Saturday, November 14, 2009

Is there a dental procedure for this? Picture of tooth included, help!!!!?

I've had this baby tooth for a very long time (I'm 22), it's actually just gotten pretty loose in the past couple of months. So basically I have my adult tooth which grew in at an angle pushing against the baby tooth. Even the side of the baby tooth has worn away to fit against the adult one.





My question was, is it possible for the dentist to numb the gum, pull the baby tooth out and somehow pull the adult tooth into place where the baby tooth was? I thought it shouldn't be too difficult considering that the adult and baby tooth are pretty close together since they're touching. Is there a way to do it, any idea how much it could cost? I don't have insurance so I'll have to make payments. Those are the only two teeth that are messed up.





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Is there a dental procedure for this? Picture of tooth included, help!!!!?
Yes, the baby tooth can be pulled. Then you could get braces, the cost depends on the orthodontist, how long you need to wear them, etc. My daughter's braces cost $2,400.
Reply:Definitely pull the baby tooth since there is an adult tooth there. If the adult tooth is too big for the space where the baby tooth is then you will need some kind of orthodontic work. Only the dentist can tell you much it will cost. Moving teeth to make room for one tooth will probably make other teeth shift and then your whole bite will be off. That is why you need to put braces on all the teeth.


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