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If you have crowded teeth and you get your wisdom teeth removed will your teeth straighten over time?

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Dr. Shawn Murray answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Wisdom teeth: Maybe but not necessarily. There are a lot of unknown factors here. If all the crowding is in the front, then it's unlikely that your front teeth could push all the other teeth backwards. The front teeth are smaller and the back teeth are larger. In a tug-o-war, the bigger will always win.

Answered 7/27/2012

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Depends: You might get some movement but generally not as much as it sounds you are hoping for.

Answered 7/28/2012

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No: Teeth want to erupt and to move toward the midline to compensate for the wear we don't give them, that our stone-aged ancestors did. If you have crooked teeth they will not spontaneously "straighten." you need to have an orthodontic consultation. Ask your dentist for a referral.

Answered 5/16/2016

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Nope: Teeth tend to drift forward and not backward into the third molar area.

Answered 11/27/2017

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