What is the best procedure to close a gap between my teeth?
Q. Dr Solanki, I have gum disease due to illness as a child and prolonged use of penicillin, I have treatment for this but it doesn’t seem to work that well and I now have a pronounced gap between my front two teeth. Please can you tell me what procedure is best to close or fill the gap and give me back my confidence and smile.
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A. Hi F,
The first thing we would need to look at is that your gum condition is now stable and your mouth is healthy. If the answer to this question is yes the modes of treatment to close the gap would be:
The first thing we would need to look at is that your gum condition is now stable and your mouth is healthy. If the answer to this question is yes the modes of treatment to close the gap would be:
1: Non-invasive – orthodontics (braces), this could be done using the new invisible braces but the main disadvantage would be that this is a lengthy process, but it maintains the integrity of your natural teeth.
2: Invasive – veneers, this would mean preparation of the teeth and removal of some of your tooth structure to then place porcelain veneers over them to close the gaps. The advantage of this treatment is the time frame would be reduced.
Hope this is helpful.
Hello,
What if the gum condition is not stable (in my case it’s not) and the mouth not healthy? What to do in that case?
Thanks.
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