I wore braces for about four years. The treatment plan was to move the premolar into the canine position and create a premolar space for a dental implant. At the end of the treatment, the space between the crowns was perfectly opened, but the one between the roots was not opened enough. Is this normal? Should the roots of the teeth not be in the upright position?
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There shouldn't be any issues with the dental implants in regards to having the other procedures done, if I understand clearly. When you say chin implant, you are just having some thing added to your chin, not having your jaw moved orthognathically, correct?
If there is no jaw movement...
This is not right, the way that the implant was set is not right, the buccal bone is affected, you should take a CT scan, so you can see how much bone is remaining, and probably another procedure needs to be done. or it can be the position of how the implant was set. see your dentist, and check...
If you are in good health and have sufficient bone volume, you are a good candidate for either implant-supported dentures, or "all-on-4" where a fixed bridge in each jaw is permanently supported by 4-6 implants. At times, if you do not have sufficient bone, you will still be able to get...