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drrick
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Date Posted: 07:17:38 08/02/04 Mon
In reply to:
Emily
's message, "I have the same probelm!" on 02:33:13 08/02/04 Mon
Canines are the hardest to rotate since the roots are so long. I would def rec Fiberotomies on these as well.
>hi Mary,
>
>I totally know what you mean. I have two rotated lower
>canines and it's been a year with little improvement.
>My ortho put a power chain on it to rotate it one way,
>which made it better, but when he took off the chain
>the next month, the tooth immediately rotated
>back--within a weekend. I didn't go back in until a
>month later, so by then my tooth was firmly back in
>its crooked state, and now i am fixing it again. My
>other canine sits just slightly lower than the other
>teeth, but numerous efforts to putt it up (with
>elastics, etc) has yielded little result.
>
>My bite is done and the only thing I am waiting for is
>for those two teeth to get into place. It's very
>frustrating to be stuck at the "finishing stage." I am
>so glad that I am not alone!
>
>Emily
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>>Thanks Dr. Rick. I will ask what they have in mind to
>>keep those incisors in their final place. I know they
>>will bond each tooth to the permanent retainer and the
>>fiber releasing but the essix retainer is a good idea.
>> I think I'll ask at the next appointment. I think my
>>ortho told me at the beginning that three of the lower
>>fronts were rotated over 20 degrees. It took a long
>>time to fix them and now I definitely want them to
>>stay.
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