The upper four front adult teeth are displaced forwards commonly known as “bucked teeth”.

Protrusive Teeth Examples

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EXPANSION PLATE

Often the treatment involves widening the top jaw to create more bone and space for the alignment and retraction of the upper front teeth.

This is usually carried out using an expansion plate bonded to the upper back teeth and braces placed across the upper six front teeth.