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Suggest Remedies For A Big Gap Between Upper And Lower Teeth
Question: hello,
this is a dental problem. I have a lot of gaps between my upper teeth and only two gaps in lower. is there anyway that we can treat this without the braces. I Dont want to look stupid with the braces on. please someone help me with this.
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this is a dental problem. I have a lot of gaps between my upper teeth and only two gaps in lower. is there anyway that we can treat this without the braces. I Dont want to look stupid with the braces on. please someone help me with this.
XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Pros and cons need to be weighed
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
There is certainly a way. You can get all your teeth removed and replace them with artificial dentures. Certainly, this will be a way to avoid looking stupid with braces. But from a practical point of view, I do not think that would be wise. There cannot be any way by which miraculously the teeth fall back in the place they should have been in. They therefore have to be restricted. The braces apply such a restricted. As the surrounding structures grow, the teeth remain in the same place (restrained) and therefore appear to fall back in place.
Sorry to state bluntly, there is no other way. You would either have to accept the malaligned teeth for life or braces for a certain period of time.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Pros and cons need to be weighed
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
There is certainly a way. You can get all your teeth removed and replace them with artificial dentures. Certainly, this will be a way to avoid looking stupid with braces. But from a practical point of view, I do not think that would be wise. There cannot be any way by which miraculously the teeth fall back in the place they should have been in. They therefore have to be restricted. The braces apply such a restricted. As the surrounding structures grow, the teeth remain in the same place (restrained) and therefore appear to fall back in place.
Sorry to state bluntly, there is no other way. You would either have to accept the malaligned teeth for life or braces for a certain period of time.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
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