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Repairing Excessively Filed Teeth
asked 1 year ago by Olu in Miami, FL
Latest answer by R. William McNeill, DDS, MS
Question viewed 215 times
Tags: teeth, male, shave
While filling a couple of cavities on my top right back teeth, the dentist filed my teeth down to low. So, much so that I can no longer chew with much pressure on the right side of my mouth. How can this be fixed? One dentist told me that invisilign can fix this by pulling the effected teeth down to create greater contact with the lower bottom back teeth. Is this true?
3 answers to Repairing Excessively Filed Teeth
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Invisalign may not be the best solution!
Teeth generally have a natural tendency to move vertically (upper teeth down, lower teeth up) until they contact the opposing teeth. If your fillings have been done recently, I suggest waiting for a while (several months?) to see if your problem is self correcting by natural eruption of the teeth. If not, I suggest having the fillings redone so that the teeth are brought in to biting contact.
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R. William McNeill, DDS, MS
Mercer Island Orthodontist
Mercer Island Orthodontist
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Invisalign can allow the upper teeth to move down into position.
An invisalign aligner can be cut short in that area and not cover the two molars in question. The molars will then supererupt down untill they touch the lower teeth..This may take a while but it is a safe and effective way to regain your bite. There can also be a way to do it with a full mouth bite adjustment or maybe higher fillings could be put in the regain contact. Several ways to fix this problem as you can see..Dr Thomas
Michael J. Thomas, DDS
Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist
Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist
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Invisalign does not extrude teeth well
The quick answer is redo the fillings, leaving them taller than now. The investment for Invisalign is pretty high to solve such a simple problem. If you were going to do Invisalign for other reasons, I suggest waiting on replacing the overcontoured fillings until treatment is done. If Invisalign can fix this problem, it will be more coincidental than intentional, as Invisalign does not rotate, intrude or extrude very easily.
