I'm on my first set of aligners and I noticed that for my snaggle tooth, the plastic covers less than half of the front of the tooth (see pic). It's pretty visible from close range. Is this normal? I recall my dentist having to retake my top mold a few times because of trouble with that same tooth. Should I ask for new molds and aligners?
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A Vandiveer Strait, DDS (Retired)- Acct. Suspended says:
If the tooth root anatomy is normal then the only concern is whether or not the periodontal ligament around the root of the tooth is normal. The periodontal ligament is the tissue space between the root of the tooth and the bone which supports the tooth. This space contains blood...
I am going to guess that your initial treatment broadened your smile and arches. Unfortunately, you might just have been born with a narrow facial structure and this will tend to return if the arches were expanded beyond what your body could tolerate. You could certainly get...