Teeth Have Short Roots, What Treatment Can I Have?

Short roots are not a problem unless you have significant mobility with those teeth.  If that is the case you may need to see a specialist and consider dental implants.  Slight mobility is to be expected with short roots.  A dentist would have to determine how much mobility is acceptable.  It is important to see a dentist frequently in order to keep them clean and free from periodontal disease.  This will help you keep them as long as possible.  

It would be a good idea to talk to an oral surgeon as well as an orthodontist before deciding what to do so you know what your implant options are before starting any treatment. If orthodontic treatment (braces) were to cause you to lose that tooth, an implant would be your next best choice.
 

Hi,

Short roots are not a problem in absence of mobility, infecton or periodontal disease. You can always try a permanent splint to reduce the mobility but the extraction is the last resort. I would try to keep your own teeth for as long as you can.

Shorts roots are not a problem if the teeth have no mobility if they do. Endodontic implant stablizers can be an options extractions of teeth with implants placed or splinting of teeth can also work good luck

 

Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD   CEO Baystate Dental PC

if there is no movility, can still keep them,splint would help,

if they have movement,they are lost sooner or later,extractions, and inmediate implant setting.its a simple proceedure, and you will have strong front teeth.

An xray would be very helpful here, but if the roots are already short, a dental implant might be a good option.  Without a clinical exam, xrays, photographs and stone models, it is difficult to say what your options truly are.  Braces might still be an option, but carry a risk of losing the tooth.  No guarantee, but chance.