Milk teeth as an adult

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Going to a couple of orthodontists next week for costs and an idea of the work needed to fix an issue with my teeth - wondering if anyone has had treatment for something similar and course of action/cost?

Three of my canines are milk teeth - the adult teeth are in my gums but when last x-rated about 15 years ago as a teen two of them where pointing in the wrong direction to come down. One was in the right position to come through should the milk tooth fall out but it hasn’t so not sure where that leaves me now. Will have X-rays I imagine this week.

The milk teeth according to my dentist are still in good shape, still have good root and intact. She has suggested I keep them as they are as my mouth is healthy and thinks they look acceptable.

Aside from the milk tooth I have one tooth next to a milk tooth canine that is twisted so this will need a brace of some sort, the dentist advised it’s twisted because of the adult canine in my gum putting pressure on this tooth’s root. The rest are straight.

I want them fixed - they are too small compared to the adjacent teeth and I want my teeth whitened which I can’t do with milk teeth. I have always been self conscious of this and I’ve now got to the point where I have had enough - I have savings and I want a smile that I don’t have to hide.

I have literally no idea what will be suggested - is there any way to use my adult teeth which have not come down? Or will it be milk teeth removal and then implants? Also I don’t know how it will work with a brace and implants if this is the case. Anyone with any experience I’d love to hear!

Hi, my dh has one milk tooth and was told there is no way the second adult tooth can come down, they have to remove and give him an implant if he ever wants to change it. As this is cosmetic it would cost a lot so it's not something we're in a hurry to do. Luckily the tooth in question isn't visible in his smile.

I had a tooth that hadn't come down in my late teens. I had some kind of operation to attach a chain to it, which was fixed to my brace. I vaguely remember having a hole in the gum for it to come through but don't remember it being painful. It was successful though and now is in its proper place. Had it not been successful they were going to turn the tooth next to it at an angle and then file it to make it look as if the correct tooth was there, but it didn't come to that. There are definitely options!

Thank you both for replying. The hole in the gum and chain made me wince a little but I suppose whatever happens it’s unlikely to be pleasant

I’ve always wondered how the implant would work as there is a tooth in the gum surely making it difficult to attach the implant to the jaw bone as it’s blocking the path as such... oh gawd I really wish my parents had not listened when I refused treatment when younger. I was adamant I wasn’t having braces and refused to go back to the orthodontist, I could kick myself

I have a milk canine and have thought through the various options. In the end I got composite bonding on it to make it look like and adult tooth, as well as bonding on all top incisors to close the gaps. Much cheaper option and I'm very happy with the way it looks.

My dentist did say the bonding doesn't stick to milk teeth as well as adult teeth so it might need maintenance but I've had no trouble with it.

Ohh I didn’t realise that was an option! Bar the issues I mentioned above I’ve been very lucky with my teeth, never had a filling or any problems so I’m a little clueless as to what they can do. Do you mind if I ask how much that cost on the one tooth (if you remember?)

Boyfriend is one of those lucky people who haven’t ever had a brace or been to a dentist in ten years and has a Colgate smile.. I think it’s looking at him which is making me want a better smile.

i'm 33 and still have baby teeth, most pf my adult back teeth (top and bottom) side impacted as the babies wouldn't come out and had to be removed by dentist

my top left fang is baby and adult tooth was (inside the gums) cutting across my front adult teeth roots, as the baby fang had such good roots the densit said to remove the adult one as would cause issue and my front teeth may fall out due to roots being cut.

I was about 27 when i had the work done, all done on NHS and slightly rainfull afterwards but otherwise recovery fine and baby fang still in place.... i'm 33 now

At nearly 10 years old, DD still had one of her front baby teeth. X-ray showed the reason her baby tooth was still there was because her new adult tooth hadn't pushed it out. It was stuck in the roof of her mouth and growing at some strange angle.

She had surgery and they attached a gold chain to it which in turn was attached to a brace. She had to go to an orthodontist and have the chain pulled once a month. It took nearly 2 years from start to finish but the result was good and luckily the tooth looks normal apart from the root which is curved in the roof of her mouth. The other option was to forget the tooth and have a bridge when she was older but we decided to try for her real tooth first.

My treatment included a trial where the dentist put the bonding on but didn't stick it. That part was £80 and then it was £160 for the actual work which included all teeth. This was very cheap and I have heard of it costing up to £100 per tooth depending on where you go. I worked out it would have been >£3k for orthodontic work for me.

I actually smile with my mouth open now

The good thing about bonding is they don't file your teeth at all so you can have it removed and no damage would be done.

I think if I went for implants and a brace to fix the wonky tooth I would be looking at at least 6k

I’ve just Googled and bonding looks amazing!

Now praying that bonding is an option and I’ll replace the milk teeth as and when needed (hopefully never!) and don’t have to have implants drilled in.