My number 6 is missing. I don't have enough bone for #6 implant. My ortho wants to move #5 into site #6, and then do an implant for #5. What are the risks of this? I want to have a beautiful symmetric smile. Since my canines will not be symmetric, wouldn't my smile be ugly? Please advise.. very concerned.
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Answer: Orthodontically eruption by chain should be considered
Hello, in such cases, bone graft and implant treatments are performed with the least number of surgical procedures possible. Therefore, in the anterior region where you are planned to have a tooth deficiency after the extraction of hopeless teeth together with the grafting process, the relevant...
The most challanging point of bone augmentation procedures, especially in autogenous cortical bone augmentations is,the possible damage that can arise due to use of temporary prosthesis. A removable temporary prosthesis that has a big gap between prosthesis and grafted tissues, can avoid excess...
While implants are typically placed in areas where functional teeth were lost, placing an implant in the wisdom tooth area is less common since wisdom teeth generally do not have a functional role in chewing or aesthetics.
However, if you're noticing a change in your profile due to bone loss,...