Is it permissible to treat teeth with orthodontics and alignment?
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Question:
A woman has a congenital defect in her teeth; is it permissible for her to align and straighten them?
Answer:
Yes, if it is treatment; there is no harm. What is prohibited is filing the teeth to make them look beautiful.
Q: The extra tooth in the gum: is it permissible to remove it?
The Shaykh: Yes, if the benefit requires it, it is removed; it is not filing the teeth.
A woman has a congenital defect in her teeth; is it permissible for her to align and straighten them?
Answer:
Yes, if it is treatment; there is no harm. What is prohibited is filing the teeth to make them look beautiful.
Q: The extra tooth in the gum: is it permissible to remove it?
The Shaykh: Yes, if the benefit requires it, it is removed; it is not filing the teeth.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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