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My canine teeth are stuck and won't come down any further. What should I do next? (Photo)

Stevenj287Jan 31, 2015
My 2 canine teeth are now stuck. I'm 14 and I don't know what to do next. People at my school have braces but I don't want them. My mom and dad are going to schedule an appointment with the dentist tomorrow. If I do need braces how long do you think I will need them? Is there any way other than braces? Also all of my teeth are adult teeth and straight except these canine teeth.

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Dr. Robert Waxler, DMD, MS
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Answered on Feb 2, 2015
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Robert Waxler, DMD, MS

If you are an adult of course you can...no doctor can hold a patient hostage.  If you are a child your parents can insist that the braces be removed.Having said this, it would be better to get things done right.  Treatment time is an estimate...sometimes it takes longer to get things...

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Robert Waxler, DMD, MS

It appears that you still have a lot of bimaxillary protrusion..meaning the dental arches are too forward in your mouth (thus your trouble keeping your lips together).  Extraction of middle teeth (not wisdom teeth) can help this but sometimes if the protrusion is very bad (or you had a big...

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If you can wear your retainer, please do. It may fit tight and your teeth may get a little sore. Depending on how much shifting has happened since you haven't been wearing your retainers, this should move your teeth back. If there has been too much shifting, then simply wearing you retainers may...

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