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Canine teeth removal

11 replies

Applejack87 · 24/08/2020 09:23

Hi my dd is 15 and due to have her milk canines extracted as they’re not falling out naturally I feel so sorry for her as the two teeth either side of her front teeth are small so it’s going to be very noticeable but the orthodontic has advised it needs to be done as the second teeth are there but not pushing down one of which is at an angle
How can I reassure her she was hoping going back to school would mean wearing a mask but this isn’t the case .

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Benjispruce2 · 29/08/2020 21:37

Hi, my DD had this but just one side. At first the gap was big but got smaller over time. Though her canine didn’t come down on its own. In the end she had to have minor surgery to attach a tiny chain and bracket into the canine to pull it down into place. This took about a year. It’s there now but as Covid hit, her braces are still in and we’ve not seen the orthodontist since Jan!!

Benjispruce2 · 29/08/2020 21:37

DD is 16.5 and about to start 6th form and not happy.

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Applejack87 · 30/08/2020 09:15

Thankyou for your replies , we saw the dentist this week the left side is loose and coming down normally but an X-ray confirmed that the right adult tooth is positioned in the wrong place between the front tooth and the second one , I don’t know what’s going to happen she’s got appointment with the orthodontic next month as the dentist doesn’t want to extract anything until he’s been advised .
I feel sorry for the poor children that can’t have their braces removed .

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Benjispruce2 · 30/08/2020 09:52

We had the option to do nothing-some people live with their milk canine until it falls out in their 40s/50s, but were told there was a chance that the impacted tooth could cause problems if left in the gym and that the surgery and gradual pulling down procedure was normally successful so went with it.

Benjispruce2 · 30/08/2020 09:53

Gum not gym!

Longlockdown · 30/08/2020 10:13

I'm 45 and my canine is happily still snug in my gum.
I have a milk tooth, nobody knows.

Benjispruce2 · 30/08/2020 10:28

That’s interesting @Longlockdown did you always know or discovered later in life?

Longlockdown · 30/08/2020 10:34

When it hadn't moved by 18, they sent me once a year to have an x-ray, but after three years I said nothing is changing and I'm taking up NGS resources, do they said come back if there's a problem.
I've changed dental practices twice and no-one has been keen to remove it.
Taking it out will mean unnecessary treatment etc, so whilst it's in and firm, I'm leaving it.
I also have all 4 wisdom teeth unerupted, all snug in there.
Never had a brace or anything, I clean twice a day and go to dentist once a year.
For me, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Longlockdown · 30/08/2020 10:35

*NHS not NGS

Benjispruce2 · 30/08/2020 10:47

That’s good and I tend to agree. Hard to make that decision when it’s for your child though. We went ahead thinking she’d be glad in later life. There’s no guarantee though with anything.

Torvean32 · 02/09/2020 17:36

I had a similair problem. My 2 milk teeth were not even loose when my adult teeth started coming in. I had to get both pulled when i was 13. Having never had a filling i cried when i had the injections and my mum had to hold my hand . Thankfully my adult teeth came in quite quickly so i didn't have a gap for too long.

My dentist was pretty crap though and i have poorly aligned teeth due to him.

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