Dear Dr Rob,
I am an 18 years old girl, and i have been wearing braces for about 18 months now. I feel like the gaps between my teeth are not closing, would you advise me to do an implant on my top front teeth to close the gaps and have a better smile.
In my upper teeth, I have a noticeable gap between my two front teeth, and I am missing both lateral incisors. I also have a twisted canine on my left side.
At the moment I have an option of having a brace on the NHS. However, I have been told by my dentist that I have no wisdom teeth coming through or 2nd molars. Also, I still have both 2nd molar baby teeth, with no premolars to come through.
I have been told by the dentist, if I have a brace they will remove my baby teeth, leaving me with more gaps. They will then move my teeth forward closing all the gaps, but leaving me with no teeth towards the back of my mouth where you chew. They won’t do anything else as it is classed as cosmetic surgery.
Can you advise me on what to do? If I was to go to a private practice, do you have any idea what they would do?
I have a problem that has baffled most of the dentists I’ve seen. My incisors are baby teeth that never fell out. Apparently the adult teeth are lying above them in the palate but are horizontal not vertical. The teeth have been filled and are badly discoloured and I have hated them for years (I am now 51). Now I think I may be in danger of losing one and am at a loss where to go for help as I was told that implants are out of the question due to the location of the adult teeth above. My last dentist suggested veneers on them but with a risk of loss I was scared to try. I have just moved to the UK (Melksham, Wilts) and don’t know where to start looking for help.
i have 2 teeth of my own in top had false for a few years but really hate them and 2 false in my bottom iterested in getting implants what would the cost be please
i want to ask a bout the cost prais four each teeth implant
my son is 17 and for some reson when he was younger he only got 16 baby teeth the dentist said there was not a promblem,, but now he only seems to have 20 adult teeth and one of his teeth is truning to the side and on to his frount tooth ,i am woundring what can be done thanku
My 19 year old daughter has 6 baby teeth in her upper jaw one or two of which do not have adult teeth in the gum waiting to come down. she is very upset now as one of her baby teeth is about to fall out and she is cannot deal with having a gap. she is also unhappy about the size and appearance of the baby teeth. What do you think is our best course of action?
i have a loose tooth at the front of my mouth do you think i would be beter gettting a implant fitted incase it falls out
I had a dental implant about 5 years ago. The gum area is all sunken around it. I looks like it needs bo ne or something. I have seen otheres with implants and it never looks natural. IThe tooth never seems to go into the gum. It looks like aN artificial tooth stuck on a little stick or pin. The tooth sticks out like a sore thumb.
i would like to have implants but they are very expensive. Are they any alternatives?
