Hi and thanks to anyone who reads in advance.
I'm going for 'records' this week, top braces right away and bottoms in a few months. My orthodontist wants to extract only one tooth from the bottoms (an incisor), saying that only he and my dentist would know that was the case. Is this a common approach to correct crowding
I was under the impression that extractions are done in pairs for a balanced visual look. I'm guessing that having an odd number of bottom teeth will have a centered look when all is said and done.
Thanks again
Extract Only One Tooth?
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Having one tooth removed is not uncommon. If your curious to see what the final outcome could look like... take a look at Lora's blog. I hope she doesn't mine that I often use it and refer to it.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~lora/braces.html
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~lora/braces.html
Elizabeth
Braces on March 15, 2005
Estimated treatment time: 18-24 months. Official debanding date - June 14, 2007 - Total of 27 months!
Braces on March 15, 2005
Estimated treatment time: 18-24 months. Official debanding date - June 14, 2007 - Total of 27 months!
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I had my upper right first bicuspid removed....only one...
At every adjustment appointment, I religiously ask my ortho to reassure me my midline wont be too deviated
And at every appointment, he reassures me I won’t have a checkerboard smile
Progress so far (my extraction was in January) is looking really good. The gum in the extraction area is starting to “bend inâ€
At every adjustment appointment, I religiously ask my ortho to reassure me my midline wont be too deviated
And at every appointment, he reassures me I won’t have a checkerboard smile
Progress so far (my extraction was in January) is looking really good. The gum in the extraction area is starting to “bend inâ€
I've had a lower incisor extraction, due to crowding. Everybody's case is individual and for me I had the tooth removed and all the teeth in the lower larch repositioned and made to "stand up", rather than just closing the gap. Having no midline is no big deal for me at all, it doesn't notice at all. (Currently I am having a problem with my lower arch but I'm sure my ortho will address this in due course, I've never learnt to relax and trust her because she doesn't communicate!).
Good luck with your treatment.
Good luck with your treatment.
Lower incisor extraction & metal lower: 31.03.05
Ceramic upper: 27.05.05
Treatment time: 18 months
Ceramic upper: 27.05.05
Treatment time: 18 months