Had braces on for 3 years, but orthodontist says i need to pull out teeth?!

Had braces on for 3 years, but orthodontist says i need to pull out teeth?

my orthodontist put braces on me for about 3 years and he was thinking i'd have enough room to straighten up my teeth. my teeth looks straight and it looks fine to me, except my top teeth are a bit big and so i kind of have the top teeth protruding out by a little. so after 3 YEARS he asks me if i would like to pull out 4 teeth. he says it would look much more better but i dont really wanna pull out 4 teeth and go through a long time to close up the gaps. so im not sure if i should risk pulling out teeth. what do you guys think?

It is hard to have braces for a long time. This is a hard decision to make. However some things to consider are with proper spacing and aligned teeth you will have an easier time keeping the spaces in between your teeth clean and this will help prevent cavities in between the teeth. It sounds like your teeth are probably really tight right now and that is why he is recommending this. The only draw back is the extra time in the braces and the pain of having the teeth taken out. Also to consider do you want to have teeth that slightly protrude after the three years you put into the braces. It probably will not take nearly that long to close these spaces and get you out of the braces. Also I want to mention that if you have your orthodontist go ahead with this you wisdom teeth when they come in if they have not already are not likely to ruin all the hard work. But if you are concerned about having heard this ask you orthodontist about it. I highly recommend you confirm with your orthodontist anything you are told and get his opinion.