{"id":58,"date":"2018-07-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2020-01-17T13:05:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T13:05:23","slug":"5-good-reasons-not-to-have-teeth-removed-for-braces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/5-good-reasons-not-to-have-teeth-removed-for-braces\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Good Reasons Not To Have Teeth Removed For Braces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why shouldn’t I have teeth taken out if they are all crowded?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Most dentists and orthodontists were trained in school to\nremove premolars when a patient has crowded teeth. Space is then created, and\nthat space can be used to relieve the crowding of the other teeth.  Makes\nsense, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

For every action, there is a reaction, and many of the\nnegative outcomes from removing permanent teeth are poorly understood and\/or\nexplained to patients (and their parents). On the plus side FOR removing\nteeth\u2026it makes orthodontic treatment faster and sometimes even easier than if\nteeth are kept. This means the patient may be out of braces sooner, which\neveryone always likes. However, the following are the CONS outlining why\nwe should always strive to keep teeth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Usually these teeth are healthy and free of decay or filling metal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why should something our body created in a healthy way be\nremoved? These teeth are there for a reason, and the function they serve is\nchewing smaller bits of food that have already been pre-chewed by the\nmolars.  Without premolars, the canine (eye) teeth may be used for this\nfunction, and show very fast signs of wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Patients who have had premolars removed often have less attractive\nfacial features and profile, especially as they age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Believe me, I am saying this as objectively as I can!\nRemoving teeth and then pulling the others backwards into the face makes for a\nflat face, flat cheekbones, thinner lips, and a protruded chin. If the\npatient is a man, he will most likely end up growing facial hair in adulthood\nto make his face look fuller and more proportionate. Women don\u2019t have such\n\u201cluck\u201d and instead can look older than they really are. Most women I know\nprefer to look younger, not older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Retracting (pulling back) the teeth make a smaller “container”\nfor the tongue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The tongue is then forced backward and can block the throat,\nmaking the person a mouth breather; in this case, the tongue sits on top of the\nbottom teeth, allowing them to re-crowd even years after the braces come\noff. Everyone blames the orthodontist, or the retainer wire\u2026but it\u2019s\nactually then the tongue\u2019s fault for not doing its job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Retracting (pulling back) the teeth increase the chances of snoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Snoring may be cute in commercials, but if you live with\nand\/or sleep in the same bed as a snorer, you will know it is anything but\ncute. The snoring happens because the tongue falls back into the throat,\nrestricting air flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5) People who snore are more likely to develop sleep disorders like sleep\napnea later in life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

And sleep apnea can kill you\u2026sometimes quickly, but most\noften slowly so you won\u2019t notice the changes. In fact, most people with\nsleep apnea go undiagnosed, and blame their continuing decline in health on age\nor heredity. While age and heredity are factors, and poor airway, poor\noxygen exchange, poor rest at night have slow, long-term effects on overall\nhealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So…what can I do if my dentist or orthodontist says I should have teeth\nremoved to make space?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honestly? Get a second opinion. Your dentist or\northodontist is absolutely recommending the best treatment they know to\nprovide. That doesn\u2019t always mean it\u2019s the best treatment\noption available! Be open to choosing the best treatment based on the best\npossible care, rather than how near it is to work, school, or the local grocery\nstore! That may sound harsh, but I hear so often that this is how people choose\nwhich orthodontist will provide care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many orthodontists will now treat children at a younger age,\nto help improve the way the jaws grow so there is enough room for all the\nteeth. Sometimes just by growing the jaws properly, the patient can avoid\nthe need for braces, or make the treatment faster and easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Common Orthodontic treatments\nor call us to schedule a free consultation,\ntoday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why shouldn’t I have teeth taken out if they are all crowded? Most dentists and orthodontists were trained in school to remove premolars when a patient has crowded teeth. Space is then created, and that space can be used to relieve the crowding of the other teeth.  Makes sense, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.32andu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}