I didn't have any of my very crowded teeth removed (except for a stubborn baby tooth that refused to fall out when the permanent tooth grew in behind it). My orthodontist didn't believe in extraction of healthy teeth. But he was a perfectionist: for the next five years, I went in every 3-4 weeks for him to tweak his work till he had moved and turned every tooth in my head till they all sat precisely where they wanted them. (And then a bit of overcorrection on top, so when they were freed from their cages they slid on their own into the Right Place.) Ow ow ow ow ow! My before-and-after mouth molds were the ones he used to sell his skill to the parents of prospective patients!

Yay for Fiona's successful step on the Road to Dental Perfection!