I want to straighted my teeth should I get invisalign or train tracks?
Q. Hi there, I am 32 years old and really want to straighten my teeth. I have all of my own teeth except for the one that comes after the corner incisor on the right side of my mouth which was extracted when I was 9 years old. The dentist said my jaw on the right side was too small for the size of my teeth so he pulled it out. He gave me two braces, but they didn’t really do much. As a result, because of having an extra tooth on the left, the front six teeth are slanting over to the right. My teeth look normal on the left side when I smile but not normal on the right side. The wisdom tooth on the right side is down, bacuse there was room after the extraction, but on the left side, because of the extra tooth, the wisdom tooth is not fully down. I have a bit of overcrowding on the bottom front but my jaw appears to be straight. Can invisalign work for my teeth or should i get train tracks? Thanks, A
A. Hi A,
You appear to describe what is termed a “centerline shift” . This means that your front teeth do not line up with the midline of your face giving the appearance that your teeth are off to one side. The reason for this is very much as described by yourself.
Correction of such a condition is difficult even with the train tracks or invisalign. Whether it can be corrected with invisalign is going to have to be determined clinically so i would advise you get yourself down to your dentist and ask what your options are! The success of either of these treatments depends on maintaining your oral health so ensure you are doing everything you can to do this.
Regards
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