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infinitewarstoday at 6:56 PM5 repliesview on HN

Most teeth align themselves as kids age. This is almost never necessary.


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b3ingtoday at 8:14 PM

Until wisdom teeth come in later on and cause crowding or visual issues

leopldtoday at 7:19 PM

Yes, the 12 billion dollar company must be doing something that no one needs.

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imperialdrivetoday at 7:02 PM

There are folks working on solutions for when teeth do not align themselves.

porridgeraisintoday at 7:11 PM

Depends on diet.

If you keep them on soft food young, the jaw muscles don't get stimulated enough to grow so that the teeth that are coming out sit properly. Misalignment and opportunity for decay ensues.

If you give them decently hard food early on in life you solve most problems.

After that it can still happen but there's less chance.

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Legend2440today at 7:27 PM

Ok, sure, it's usually cosmetic. So what?