Hello, I was wondering if there is any way to change the shape of my teeth. My large front teeth have a weird shape: they are smaller at the top and get larger as you go down (sort of like a triangle). I really want to have normally shaped teeth, but do not want to have veneers. Is there any other way to solve this problem? I would really appreciate any feedback Thank you
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March 6, 2013
Answer: Reshaping with short term braces with possible addition with bonding
This really isn't cosmetic, no matter what an insurance company says. Whitening or veneers are cosmetic, not bone augmentation. Fees for this will vary, depending on where you live. Your best bet is to talk to a few board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons, to get a sense of what the...
It appears that you have a failing root canal with a sinus infection causing continual pain. This tooth is hopeless and needs to be extracted because it is fractured. I was able to magnify the radiograph and did not see a severed root canal file but did detect a fractured root. ...
Once your teeth were removed, most likely you had orthodontics. In any event, your dentist needs to find out what caused this instability in your bite that caused the gap to become wider. This instability most likely was related to your bite and the muscles of your TMJ causing...
