I have just finished wearing braces, can I now get implants?

Q.
hi i recently finished having braces and under the advice of my orthodontist went for closing my missing lateral incisors with canines instead of implants on the top teeth. however since then i have regretted my decision and didn’t want to reshape them as i didn’t think they’d look normal anyway. is it possible to re-open these spaces when i have the money as an adult (i also had two premolars extracted at the bottom for treatment, could i replace these or is there no point?). if i can could you tell me how long you think it might take? thanks
A.
Hi

Yes you could have more orthodontic treatment when you are older, in theory, and as long as all factors were favourable. I have just begun finishing a case where we did this and it took 2 years to carry our the orthodontic treatment. The patietn then had his missing teeth replaced with implants and aesthetic crowns

The treatment is carried out by our orthodontic specialist , then our implant expert and finished by me. it took 2 and a half years all together

Hope that helps

Mark

Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

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