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My daughter needed teeth pulled, too. We saw THREE orthodontists and they all said the same thing, though 2 said they could wait a little bit longer and one said we could go ahead and start right away. I used to think it was crazy to start orthodontist treatments so young until I finally listened to my own dental hygenist who had been telling me for a while to go ahead and take my kids for the free consultation. Mind you, my dental hygenist gets no kickback from the ortho (she didn't even recommend a specific one to go to and I went to 3 of them) so why would she recommend it if she didn't think it was a good idea? I look at adult's mouths now and wonder how much better their teeth and general overall appearance would be if they'd had ortho work done when they were younger and it helped their permanant teeth grow in properly. Look at Michelle Obama's jaw/teeth/profile. My daughter had a palette expander, teeth pulled, and now has braces and I am FLOORED at how much her face has changed for the better over the 1.5 years since she started ortho. Every time I see Mrs. Obama, I wonder if she would be even more beautiful if she'd had the same work done. Her mouth seems so small for all of her teeth, and when her mouth is closed it seems like she has an underbite the way her jaw comes forward. Anyway... go to at least one more ortho for a second opinion. If they say something completely different, go to a third or more.