19/04 Mon

>Hi,
>
>i know exactly how you feel. I also had major worries
>about having teeth extracted. I also had 4 premolars
>extracted. On the top left it was the second premolar
>and on the top right first. And i can tell you now,
>having a first premolar extracted does mean that
>you'll be walking around with a fairly visible gaps
>(when you smile, i'm also 22 by the way) for a couple
>of months at least. It's been four months for me now
>and my gaps are much smaller and don't really bother
>me that much any more. (although i'd love for them to
>be fully closed now)
>
>In your case it seems like you have some crowding.
>Extractions are usually done if you have either
>crowding of the teeth or if your lips (profile) is
>protruded or both. My case was both. With the
>extraction of premolars the protrusion of the lips can
>(but doesn't necessarily have to) be reduced. You seem
>to fear what extracting teeth might do to your smile.
>I had the same worry but found numerous articles
>saying that extractions (if done for the right
>reasons) have a positive impact on both profile and
>smile. The one research article had 50 people in
>pictures smiling, some with and some without
>extractions and asked both lay people and
>orthodontists to judge whether they though their
>treatment involved extractions. Both lay people and
>orthodontists had a 50% success rate. Basically a toss
>of a coin could would have been just as accurate,
>meaning that it seems that after treatment it is
>impossible (v difficult) to tell whether extractions
>were involved or not. I found other articles stating
>that the archwidth does not decrease with extractions
>neither does the no of visible teeth. (one of your
>worries)What i think happens is that one of you molars
>then looks like it is a pre molar.
>
>I think you will find it impossible to find one
>credible article that says that extractions cause a
>poor smile. As to molar extractions, definitely an
>option, eventhough the gaps take longer to close. but
>if you don't feel like you have protrusive lips and
>want you profile to remain as is, then this could be
>an option (eventhough i hear molar extraction
>treatment is less stable and much less common than
>premolar extractions)
>
>The ortho has to create space somehow. Ask what other
>options there are eg an expander?
>
>For an excellent article on extractions, check this out
>
><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.oralhealthjournal.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?i">http://www.oralhealthjournal.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?i</a>
>d=48950&story_id=OH71887&issue=02012000&PC=&RType=
>
>hope this helps
>
>h

thanks =) yeah, my teeth sticks out and it makes my lips protrude. i've been having this for a long time, and wanting braces to correct my bottom protruding lip. i'm just afraid that having extractions will not do anything to my lips, therefore, i have a protruding lip and teeth that are WAY inside.

but, i'm pretty sure i don't want my canines to be extracted. what are premolars? are they the 3rd teeth from the back? thx.

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Re: extracting teeth	drrick	14:45:36 07/19/04 Mon