I can see a considerable gap and my teeth are out of line what treatment do you recommend

Q. Hi, I am now 22 and I still have a milk tooth. I believe it is a molar and it sits between my adult canines and molars. It is slightly offset from the line of my mother teeth and when I smile it just looks like a (considerable) gap. Due to this tooth my other teeth are slightly out of line, this is noticeable from my front teeth which have been pushed slightly to one side. On top of this I have an overbite/overjet (I’m not sure of the difference!), although my front teeth do not stick forwards at an angle as far as I can tell. I have also been told that my chin looks slightly further back than it should do from my profile. I have never had any form of orthodontic work done before so I don’t really have any idea what the necessary procedure would be to correct my teeth and how much it would cost. At 22 I would obviously like the treatment to be as quick and visually unobtrusive as possible, but I have no idea whether this is feasible. If you could give me an idea of the possible treatments, with timescales, that could be suitable and approximate costs that would be great. Thanks

A. Im afraid you would need to direct this question to your an orthodontist – braces typically take 12-24 months to work especially if trying to change your profile.

For minor movements the invisible types of brace eg. Invisalign are a good option, a consultation with an orthodontist will give more indepth information on prices and timescales
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December 10th, 2009 at 08:47 PM
Jane Says :

My teeth are not in one line and now I’m 45, is there still treatment for it? thanks!

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