I think my wisdom teeth have caused my lower front teeth to overcrowd. If you can see the pic, one of them has created its own back row. Its neighbors overlap it to the front side. The renegade is also pushing higher like Mt Everest and pointing more and more toward the back of my mouth. I'd rather have a front tooth pulled than a wisdom tooth, I think. The other 3 front teeth are starting to move all over now too. Do I need an orthodontist? Can I have this tooth pulled rather than years of braces?
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It is difficult to give you a detailed treatment plan without seeing you and having your x-rays in front of me. It sounds like you will need a dental implant to replace the missing tooth along with gum grafting to cover the recession on the teeth that are currently supporting the bridge...
No, Too much time has not gone by. The only issue is that you may have some bone loss where the teeth were removed. This may necessitate some bone grafting procedures either at the time of implant placement or prior to implant placement. This may include sinus lift bone grafts...
One of the reasons your dentist is telling you to hold of is because they probably want to give you at least one functional chewing side on the right, before addressing the left side. Even though you lost your tooth a long time ago, it doesn't necessarily mean you don't have enough bone...
