Growing up I had two molars removed to make room for my teeth to move backward with braces. The orthodontist said my teeth were too big for my mouth and that I needed the extra space. Literally every dentist I’ve been to over the 30 years since then has asked why I didn’t have those molars. I always tell them, and they always say it doesn’t make sense. I’m guessing my family got “up-sold.”
If you go this route, I wouldn’t tell them what the others said. If they don’t agree then somethings wrong. If you tell them they might just agree because they may be the ones who make more money.
Growing up I had two molars removed to make room for my teeth to move backward with braces. The orthodontist said my teeth were too big for my mouth and that I needed the extra space. Literally every dentist I’ve been to over the 30 years since then has asked why I didn’t have those molars. I always tell them, and they always say it doesn’t make sense. I’m guessing my family got “up-sold.”
Fuck… That’s terrifying.
I’ve discussed this with my wife. If any dentist tell us our daughter needs teeth removed we’re getting a 2nd and maybe a 3rd opinion.
If you go this route, I wouldn’t tell them what the others said. If they don’t agree then somethings wrong. If you tell them they might just agree because they may be the ones who make more money.
That’s what I had planned in my head.
If they don’t discover on their own that some tooth needs to come out, it probably doesn’t need to come out.