{"id":555,"date":"2017-04-05T22:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T02:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/?p=555"},"modified":"2017-04-05T22:08:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T02:08:04","slug":"can-orthodontic-disaster-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/can-orthodontic-disaster-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an Orthodontic Disaster Be Fixed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My mom had me see an orthodontist while I was younger and the orthodontist had two of my teeth pulled because I didn\u2019t have much space. I\u2019m not quite sure why, but he went with the two nearest my two front teeth, which means that my pointier teeth are closer to the front than they should be, if that makes any sense. I\u2019m 26 now and my teeth have shifted some, so now there\u2019s a big gap between those teeth and my front teeth too. It looks so bad. I\u2019ve been considering going in and seeing if an orthodontist will give me braces again to close the gap, but that\u2019s not really what I want. If possible, I\u2019d like the pointier teeth shaved down or moved or something instead. After all these years, is it still possible to correct what the first orthodontist did?<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

Tammy<\/p>\n

Dear Tammy,<\/p>\n

It sounds like you had your lateral incisors removed, which isn\u2019t very common because people wind up with the problem you currently have- it never looks quite right. Plus, the canines play a crucial role in the side to side motion of chewing, protecting the back teeth from undue stress, so those are not usually moved much. With that said, what\u2019s done is done and now you want to see about fixing it.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably right about not just having the gap closed again. Even if you see a really good cosmetic dentist, it would be difficult for him to make your canines look like lateral incisors. The teeth are built so differently. If there isn\u2019t enough space to replace the lateral incisors that were taken, you may have to go that route anyway, though. If you do have a considerable amount of space, you may be able to go through another round of orthodontics to straighten things up and shift the gap, so you could have something like dental implants<\/a>, a bridge, or partial denture made.<\/p>\n

The bottom line with this one is you\u2019ll want to see an orthodontist<\/a> and a dentist who specializes in cosmetic dentistry to do an exam and x-rays. Every case is a little different and it\u2019s difficult to know how much space you have to work with. With something this extensive, you\u2019ll probably want to get a couple of opinions, so you can get a good feeling for what\u2019s best and you\u2019ll want to see someone who has preferably handled a case similar to yours before. You can fix it and make it look better than it did before, but it\u2019ll never be quite the same as it would have if those teeth weren\u2019t extracted.<\/p>\n

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