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Rach
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- Jun 24, 2009
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To start off, I'm 17 and went to the dentist yesterday for the first time in years. I went when I was younger but was told I needed 6 teeth out and braces, and refused to go back because I was so scared...and god, dont i regret that now!
Anyway I'm hoping to get braces before I'm 18 so I don't have to pay.
The dentist told me I have overcrowding, alot of crossbite, and he said something about my very back tooth being grey but didnt say anything else about it :S
Then he said the thing that scared me most, I still have a baby canine and he said theres a small swelling behind (which i cant find for the life of me) which may be the adult tooth. He referred me to the orthodontist at the hospital which I was dreading might happen, to have xrays and see what they're gonna do with it.
What happens with impacted canine teeth? Bearing in mind I need braces aswell. Will they take out the baby tooth and wait for the impacted one to come through, or take the impacted one out? I'd much rather believe I dont have an adult canine at all and will be able to keep my baby one but somehow i dont think thats gonna happen :S
he also said I needed braces for 3 years, but my friend, whos teeth were in a little bit worse condition than mine is only having them in for 18 months, and she told me to get a second opinion.
can anyone tell me anything about impacted tooth surgery and what might happen? and whether its painful or not because im absolutely terrified of needles and the pain it might cause.
thankyou!
Anyway I'm hoping to get braces before I'm 18 so I don't have to pay.
The dentist told me I have overcrowding, alot of crossbite, and he said something about my very back tooth being grey but didnt say anything else about it :S
Then he said the thing that scared me most, I still have a baby canine and he said theres a small swelling behind (which i cant find for the life of me) which may be the adult tooth. He referred me to the orthodontist at the hospital which I was dreading might happen, to have xrays and see what they're gonna do with it.
What happens with impacted canine teeth? Bearing in mind I need braces aswell. Will they take out the baby tooth and wait for the impacted one to come through, or take the impacted one out? I'd much rather believe I dont have an adult canine at all and will be able to keep my baby one but somehow i dont think thats gonna happen :S
he also said I needed braces for 3 years, but my friend, whos teeth were in a little bit worse condition than mine is only having them in for 18 months, and she told me to get a second opinion.
can anyone tell me anything about impacted tooth surgery and what might happen? and whether its painful or not because im absolutely terrified of needles and the pain it might cause.
thankyou!