| Subject: Re: A month outta braces and..., Dr. Rick? Help! |
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Jim
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Date Posted: 10:01:15 08/19/04 Thu
In reply to:
Pamela
's message, "A month outta braces and..., Dr. Rick? Help!" on 09:11:07 08/19/04 Thu
I'm not Dr. Rick, but that's a very interesting question!
You hear all about teeth relapsing, but that's usually the crookenness. You don't hear much about teeth actually going back up into the jaw (although I don't think too many people have to deal with that).
I wonder if bonded retainers could help with that, since they actually have a grip on the tooth.
If it bugs you, though, and doesn't go up any further, you may be able to have your other canine shaved down to match the one that has 'retruded'.
>I recently noticed one of my formerly impacted canines
>had retruded somewhat. I asked my husband if he
>thought it had, he said no. Well, that's good.. at
>least it's not noticeable. I went to my ortho last
>week for my retainer checkup. I asked him. He got
>out the little measurement stick and said, yep, it had
>retruded a mm or so (in only a month!) I asked if he
>could do anything to my Hawley's to bring it back
>down. He said no, and "let's hope it comes down on
>its own." I asked what if it keeps going up, he said
>"let's hope it doesn't". I asked , but what if it
>does, what can we do? He said "braces is all I know
>of!" UH NO! Had them 2 and 1/2 years.. don't want
>them again! Especially for just 1 tooth. I kinda
>doubt it will keep going up, so I guess I will just
>deal with it if it doesn't come back down. Does this
>happen often with previously impacted canines??? Do
>they usually come back down? Any ideas (besides
>braces) I can suggest to my ortho if it doesn't?
>Maybe buttons behind that tooth and the surrounding
>teeth? Or would it likely go back up after that too?
>Help!
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