My daughter is about to graduate high school. She’s always had a problem where her adult lateral incisors are missing. This has made her very subconscious about her smile. My dentist is suggesting we pull the baby incisors and then get Invisalign to close the gap. I just wanted to get a second opinion before […]
Can I Get Dental Implants to Replace Baby Teeth?
My canine baby teeth are still in my mouth. For one of them, I can see an adult tooth behind it. I don’t see another tooth for the other one though. Can I take out the baby teeth and get dental implants? My smile embarrasses me and I am going to be a senior soon. […]
What to do for a teen while waiting on an implant?
I have a teen daughter that never had an adult tooth come in. We’re planning on doing some orthodontic work, at that time, I want to open the space to prepare for a dental implant and put something in there temporarily, until she’s old enough. My dentist wants to do a Maryland Bridge. I was […]
Can Dental Implants Replace Teeth That Were Never There?
I have a baby tooth that is still in even though I’m 27. I had it checked, and there isn’t and adult tooth even under it. Can a dental implant stand in for it if there’s not adult root there? Morgan S. – New Jersey Morgan, You’ve actually hit on the whole point to dental […]