Is using dental braces to improve the appearance of teeth, after some have been removed due to a narrow jaw, forbidden?
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Orthodontic treatment is permissible for correcting a defect or treating a deformity, not for increasing beauty and attractiveness. So, if the teeth are significantly protruding, there is no harm in straightening them.
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