Please see the below picture that shows my high left canine. What are the chances this can be fixed? Are braces the only solution? I prefer to avoid them. Even if the canine is high, that is not the thing that is bothering me, it is the gap that is circled that is bothering me, what could the fix be for that? Even if just that gap is removed and nothing else is changed, I will be ecstatic. Really appreciate your help, thank you! https://imgur.com/a/VQBCBvf
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Answer: In my practice can a high canine be fixed without braces
Hello there, don't wait to get the molar restored and treated, you can save it!. When a root canal is done, the filling or material placed where the missing tooth is, is not sufficient to provide enough strength to resist biting forces, I think that's why the previous molar fractured, when you...
I cannot say for sure what caused the pulp to be exposed but if there is significant pain, a hole in your tooth, and a pulp exposure then there is no way to get rid of the sensitivity without doing a root canal and build up on that tooth. Trust me you do not want to touch your anterior crowns...
You can have the crown removed by using a laser or using conventional high-speed handpiece, both are effective and can be done without damaging the supporting tooth structure. The tooth has to be prepared anyway with a traditional high-speed handpiece in order to provide a new finishing line or...