i have a bottom tooth with a slant on it
Q. I have a bottom tooth at the front of my mouth on the left that is on quite a severe slant to the left which has pushed 2 of my front bottom teeth backwards. Due to the tooth being on a slant it is also makes eating difficultas food constantly gets trapped and therefore bad for my gums it also puts me off eating unless its liquids. I aksed my NHS dentist who is not interested and as I have just moved jobs that offers me upto £1500 per yr on pivate dentil treatment I am looking having them corrected privately. I am not sure what treatment would be best, ie 3 veeners to replace the slanted tooth and the 2 teeth pushed backwards or a brige for all 5 bottom teeth to get them straight etc. When I have enquired in the past about the slanting tooth the NHS dentist has informed me that if they remove it the gap is too small to put a veener in for example, and the reason for slanting is due to over-crowding. Please could you advise what the best course of action would be and a rough costs involved. Thank you
A. It is very difficult to advise you on what course of treamtent may be suitable without examining your mouth. Although it sounds like the ideal option for you would be a brace.
If you would not consider this then Veneers may be an option for you but you would need to see a cosmetic dentsit to clarify this for you.
You may want to check what exactly your insurance will cover you for because this type of treatment would be considered as cosmetic Dentistry and very few insurance schemes will cover for this.
Kind regards
Dr Glaister
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