Lost my tooth in an accident & want to get my teeth straightened before my implant. Looking for some consensus on the best course of treatment because I have received differing opinions from good orthos: Ortho 2: SL braces for 9 months, visits 4-6 weeks, rubber bands; ORTHO 2: Damon braces for 12-18 months, visits every 4 weeks; ORTHO 3 (Elite Provider): Invisalign for 12 months, visits every 6 weeks. I would also like to place my implant by December. Thanks.
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If you were my patient, I would have several questions for you, and an evaluation would need to be performed to answer other questions. In all likelihood, your lower jaw has become recessed because of an instability of your bite (with an arch form that has narrowed) and your TMJs (jaw...
Besides having to wear a retainer forever, after the orthodontic movement, you should also consider consulting with a speech pathologist to try and retrain your tongue to avoid the tongue thrusting.
The orthodontic should contact your oral surgeon to let them know when your braces are going to come off and you can start preparing your bone for the implant. Implants can take from 3-6 months to heal one is placed in the bone, depending which arch. By the time you are almost done with braces...