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Class I malocclusion often includes
crowded teeth - this means that the teeth are too large for the size of the
jaws. When there is significant crowding it is sometimes appropriate to consider
the removal of side teeth to create space for the alignment of the front teeth.
In these examples, four side (premolar) teeth have been removed.
In
Example A note the improved alignment of the upper and lower
front teeth, and an improved bite of the teeth following
the removal of four side (premolar) teeth. This treatment
required upper and lower fixed appliances for a period of about
18 months
In Example B note
the very displaced eye (canine) teeth have been brought into
alignment following the removal of four side (premolar) teeth.
This treatment required upper and lower fixed appliances for a
period of about 14 months.
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