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I am looking to have some orthodontic work done and I’m trying to find out if it makes sense or not. Soon, my wisdom teeth will be extracted along with tooth #5 and tooth #12. These two additional teeth need to come out due to severe decay and a period of time where I drank too much soda without dental coverage. To be honest, I never really trusted my last dentist. So I was wondering if it is possible to still get braces with these teeth missing? Or do you think I need to get dental implants on each side where the teeth will be removed? Also, I had to have two crowns several years ago, one due to an injury and the other because the filling was large. Will that complicate the possibility of braces as well?<\/p>\n

– Robert in Arizona<\/p>\n

Robert,<\/p>\n

The answer is yes, braces are still a possibility even if you do have crowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although, you need to make sure your tooth decay problem is taken care of before having braces<\/a> put on. Drinking soda and frequent snacking is harmful to your teeth, especially if you get braces. This is because the braces catch food which leads to more tooth decay. It is important to keep your braces pretty clean.<\/p>\n

The tooth numbers you referenced, #5 and #12, are premolars so you don’t want to leave empty spaces there. Dental implants<\/a> are an excellent solution to replace missing teeth. Or dental bridges may be another option that could work. If the teeth that surround those two teeth have suffered significant decay, bridges may be the better of the two options.<\/p>\n

Hopefully that answers your questions.<\/p>\n

This post is sponsored by Tulsa dentist<\/a> Region Dental.<\/p>\n

Related link: Invisalign<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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