
smith_xddd
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First of all, i just turned 18, i used an expander when I was a kid but it wasnt enough i guess. I have an overbite with a slightly overjet as you can see in the pics. Basicaly my dentist want me to extract my 2 upper wisdom teeth and then put me elastics to fix my overbite, i asked an expander but He said it wouldnt be good cause my palate is already expanded and it would mess me up (crazy how he even said about upper pre molar extractions lol). What should I do? Should i get an expander? If so, how could it help me since He said it would First of all, I just turned 18, I used an expander when I was a kid but it was not enough I guess. I have an overbite with a slightly overjet as you can see in the pics. Basically my dentist wants me to extract my 2 upper wisdom teeth and then put me elastics to fix my overbite, I asked an expander but He said it would not be good cause my palate is already expanded and it would mess me up (crazy how he even said about upper pre molar extractions lol).
•What should I do? Should I get an expander? If so, how could it help me since dentist said it would cause me reverse cross bite. Last pic is the elastics He told me to use (im not using it i just put it there to get the pic and took it out).
•What should I do? Should I get an expander? If so, how could it help me since dentist said it would cause me reverse cross bite. Last pic is the elastics He told me to use (im not using it i just put it there to get the pic and took it out).