My canine tooth its stuck in there and I don't know what procedure should I do. I'm 13 years old by the way, I had some stuff before but we never really took and effort to follow the guidelines before. Maybe braces? what options do I have?
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August 20, 2013
Answer: High cuspids get stuck because of a lack of space to come into the mouth properly.
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