Q.
I lost a tooth a couple of years ago playing rugby. My dentist managed to replace it, but since then it has needed a root canal and become ankylosed to the jaw bone and started resorbing. I have Invisalign at the moment (I am 15) and they are due to come off in a couple of months. My orthodontist thinks that I should leave the tooth in till I stop growing and then replace it immediately with an implant. He thinks that if I have the tooth out now by the time I get the implant I may have suffered bone loss. However my dentist thinks that because it is ankylosed it could be casuing jaw detoriation and the tooth should be removed as soon as I stop wearing my Invisalign. what do you think?
I lost a tooth a couple of years ago playing rugby. My dentist managed to replace it, but since then it has needed a root canal and become ankylosed to the jaw bone and started resorbing. I have Invisalign at the moment (I am 15) and they are due to come off in a couple of months. My orthodontist thinks that I should leave the tooth in till I stop growing and then replace it immediately with an implant. He thinks that if I have the tooth out now by the time I get the implant I may have suffered bone loss. However my dentist thinks that because it is ankylosed it could be casuing jaw detoriation and the tooth should be removed as soon as I stop wearing my Invisalign. what do you think?
A.
Your jaw i sstill growing until your about 18-19, so that would be the time to think about an implant.
I agree with your orthodontist
Dr R Kumar BDSLDSRCS
Your jaw i sstill growing until your about 18-19, so that would be the time to think about an implant.
I agree with your orthodontist
Dr R Kumar BDSLDSRCS
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