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rob - 04 Apr 2005 12:35 GMT

I am at 40 years old having my teeth repositioned with plates upper
and lower for a month. I did experience much pain in the jaw. The upper
incisor has dropped a few mm. and is lower than the incisor next to it.

I have been told by my dentist that my tooth has "erupted'. My plate
was readjusted.What are the implications of this? Will the tooth go
back up? My dentist seemed embarassed and not willing to talk much
about it. He is not an othodontist. I am naturally anxious.

Rob

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Joel M. Eichen - 04 Apr 2005 12:44 GMT

> I am at 40 years old having my teeth repositioned with plates upper
> and lower for a month. I did experience much pain in the jaw. The upper
> incisor has dropped a few mm. and is lower than the incisor next to it.

We presume you mean Invisalign.

> I have been told by my dentist that my tooth has "erupted'. My plate
> was readjusted.What are the implications of this? Will the tooth go
> back up? My dentist seemed embarassed and not willing to talk much
> about it. He is not an othodontist. I am naturally anxious.
>
> Rob

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Steven Bornfeld - 04 Apr 2005 14:14 GMT

> I am at 40 years old having my teeth repositioned with plates upper
> and lower for a month. I did experience much pain in the jaw. The upper
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>
> Rob

If the appliances are bite plates where your back teeth hit and your
front teeth do not, I wouldn't count on the tooth going back up. Your
dentist must address this if he has not. Perhaps you misunderstood?

Steve

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