One tooth is smaller than the others, what can I do?
Q.
Hi, I am 19 y.o. and I have an adult canine in the place of my right lateral incisor, where the permanent teeth is actually missing. In the place where the permanent canine should be, I still have the deciduous / baby canine. It doesn’t look too bad, although sometimes I think it looks a bit like a “vampire”. Another problem is that the deciduous tooth is always getting smaller, although it’s still healthy. What is the best to do? What are my options? I don’t wanna go through a long orthodontic tratment as I’m about to enter college. Thanks for your support!
Hi, I am 19 y.o. and I have an adult canine in the place of my right lateral incisor, where the permanent teeth is actually missing. In the place where the permanent canine should be, I still have the deciduous / baby canine. It doesn’t look too bad, although sometimes I think it looks a bit like a “vampire”. Another problem is that the deciduous tooth is always getting smaller, although it’s still healthy. What is the best to do? What are my options? I don’t wanna go through a long orthodontic tratment as I’m about to enter college. Thanks for your support!
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It really depends on your concerns and what you would like to achieve, as I assume from you question that the deciduous tooth is healthy and solid. I would suggest a consultation with a cosmetic dentist.
Briefly your options range from some bonding onto the adult canine (to make it look like a more regular incisor) and building the deciduous canine up, to removing the deciduous canine and orthodonics – possibly bringing the tooth behind (a premolar) forwards, to removing the deciduous canine and placing an implant (replacement tooth here). You could also consider veneering the adult canine to make it look more like a regular incisor with these last two. These would all give an improvement but differ in longevity and costs.
Good luck
Mark
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