I am currently in braces to make space for 2 missing lateral incisors. My dental surgeon said I have enough space, just my root needs to be moved??? How would braces fix my root to prepare for implants?
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I would first want to know how the tooth got chipped so that we can talk about options to fix it.Next I would want to make certain that aside from the chip, the truth is otherwise in good health.Assuming that it is, then your solution might be something as simple as placing a bonded tooth...
Unless there is a reason to not remove the broken tooth, I would strongly recommend having it extracted.If left in place, there's potential for the broken tooth to cause periodontal problems for the implants.I hope you found this information to be helpful,Dr. Champagne
Since the majority of your chewing occurs from the first molar forward, it is not always necessary to replace the second molars with a dental implant. The small benefit in function you may or may not gain by replacing the second molar with an implant, will not out weight the cost and...
