Retained milk teeth are milk teeth that did not fall out at their shedding age. This leads to the absence of a permanent tooth to replace it. However, sometimes the permanent teeth may be pushed in a different direction and cause malalignment requiring an orthodontic correction in the future. Hence it is generally advised to extract the retained milk teeth professionally, making attempts to bring the permanent tooth to its position.
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Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The milk tooth in adults is called a retained deciduous tooth. You can first go for an extraction of your deciduous (milk tooth).
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Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Over-retained milk teeth till the age of 20 years must have caused misalignment and impaction of your permanent teeth.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are retained teeth and impacted permanent canines (attachment removed to protect patient identity).
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, milk teeth start shedding at 6 years of age, followed by permanent teeth eruption.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Baby tooth are supposed to shake or become loose when our permanent successor tooth erupts.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. The problem is over-retained milk teeth.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. The X-ray shows two canine teeth (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity).
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