Common Questions > Treatment Questions > What are extraction and non-extraction therapy, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

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Extraction treatment means that permanent teeth need to be removed, most often to allow the front teeth to be pulled back, if a patient's profile is too full. Non-extraction treatment is accomplished by expanding the arches in order to make room for all the permanent teeth. Rarely is it necessary to have permanent teeth removed for crowding.