I have vampire fangs. In your experience could I be a candidate for teeth reshaping and dental bonding? (Photo)

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Would I be a good candidate for teeth reshaping and dental bonding? Overall, I am fine with all of my teeth except the obvious vampire fangs I have.. I do have a significant overbite, but since my bottom teeth get little exposure due to my bite, my major concerns are my fangs. I am not sure if they are considered a major cosmetic repair. Are they workable without braces or veneers, would they be pretty much straight across or stick out but squared off?

Ira Shapira, DDS · Answer

You can improve the look with recontouring the canines but you don't want destructive reduction.  You can crete a full smile with instand orthodontics and veneers but it may not be the best choice.Looking at the big picture, your canines tilt out and the back teeth are basically not seen at all with dark buccal corridors. Gum levels on 7-10 are too low resuling in gummy smile and short anteriors that make the canines look larger in comparison.I would suggest looking into the DNA Appliance and Epigenetic Orthodontics to grow your posterior maxilla give you a full wide healthy smile and improve to look of the canines.  Best of all you have no restorative materials that can break, chip or discolor.It also will improve your airway and other physiologic advantages.  Please see video referenceThe DNA Appliance is worn 12-14 hours/day so it is minimally intrusive to your life style.  Standard orthodontics or Invisalign are not well suited to growing the maxilla.  Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM, FICCMOChair, Alliance of TMD OrganizationsDiplomat, American Academy of Pain ManagementDiplomat, American Board of Dental Sleep MedicineRegent & Fellow, International College of CranioMandibular OrthopedicsBoard Eligible, American Academy of CranioFacial PainDental Section Editor, Sleep & Health JournalMember, American Equilibration SocietyMember, Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences

Paola Annoni Patel, DDS · Answer

From these pictures, it looks like you have a couple of factors coming into play that contribute to the appearance of your teeth and smile. The canines ("fangs") are flared outward and slightly rotated, creating a large triangular black triangle, or embrasure space, between those teeth and your lateral incisors, which are also on the smaller side. The smaller trapezoidal shape of your lateral incisors only makes this embrasure space appear larger. I think Invisalign would likely be a good first step in correcting the positioning of the canines and straightening out the levels of your teeth. After your course of Invisalign, if you still deem that your canines look too sharp, some light reshaping may help.Beyond that, some gingival recontouring will help to even out your smile line. As of now, the gums/ gingival margins on your central incisors are pretty much even with those of your lateral incisors, and several mm shorter than the canine gingival margins. Ideally, the central incisors and the canines have about even gum levels, and the lateral incisors margin is about 1mm below that.These treatment options are fairly conservative will do a lot for your smile. The other suggestion I could make is taking veneers into consideration for your laterals. After the gingival recontouring, a fuller lateral incisor will also help close the embrasure space between it and the canine, therefore helping soften the currently sharp look.Hope that helps!

Yocasta Caba, DDS · Answer

With orthodontics appliances we can lower the fangs and align the teeth. I personaly do not recommend bonding for front teeth because of the change of color so to reshape your teeth i will recommended you metal ceramic veneers and also a gingivo will be necesary to lengthen the front teeth.

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