Hello. I have an extra tooth (hyperdontia) in my lower jaw (a mandibular canine). One suggestion was to extract the mandibular first molar (which has root canal work and my dentist says it won't last long) and move the mandibular second premolar and mandibular first premolar with braces to allow the extra tooth to come up. This way I would have a healthy tooth instead of the one which has undergone root canal treatment.
Another orthodontist commented that this would damage my occlusion and suggested to let it be, since the extra tooth is not erupting.
Is this a good idea? To put a premolar in a place of a molar? Is this standard practice? Or will it mess up my bite, since molars and premolars are so different?
My x-ray: https://ibb.co/dpGo9R
Background: I am 29 y.o.
Moving a premolar in place of a molar? (supernumerary teeth)
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