Originally Posted by newB

I had extra teeth (baby teeth, permanent teeth, and then more permanent teeth behind those). Apparently, one or two extra is rare but not altogether unusual. I had more than that, so once my permanent teeth started coming in I had to go back to the dentist every couple of months and get 2-3 extracted at a time in order to make room for those behind them. I also remember my dentist telling me he wrote an article about me for some dentistry journal.

I guess it all paid off though, because I have straight teeth and never needed braces.