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Teeth correction
I'm missing a canine in the upper jaw and they are not perfectly aligned. I want to get the ideal set of teeth.
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Have u extracted your canine or else we have to check for your canine both clinically and x-ray, based on the presence and position of canine your treatment plan might vary, anyway for perfect alignment you have to go for fixed clip treatment for sure.
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visit near by dentist
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You need to visit dentist to check clinically...
First of all reason for missing canine has to be known......
Whether it may be due to trauma or extraction or not even come....
Sometimes the canine may get impacted...
In case of impacted teeth orthodontic way of pulling the teeth outwards has to be done...
If it is missed due to trauma or extraction then you can go for fixed prosthesis...
To get the ideal set of all teeth you can go for orthodontic Braces treatment
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kindly visit dentist for further clinical examination and management
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Thats ok. You need to visit a Dentist. And you will be guided accordingly.
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Was this canine extracted or it hasn't erupted?if it was extracted,then we can go for fixed braces,align the teeth to perfection.If the canine is not erupted,then we can take an x Ray (opg),to locate the position of the canine,in the bone, and also whether it's possible to get it into the arch , using a fixed braces.
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Get an OPG x-ray,if the canine had not erupted yet
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