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Will my outwardly placed teeth cause any complications in the long run?
Query: Hello doctor, My teeth are placed a little outwards, and I am concerned that if I do not use braces, will it affect my teeth in the long run? I do not want to use braces, but as my teeth are placed outwards, I am concerned about whether they will lose their strength in the future because of the con... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. As you have outwardly placed teeth, there are chances that it may cause several issues like traumatic occlusion of the contacting teeth, aesthetic problems, and tooth abscess causing pain in teeth. In addition, sometime... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,My family member has been advised for the removal of teeth and then the braces to be fixed for alignment. Kindly give a second opinion. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, this is right. Alignment of teeth can be corrected only if we remove a few teeth which are not going to be needed in the future too to give space for teeth to shift themselves and align. Read Full »
Is it common to extract milk teeth for the eruption of permanent teeth?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is eight years old and still have all his baby teeth. Now there is one permanent tooth erupting behind one of his baby teeth. I took him to a dentist and he suggested extracting all the eight teeth (four up and four down) to give space for the permanent teeth to erupt. It would be... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and I do not find it suitable to extract all his teeth as the recommended time period for the eruption of permanent teeth is between 6 to 12 years. It is better to wait and you can do one thing apply a gentle force to the milk teeth to ... Read Full »