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Mesial drift

2017-09-30 03:29:01
My 6 no. tooth extracted 6 months ago . now there a is a drifting of 7 no forming gap between 7 and 8. how can it b corrected orthodontically and how many days will it take to get corrected . as i dont want to loose the 7 no. tooth by capping .
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Tooth movements occur due to many reasons If the next tooth is missing either due to extraction or other causes.
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In this cause suitable fixed dentures or Crown should be considered.

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It can be corrected in a month r 2 .. n once it's corrected go for an implant or an fpd
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If ur in mysore u can search me on practo n take an appointment I will do it for u

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