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Replacing a Missing Molar

I had one bottom molar extracted about 15 years ago. The molar and the wisdom tooth behind that missing molar have since moved towards the front. I...

7 doctor answers

Two Missing Teeth. Space Too Small for Two Implants. Options?

Hi Doctors, my husband has one missing tooth #5 for years, and the space became smaller. However, another one tooth (#4) needs to be extracted. If he...

11 doctor answers

No Upper Teeth- Need the Best Implant Procedure for Replacing Teeth. What Is It?

No Upper Teeth Need the Best Implant Procedure for Replacing Teeth

9 doctor answers

Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisors. Now Want Implants

I am ready to get implants for my congenitally missing lateral incisors. My gaps, #s 7 & 10, were considered too small for implants a few years...

16 doctor answers

Only Have One Central Incisor... What to Do? (photo)

My problem is that I only have one central incisor and crowding. The other tooth never came down. I don't have any gaps or spaces either for...

11 doctor answers

Implants Vs Moving Teeth? (photo)

I am missing my lateral incisors and my canines grew in their place (leaving me with a gap and a baby tooth) .I do not have enough room for implants...

6 doctor answers

Missing First Front Tooth from Damaged Gums, Options for Filling the Gap?

My son is 8 years old. At age of 5 he damaged his gum above the first tooth. Now he doesn't have the adult first tooth. The dentist said for now...

5 doctor answers

Do Multiple Missing Teeth Cause Changes to Facial Structure?

As a child I never had preventive dentistry. If I had a problem with a tooth it was extracted. I began preventive dentistry in my 20's when I got...

4 doctor answers

I Have 5 Missing Teeth, Anterior. I Have 3 Dental Implants Done. Is That Enough, Aesthetically? Durability?

My implants are not over yet. I am in the healing process. I was really concerned what will look like after. Originally the dentist wants 2 dental...

5 doctor answers

When Should You Use an Essix Retainer for Missing Teeth?

I had lost two molars, one on each side, years ago and my dentist at the time put a spacer in. Ten years later it breaks. My new dentist try to...

3 doctor answers

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