Short roots, Invisalign & composite bonding - please help! (Photo)

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I am not happy with the appearence of my teeth, upon going to the dentist he devised a treatment plan. Invisalign, fixed retainer and composite bonding on my lateral incisors to fix the "open bite" look. When he took my xrays he noticed my roots are shorter on my lateral incisors and asked a more senior dentist for 2nd opinion - both agreed it would be fine to go ahead. The short roots make me nervous, can anyone offer advice? Would the treatment have negative effect on my short roots?

Anya Pukhovitskaya, DMD · Answer

When teeth are move orthodonticlly there is a change of root resorption. If teeth al ready have short roots and more root resorption occurs you are risking loosing those teeth . It is always ok to go to another provider for second opinion if you are not comfortable .

Gary Braunstein, DDS · Answer

The answer to your question depends on how short the roots of your lateral incisors are.  Invisalign can move these teeth and eliminate the space between them and your lower teeth without composite bonding.  However, Invisalign will put pressure on these teeth and could cause them to become loose permanently if their roots are too short to begin with.  I would ask your dentist about these possibilities and treatment that would be required if these teeth ever should be lost.  Make sure you are well informed prior to beginning any treatment.

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