I have small lateral incisors, and currently have braces on to correct the gaps I have/used to have. I'm nervous that my teeth won't look good due to the size of my lateral incisors. I'm pretty self conscious about my smile because my teeth are pretty small to begin with. What do you think? How do you think they will turn out? Thanks for the help!
January 23, 2013
Answer: Small Lateral Incisors
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January 23, 2013
Answer: Small Lateral Incisors
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Answer: Small lateral incisors This is a good question. The answer is not so easy. Instead of saying teeth are big or small, a dentist or orthodontist should be able to quantify their sizes. For example: The average front tooth (central incisor) is between 1/14 and 1/15 the width of the face measured from cheekbone to cheekbone. The average lateral incisor is 0.78 times the width of the central incisor. The average cuspid is 0.88 the width of the central incisor. The average width to height ratio of teeth is 0.78These measurements can be found in any orthodontics textbook. I mention these statistics because you want your teeth to be in harmony with each other and to your face. Teeth that are within 5% of these proportions look natural and esthetic.
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Answer: Small lateral incisors This is a good question. The answer is not so easy. Instead of saying teeth are big or small, a dentist or orthodontist should be able to quantify their sizes. For example: The average front tooth (central incisor) is between 1/14 and 1/15 the width of the face measured from cheekbone to cheekbone. The average lateral incisor is 0.78 times the width of the central incisor. The average cuspid is 0.88 the width of the central incisor. The average width to height ratio of teeth is 0.78These measurements can be found in any orthodontics textbook. I mention these statistics because you want your teeth to be in harmony with each other and to your face. Teeth that are within 5% of these proportions look natural and esthetic.
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