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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 without moving my teeth. I went for an invisalign consultation and she recommended I go with traditional orthodontics. Should I move my front four together, have the canines shaped into laterals, and get two canine implants? Or do I have these five removed and get all implants? Money isn't a problem, i'm on a time contraint for my wedding in '14

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Do not remove all 5 teeth.

DO NOT REMOVE ALL 5 TEETH!!! You would NEVER want to do that! Without seeing models or x-rays, I would tell you to get traditional orthodontics, and have the spaces opened up so you could place 2 implants where your laterals should be (of course, removing your baby tooth in the process). You would rather leave your natural canines alone, instead of trying to make them into something they are not. For best aesthetic results, and the most natural looking smile possible, get the orthodontics... more

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The traditional orthodontic route (vs invisalign) is most certainly the best way to go. You have flexibility on having the canines reshaped at the lateral sites (a little faster) or moving them into their ideal canine position. Sometimes reshaping the canine to look like a lateral can be difficult or lead to other issues as a lot of tooth structure needs to be removed (read: you may need a root canal and will definitely need at least veneers or a crown to make them really resemble lateral... more

Implants for Missing Lateral Incisors

As mentioned previously there are several options for you. Also taking care of the situation the "quick" way is not the best option. From your photos it appears that you have an overbite in addition to the missing laterals. You may have a narrow upper acrch as well, but this is difficult to say from the photos. The best option for you id tradtional ortho to get your arches level and aligned. Move the canines to the proper position, then place implants in the... more

Brian Dorfman, MD, DMD

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Phoenix Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

www.drbdorfman.com

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How to replace missing laterals

Best option is not always the fastest option or the most aesthetic. You cannot move teeth too fast , teeth will get loose. Fast option: upper arch 14 veneers/crowns . This allows correction of bite and smile make over. Makes canines look like laterals, and first bicuspids( tooth behind the canines) into canines. longest and most conservative option : orthodontic. move the canine bck to canine position, place two implants in lateral position. Best option:... more

Soheyla Marzvaan, DDS

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You are actually fortunate that the canines grew into the lateral position. When lateral incisors are missing, many times the bone in the area is insufficient for implant placement and then multiple surgeries are required. Bringing the canines to the lateral position and them moving them back to their proper position allows us to have excellent quality and quantity of bone in the area. However, you have to move fast. It does take time to move the teeth, and... more

Implants vs Moving Teeth

Ideally, you should have traditional ortho to move the canines into their correct positions, move your 2 Centrals together, then place implants where the laterals should be. Then, if you still need more cosmetic improvement, you could have Porcelain Veneers placed on the centrals, canines and first bicuspids on both sides (6 Veneers) at the same time that the crowns are made for the 2 implants (laterals). Have a consultation with an orthodontist and explain your time constraints to make sure... more

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