Hi, this condition has arised due to the retained milk tooth present in front of the canine and due to the lack of space to come to its ideal position. (Your canine has grown behind the retained milk tooth and not the premolar)
Ideally, you need to get the milk tooth removed and consult an Orthodontist to get your canine into proper alignment. Since, canine is a very important tooth as it is the corner stone of the jaw and helps in shearing your food and gives a proper occlusion we need to save and align it. To get the canine out, there needs to be sufficient space which can only be created with the help of braces. We need to have a look of your lower teeth as well and both upper and lower teeth in unison to decide if any removal of teeth are required to create space.
Option 2- In case you are unwilling to get the braces on, you can get the milk tooth replaced by the canine. But there should be sufficient space and bone to accept the replaced tooth and it needs to be root canal treated within 10 days of replacement based on the root condition of canine. (not a preferred option)
Option 3- To take an x-ray and check the condition of your milk tooth. We can keep the milk tooth as it is If it is firm, has good support from the underlying bone and the root condition is favourable. And get the canine removed. This could be opted only and only if you don’t want to have braces and if you are happy with your appearance. But the expected life span of your milk tooth is only until the 4th decade ( i.e 30-39 yrs)! So it’s better to get it removed and go for braces treatment.
Hope you found this helpful.
Answered2020-04-27 08:41:46
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