Orthodontic tooth extraction is a concern for many patients, so will orthodontic tooth extraction affect the health of your child? Let’s first look at why about half of the patients need to have their teeth extracted during orthodontic treatment? Orthodontic treatment is actually the rearrangement of teeth through orthodontic force, and in the process of rearrangement often need enough space to align the crowded and disordered teeth, or for some patients with bruxism inwardly protruding front teeth, to improve the facial shape. And where does the space come from? Extractions can provide enough space easily and quickly! However, orthodontists will strictly grasp the indications for tooth extraction, not to extract teeth as much as possible, not to extract healthy teeth when bad teeth can be extracted, and even if it is necessary to extract healthy teeth, they will choose to extract teeth with degraded function as much as possible, and the doctor will close the gap completely during the treatment, so there will be no gap left after the orthodontic treatment, not to mention the need for dentures! The purpose of extracting teeth is to improve the aesthetics while allowing the remaining teeth to be arranged in the most appropriate position for maximum function. Moreover, before extraction, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon will do a thorough examination to make sure that the local and systemic conditions allow it. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon extracts the teeth required for orthodontic treatment completely under effective local anesthesia to ensure no pain. After the extraction, the extraction wound will heal quickly as long as the doctor’s instructions are followed. In short, during orthodontic treatment, as long as the patient chooses a regular orthodontic medical institution and follows the doctor’s instructions, orthodontic tooth extraction will not cause loosening of teeth, and certainly will not affect the nerves or produce other sequelae.