Hello everyone,
Im in my early 20s and I've lost my upper front tooth at a very young age due to an accident. This has caused other teeth to shift and move out of place. I recently just decided to get braces done for my teeth and my orthodontist mentioned that if I wanted an implant or bridge for the missing tooth, she would have to widen the gap, and I would not be able to wear flippers/dentures until the gap is large enough for an implant.
Im afraid to think that I would have to walk around with a huge gap in my mouth, is there something like a temporary fake tooth that can be attached to the wire while the gap is being widened? I remember my orthodontist saying that she wouldnt want to attach the fake tooth to the adjacent teeth so that the gap widens smoothly or something like that. Is there any other options or is it better to just close the gap with the braces instead of widening the gap for implants/bridge ?
Missing upper front tooth
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Re: Missing upper front tooth
well depending on how much gap you have i know for sure they can do "riding pontics" to make it look like you have a tooth in the gap.
I want to know, if they were to close the gap instead of making space for an implant, and move all the teeth, is there something to make it seem like you have a tooth while the gap is being closed. I imagine it would have to be changed frequently as the gap gets narrower and narrower and once it gets thinner than a bracket it probably would not be able to be filled.
I want to know, if they were to close the gap instead of making space for an implant, and move all the teeth, is there something to make it seem like you have a tooth while the gap is being closed. I imagine it would have to be changed frequently as the gap gets narrower and narrower and once it gets thinner than a bracket it probably would not be able to be filled.
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Re: Missing upper front tooth
I have a missing front tooth and have a Pontic to occupy the space until I get an implant to permanently stay there, which will happen after my braces are ready to come off.
The only really annoying thing is when they put me down to a looser wire it would move around a lot.
Otherwise at least I don't feel so stupid looking compared to having a big obvious gap.
The only really annoying thing is when they put me down to a looser wire it would move around a lot.
Otherwise at least I don't feel so stupid looking compared to having a big obvious gap.
Lots of crimes here
1. The upper molars bite too far ahead of the lower molars
2. Missing teeth #s 9, 14, and, 29
3. Open bite
4. Upper midline left of center
5. Lower midline right of center
6. Upper and lower teeth not straight
Sentence - 24 months, turned to 27 month.
Braces removed since 11/06/17
1. The upper molars bite too far ahead of the lower molars
2. Missing teeth #s 9, 14, and, 29
3. Open bite
4. Upper midline left of center
5. Lower midline right of center
6. Upper and lower teeth not straight
Sentence - 24 months, turned to 27 month.
Braces removed since 11/06/17
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Re: Missing upper front tooth
Thanks for the replies, I'll try asking my orthodontist about the riding pontics thing. One question that I have is that, will it be stable or will it come loose easily if you bite down on food or apply pressure to it?
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Re: Missing upper front tooth
Its pretty stable if the wire on your top arch is a thick/strong one, on a weak enough wire it will feel loose and move around a lot, but mine is attached to a weak wire and they put extra things on to make it stay in place better and so it's not too bad.WheresTheSauce wrote:Thanks for the replies, I'll try asking my orthodontist about the riding pontics thing. One question that I have is that, will it be stable or will it come loose easily if you bite down on food or apply pressure to it?
Lots of crimes here
1. The upper molars bite too far ahead of the lower molars
2. Missing teeth #s 9, 14, and, 29
3. Open bite
4. Upper midline left of center
5. Lower midline right of center
6. Upper and lower teeth not straight
Sentence - 24 months, turned to 27 month.
Braces removed since 11/06/17
1. The upper molars bite too far ahead of the lower molars
2. Missing teeth #s 9, 14, and, 29
3. Open bite
4. Upper midline left of center
5. Lower midline right of center
6. Upper and lower teeth not straight
Sentence - 24 months, turned to 27 month.
Braces removed since 11/06/17