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Michael B asked in HealthDental · 1 decade ago

What are dentistry options for a 17 yr old when canine tooth did not come down?

My son is one of the smaller kids in his class and he seems to run a couple years behind his classmates in development. He has beautiful teeth with one exception. One of his baby canines had a larger than normal root and stayed in too long. They finally pulled it out and have been monitoring the movement of the adult canine, but it is not moving into the correct position. The orthodontist wants to put upper and lower braces on for about 18 months to spread out the two adjacent teeth a bit to make more room, since the gap has closed up a bit, and have oral surgery to attach a button to the canine and connect a wire to pull the canine down with the braces.

My son, going into his senior year in high school and soon college, does not want braces for the next 1.5 to 2 years. The gap is not too big, and he just wants to leave it alone. Could he just leave the canine up where it is, totally concealed up in the gum, and do a little bonding on the sides of the two adjacent teeth to close the gap and help keep other teeth from going out of alignment? Is there any long term problems that this could create? It doesn't appear from repeated x-rays that the canine has moved a bit over the past year. It is kind of sideways, and just stuck there. Or, are there other options we should consider?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have the same exact problem and i just went to the orthodonthis today you do not need fake teeth but what they need to do is pull out the tooth behind the canine and the one on the other side and usally the canine will come down within a day or two but even with two teeth missing it will look exactly the same many stars are missing adult teeth that they got pulled and you couold never tell the difference

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    To me it seems extra like tartar buildup and a few hairs trapped contained in the gum line. observe how the gums are contaminated too - it is the beginning up of periodontal ailment and can convey approximately abscesses, the tooth loss and organ failure. this would be an instantaneous effect of food plan and extra effective than eighty% of canines would have this situation via the age of three. Your canines is amazingly youthful to have one in each and every of those massive build-up so I take it you feed advertisement meals and your canines is a gulper?? opposite to city delusion, dry meals do no longer save your canines's tooth sparkling - would ingesting a biscuit sparkling your tooth?? the only thank you to try this devoid of the desire for a vet bypass to and pointless anaesthesia is to furnish a species suited food plan. Feed your canines uncooked meaty bones and massive chunks of meat to help sparkling his tooth and gums. the massive products of meaty bone require incredibly some ripping and gnawing from distinctive angles. This flosses between the tooth, polishes the floor and massages the gums. The bone will help scrape the tooth sparkling however the beef does lots of the artwork. A RMB isn't a style of super shin or marrow bones - those will crack tooth. some thing like a rooster quarter or a million/2, a pork shoulder or turkey drumstick is extra advantageous. in case you let us know what length your canines is i could propose extra techniques for you.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Have the ungrown tooth removed and put a fake tooth where it should be.

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