“Is tooth extraction necessary for crowded teeth?”
I'm 24 years old, and my teeth are crowded. How can I fix my teeth? Is tooth extraction necessary for crowded teeth?
4 Answers
Sometimes teeth need to be extracted during orthodontics in order to make room for all of your teeth to fit inside your mouth. Sometimes expansion of the dental arches is done instead. See an orthodontist for the best opinion and treatment.
The extraction of selected dental units has been a viable orthodontic treatment approach for over 3/4 of a century. Extraction therapy is undertaken for number of vlid and accepted reasons. Not knowing your orthodontic problem other than crowding there is no way to answer you questions, but there are some simple things you need to know to feel comfortable with your doctor's recommendation.
The first is the as we all learned long ago back in grade school, 2 things cannot occupy the same place at the same time. The part of your jaw that accommodate the teeth has "x" amount of space available for this purpose. The width of your teeth when added together equals "Y". If Y is bigger than X one way to solve the problem is to remove teeth. Another way might be to try and expand the size of your jaw. Another way might be to make some of your teeth a smaller size so they can fir in to the available space. All of theses solutions are appropriate under a given set of circumstances. This circumstances are the size of your jaws, the current position your teeth are in, the strength of your facial muscles that surround your teeth, the shape and position of your jaws not just their size, the health of the bone and gums that support your teeth, your profile and the effect that extraction or non extraction of teeth may have on that, and so on.
It is not just a simple matter of saying "sure, we can fit the teeth in without having to the any out." That answer could be right or it could be wrong depending on the particulars of your case. If you are going to a university/hospital trained orthodontist who is a recognized specialist you should be able to question him/her as to what is wrong with your bite/teeth and why he/she is recommending whatever and what the plusses and minuses are of doing whatever the recommendation is. You should be able to solicit the why being the the recommendation and feel comfortable with the doctor's explanation.
Hope things work out for you,
Laurance Jerrold DDS, JD, ABO
The first is the as we all learned long ago back in grade school, 2 things cannot occupy the same place at the same time. The part of your jaw that accommodate the teeth has "x" amount of space available for this purpose. The width of your teeth when added together equals "Y". If Y is bigger than X one way to solve the problem is to remove teeth. Another way might be to try and expand the size of your jaw. Another way might be to make some of your teeth a smaller size so they can fir in to the available space. All of theses solutions are appropriate under a given set of circumstances. This circumstances are the size of your jaws, the current position your teeth are in, the strength of your facial muscles that surround your teeth, the shape and position of your jaws not just their size, the health of the bone and gums that support your teeth, your profile and the effect that extraction or non extraction of teeth may have on that, and so on.
It is not just a simple matter of saying "sure, we can fit the teeth in without having to the any out." That answer could be right or it could be wrong depending on the particulars of your case. If you are going to a university/hospital trained orthodontist who is a recognized specialist you should be able to question him/her as to what is wrong with your bite/teeth and why he/she is recommending whatever and what the plusses and minuses are of doing whatever the recommendation is. You should be able to solicit the why being the the recommendation and feel comfortable with the doctor's explanation.
Hope things work out for you,
Laurance Jerrold DDS, JD, ABO
We can fix the crowding with braces without extraction. Sometimes it is necessary to take out the tooth if crowding is severe.
Your orthodontist can help you straighten your teeth without extraction
