Can anyone advise on what cosmetic dentistry may be suitable?

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Years ago when I was young, one of my teeth didn't grow where it was meant to. It was in the roof of my mouth, on the opposite side. It couldn't be moved with braces so it was removed and I have had one false tooth (a bridge) ever since.
Over the years, the tooth next to my bridge has twisted slightly and is now moving behind the false tooth. This means my upper teeth have moved off centre. It is becoming really noticeable.
I asked my NHS dentist about it and his response was 'teeth do move'. I wasn't expecting it to be treated on the NHS but some advice would have been helpful.

I wondered if anyone could advise what sort of treatment might help? There is a cosmetic dentistry centre in town and I have requested a consultation, but I wondered if anyone might know if I would be needing an implant, or perhaps braces etc to straighten the teeth back to their original midline position, if this was even possible? Just to give me an idea if whether treatment might be reasonable or a pipe dream (due to £££).

Thanks

Hmmm, for some reason it doesn't look too bad in pictures. In real life the difference is much more noticeable.

I had this! So weird, I’ve never come across anyone else who had a tooth in the roof of their mouth! I had surgery when I was in my teens to expose the tooth and then braces to straighten my teeth, they created a gap and then the braces brought the tooth round to sit in place. Not a pleasant experience but it worked. I had to have a crown on the opposite side because the opposite side was tiny (not a proper canine).

I would say cosmetic dentistry is likely to have the solution. They may remove suggest removing your bridge or braces to straighten things out again? I’m no expert, it’s been 20 years since I had mine done. I hope you get the solution you’re looking for.

Thanks! How strange I wonder if you were the girl in the hospital bed next to me?!

I had an operation to uncover the tooth in the roof of my mouth, and a brace fitted that was meant to bring the tooth over to the opposite side of my mouth where is was meant to be. It was like a torture device and my mum took me back after a week and demanded they remove it.

I am glad yours worked!

Yes, I was wondering if something like a night brace would help...anything too expensive would be prohibitive. I had largely ignored it, but if I leave it I assume it will just get worse.

I can't help with the dentist advice - although I know quite a few adults who have fixed braces so it's deffo not uncommon but, what I always thought was more uncommon - (until now!) is that I also had a tooth in the roof of my mouth and had surgery in my teens. Weird!

I can't help either, but I had to comment as both my DS and his cousin had a tooth in the roofs of their mouths, and both had surgery as teens to expose it and a brace to bring it down, which worked for them both. Turns out they both inherited it from MIL, their grandmother, who had the same issue.

I know two women who lived with gaps in their premolars and molars for decades, before deciding to have implants. Their teeth had shifted over the years, so they needed 1-2 years in braces to realign their teeth before they could have the implants.

One of them was a voice-over artist and she had to take a couple of years off work because she couldn't speak clearly enough with the brace on, but it didn't give the other nearly as much trouble.

Thank you. Braces might work then.

How strange that we all had or know of mis-placed teeth growing in the roofs of mouths...am glad other peoples' braces were more successful than mine!

I know my dentist would say orthodontics for this.

If it helps though, your teeth don't look at all bad so don't dwell on it too much

Having a canine tooth in the roof of your mouth is relatively common. Most of the time they can be bought down with braces

You need orthodontics, there are clear braces, white braces, lingual braces. Lots of types of brace for adults these days. And then probably a new bridge or maybe an implant, but there might not be enough bone to place an implant.

Teeth do drift, normally a bridge maintains the space but obviously hasnt happened in this case. You could get a double winged bridge that bonds to the incisor as well as the premolar to maintain the space, and this can be made of tooth coloured material. It need scrululous oral hygeine and regular check ups as more chance of failure but might be what you need.

If you leave it it will probably get worse. At a minimum id get a new bridge to stop the teeth drifting

You really need to visit a proper orthodontist and get their opinion.

I had a canine tooth in the roof of my mouth. I had a brace that brought it forward. It looks great now. I also had a tooth growing sideways and that got pulled up by the orthodontist.

See at dentist but if purely for cosmetic reasons I wouldn't bother, they look fine.
I had braces as an adult and they were expensive, painful and are now moving back!

Id were you not given retainers?

I would imagine braces or invisalign and implant instead of bridge. Your teeth dont look bad.

Your teeth look absolutely fine. I would not put myself through years of the discomfort, cost and cosmetics of braces, for such a minor gain.

Thanks everyone, much apprey

apprreciated!

The girl in the hospital bed next to me only had teeth removed. I don’t think I’ve met more than one person with a tooth in the roof of their mouth!

Yeah my tooth was far over and the wrong way round so the braces basically turned it and pushed it in place. It hurt like hell, like I could feel it repositioning 😬 but I persevered. I’d definitely get a professional orthodontist/cosmetic dentist opinion. I know some posters are saying they look fine but I feel the same as you in that after all that previous work I want my teeth to be perfect! I’m getting mine whitened when my dentist starts doing it again. Mine are lovely and straight but quite yellow (no-one told me using inhalers without a spacer caused yellow teeth! That and frequent cups of tea). Now I have a spacer that issue should be resolved so I’m getting them whitened. Not Hollywood white but nicer than they are now.