Eye (canine) tooth has moved after removal of braces

Q. Hi I wore train tracks when I was a teenager but one of my eye teeth has gone crooked again. I was interested in the Inman Aligner but read on their website that the eye tooth is particularly difficult to move with removable braces? Is this true? I wore Invisalign for a year and this did not straighten the tooth. Also if I decided to go with 6 month braces which would you recommend: the clear or the metal braces and why? Thank you

A. You are correct moving canine (eye) teeth with an Inman aligner can be unpredictable.  I would really need to see you to give you options but if that tooth has moved after your Invisalign it could be that you didn’t wear your retainer long enough or that the tooth that bites onto it has pushed out.  Clear or metal braces should work for you sometimes clear ones take a little longer.

Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

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