Can you advise me? I need some dental implants on two teeth I lost in an accident. I also wanted to get my teeth straightened. which procedure is it important to do first?
Jeannie L. – Portland
Jeannie,
You’ll need to have your teeth straightened before you get your dental implants. Dental Implants are surgically implanted directly into your jawbone. They don’t have the ligaments that allow them to be moved, like your natural teeth can.
One exception would be if you need the implants in your molar. In some cases those need to be placed first.
Either way, I would meet with your orthodontist and your implant dentist and make sure they’re communicating.
If you have a dentist who does both orthodontics and dental implants, that would be ideal.
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