| Subject: Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick? |
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lilleth
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Date Posted: 10:50:17 07/10/04 Sat
In reply to:
drrick
's message, "Re: overbite questions + more root resorption questions - dr. rick?" on 14:48:14 07/08/04 Thu
Here's what I learned. An incisor that they exposed surgically and pulled down, second from the front, has lot 50% of its root. My dentist has been watching that tooth for years but never expressed to me that 1/2 the root was gone. THe ortho wanted to make sure I understand that there is a possibility of losing that tooth, with or without braces. He said he has seen this often. They pulled my bicuspids. He said the root from the next tooth had more than likely interefered with the root of this tooth and that the pressure from my overbite has made it worse. He said if I ever lose the tooth my gums are fine so an implant would work. I'm really worried but it seems the thing to do is to go ahead with the braces and monitor.
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>>Oh boy. I was all set to get upper brackets next
>>Tuesday, and today the orth assistant called and asked
>>me to come in tomorrow because the ortho sees some
>>small amount of root resorption on my xrays. I had
>>braces as a teen so don't know if this had any effect
>>or not. Now I'm really concerned. Another orthodontist
>>took xrays at my consultation (a panoramic it think)
>>and told me my roots looked just fine!
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