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Originally posted by Nazggul
Ok, I posted this for PoPo and he said it was an Ortho topic. Have at it. 
I currently have all my teeth including 4 wisdom teeth. With all them teeth in there I have very small spaces between my teeth, this has led to shreading dental floss regularly and many cavities between my teeth, etc. The other problem is that my front teeth on my lower jaw are sort of bending backwards into my mouth creating less space for my tongue. Funny, but this makes me stumble words at times.
Do I need to have the wisdom teeth removed to straighten out that lower jaw? Will removing them help restore some space between my teeth so I can spend less money on dental floss? I have also seen some advertisements for these plastic insert braces that you can wear during the day or only at night, you think these may work in my case?
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Ok couple of issues here.
First is the wisdom teeth. You might need them out, but not for orthodontic reasons. Dentists were taught that wisdom teeth cause crowding, and it sounds like it should be true, but its false. They did some high tech tests in the 90’s to show this, but the easiest way to see it is that a lot of people are born without wisdom teeth and they have the same problem with crowding as the rest of the population.
Second is your bottom teeth tipping back. Its really hard for me to say what is going on (this is where I would need a picture) but if its bad enough that it screws up your speech you really should see someone. Its possible your lower jaw grew forward, or that you have a very deep bite, both can cause long term problems.
As for the clear retainer type braces, they MIGHT work for you, but based on what you have told me I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t. They are only good for minor cases, and often require you finish your case with normal braces anyways. They are also VERY expensive, so normal braces are cheaper as well.