Hi All: My Wife who is well over 40 is having orthodonture work done.
She has had the braces on for about one year. Now the Orthodontist
wants to extract the lower front tooth (one right of the center). She
claims that they can move the teeth in place. It seems odd that she
will have 3 bottom teeth and it will some how look normal after all is
moved into place?
Anyone have experience with this?
Should I question the Orthodontist?

Robert

I have seen this done a few times with very good results. It depends on the
width of both jaws, the width of the teeth and bulkiness of the cuspids.

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"Finite Guy" <> wrote in message
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> Hi All: My Wife who is well over 40 is having orthodonture work done.
> She has had the braces on for about one year. Now the Orthodontist
> wants to extract the lower front tooth (one right of the center). She
> claims that they can move the teeth in place. It seems odd that she
> will have 3 bottom teeth and it will some how look normal after all is
> moved into place?
> Anyone have experience with this?
> Should I question the Orthodontist?
>
> Robert

Charles,

Take a look at this link.

http://www.drclaytonchan.com/treatme...tractions.html

Question? What is the alternative he is talking about? is it jaw surgery???
and or osteodistraction???

Your thoughts / comments would be welcomed.






ojunk (Orthodmd) wrote in message news:<>...

>
> without seeing your wife, it seems very reasonable in treating the average
> crowded adult.
>
> three choice with crowding in the lower arch:
>
> 1. interproximal stripping-this means shaving about 0.5 mm from the side of
> each tooth to generate the room to relieve the crowding
> 2. extract one lower incisor which gives about 5 mm of room on average
> 3. extract two bicuspid in the lower arch which generate about 14 mm of space
> and suually requires the extraction of upper bicuspids also
>
> unless you live in a very weird twon, no one should notice since few people
> will be dentists and will naturally just count your wife's front teeth.
>
> if you find yourself fixating on her three incisors, perhaps some additional
> money spent on other anatomical areas might be worthwhile. :-)
> Charlie Ruff, DMD
> Specialist in Orthodontics
> Diplomate American Board of Orthodontics

Thanks.


ojunk (Orthodmd) wrote in message news:<>...

> brings up the idea of how you might expand an adult? In the maxilla, that
> means surgically assisted RPE. In the mandible,not much can be done other than
> distraction osteo.
>
> just to warm the stew a little, I'll make the following comment:
>
> some born again Christians believe that homosexuality is a "lifestyle" choice
> as if those who are gay activate their free will to choose having sex with same
> sex individuals.
> some general dentists believe that orthodontists choose to extract teeth as a
> treatment philosophy. i.e." I always extract teeth, therefore this case needs
> extractions"
> while a few orthodontists extract without much thought of alternatives, most of
> us now realize that their are alternatives but those alternatives do not allow
> every case to be treated nonx.
>
>
> Charlie Ruff, DMD
> Specialist in Orthodontics
> Diplomate American Board of Orthodontics