Low-hanging canine
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Low-hanging canine
Hi - I'm due to get my uppers off tomorrow morning (had the lowers removed about a month ago). My last remaining concern is my canines - both my canines hang down lower than I'd like them to, and look like fangs. This effect is going to be exacerbated a few months post-braces - I have temporary bonding on my two laterals that will be removed later on and replaced with more permanent bonding that will result in those two teeth being a little shorter than they are right now. Anyway, does anyone know what my options might be? I think my ortho will want to file my canines down, that sounds awful to me. I would like him to push my canines back up (he's the one who brought them down before, it isn't like they were low-hanging originally. I think he overshot and now they're too low). Does anyone know if that's possible? Although I'd like to get the braces off tomorrow, I have no problem with waiting a few more months or more if that's necessary. Or maybe it could be done with a retainer? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!