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Subject: Re: tilted teeth --question for Dr. Rick

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drrick

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Date Posted: 08:17:58 08/18/04 Wed
In reply to: mbdsri 's message, "tilted teeth --question for Dr. Rick" on 16:47:47 08/17/04 Tue

You already have a bridge on there that needs replacement. Do you have the start of a periodontal defect from tilted abutments? If yes then uprighting will def help you out. There are many ways to upright. THere are appliances that can go in that quadrant. SOmetimes you need to bracket the lower arch. There may be some things that can be corrected with this method -rotations, in and out descrepancies and the like.

>I am in my mid fifties and have to have a bridge
>re-done after many years of solid service.My
>prosthodontist is suggesting that I upright my
>premolar and second molar (the abutment teeth) that
>had tilted many years ago and before the bridge was
>placed. I have a fully erupted third molar there as
>well.
>
>How difficult a process is this and would I have to
>have brackets on all bottom teeth or just the ones in
>that quadrant. The rest of my teeth are straight, gums
>are healthy and bite is good. Obviously the abutment
>teeth would have to have temporary crowns I guess
>during the process. The dentist said that it is not
>absolutely mandatory but something I should consider

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