I completely broke off half of my incisor a year ago. My dentist then added some compound to make the tooth "whole" again. In other words, one of my incisors is half "real" tooth and half compound. I recently started Invisalign treatment and I feel a lot of pressure on my teeth. I know the pressure is normal, but would the compound on my tooth be able to withstand that kind of pressure for 1.5 years of Invisalign treatment without breaking off? Thanks so much in advance for your help.
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July 15, 2015
Answer: Most likey your tooth will be just fine...but in case of an emergency your last aligned will save the day!
I am on the fence on this. Would have to have a closer look. Looks like very little wear overall so lengthening and smoothing would not likely cause sensitivity. Bonding on the edges of front teeth is not the most durable sort of dentistry.
The easiest way to answer your question is to tell you how we would handle your situation in our office (based strictly on a hypothetical with the details you provided). We would evaluate the Clin-Check software which shows us how each tooth movement was planned and when movements were staged....
Middline shift of that magnitude is very difficult, braces or invisalign. Took Tom Cruise something like three years in braces. ( Check Top Gun vs. now). To do that will require something like braces with headgear (Yuck!), extraction of a tooth or two ( Double yuck) or...
