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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2007Front teeth have drifted. How expensive?
I'm 44 and received orthodontic treatment in my teens. However, the bottom canine and 4 front teeth have drifted to the left.(this happened shortly after ortho work complete). My top teeth are perfect. How expensive would it be to push these teeth back. Is there something i can buy off the shelf? thanks IME, probably a year or two back in braces. Nothing OTC will do the job. D > I'm 44 and received orthodontic treatment in my teens. However, the > bottom canine and 4 front teeth have drifted to the left.(this > happened shortly after ortho work complete). My top teeth are perfect. > How expensive would it be to push these teeth back. Is there something > i can buy off the shelf? thanks > IME, probably a year or two back in braces. Nothing OTC will > do the job. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Ok, thanks:) Any unbiased layperson out there. An elastic band is all it would need right? > Ok, thanks:) Any unbiased layperson out there. An elastic band is all > it would need right? What are you going to anchor it to and how are you going to direct the force? Aren't other teeth touching these teeth? Might they have to adjusted to get these 4-5 teeth upright again? But don't let me stop you. Knock yourself out. ;-) Steve > taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Ok, thanks:) Any unbiased layperson out there. An elastic band is all [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > ;-) > Steve It seems like a simple problem to fix. The 5 teeth have drifted to left and hit the canine on other side. The five teeth are all straight. Please, someone help me out. I dont like negative comments from Dentists who make money doing this. The other doctors in canada dont charge anything. > It seems like a simple problem to fix. The 5 teeth have drifted to > left and hit the canine on other side. The five teeth are all > straight. Please, someone help me out. I dont like negative comments > from Dentists who make money doing this. The other doctors in canada > dont charge anything. I personally don't think it has to do with whether or not the doctors on this forum are making money. The truth is, when teeth have shifted, orthodontic treatment is necessary to correct it, and it's extremely difficult to estimate the potential cost of your treatment without being able to see and analyze your particular case. The practice I work for offers no-charge consultations, at which point you may decide if you are interested in what they have to offer, and talk cost with their treatment coordinators. There just isn't a way "the average do-it-yourself Joe" can shift a string of 5 teeth by something they rig up themselves. You also won't find anything on the general market that can do this for you because there is virtually no way to move teeth without knowing where they are and where they are supposed to go. Do see an orthodontist about your issue. If you are going to a really honest, reputable one, there usually won't be a charge for your initial consultation with them, and scheduling an appointment there will save you from searching on a forum for answers from doctors who truly can't help you, because they have no way of analyzing you, and there isn't anything on the mass market that can move teeth. Hope this helps, Ash > > It seems like a simple problem to fix. The 5 teeth have drifted to > > left and hit the canine on other side. The five teeth are all [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Ash Thanks for the detailed answer. I have crest white strips on as we speak. Of couse they cant work becaue only dentists are smart. > I have crest white strips on as we >speak. Of couse they cant work becaue only dentists are smart. Maybe you should buy some *Crest Orthodontic Strips* ? On Sep 14, 8:28 pm, taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: > > > It seems like a simple problem to fix. The 5 teeth have drifted to > > > left and hit the canine on other side. The five teeth are all [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Thanks for the detailed answer. I have crest white strips on as we > speak. Of couse they cant work becaue only dentists are smart. Your welcome for the answer, but i'm not really sure where you're going with your response, since whitestrips aren't the issue. If you were going for sarcasm, feel free to not direct it at me. I personally believe that I have given you the most thorough and thoughtful response so far on this thread, and I sincerely hope you can get the treatment you require to have the teeth you want. > On Sep 14, 8:28 pm, taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Thanks:) I do appreciate it. sorry for sarcasm. >> taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: >> > Ok, thanks:) Any unbiased layperson out there. An elastic band is all [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >from Dentists who make money doing this. The other doctors in canada >dont charge anything. If it's so simple then why do orthodontists have to first get a dental degree and then attend post-doctoral training to specialize ? There's no such thing as a free lunch boy, grow up already. On Sep 14, 5:13 pm, New...@bix.nex wrote: > >> taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: > >> > Ok, thanks:) Any unbiased layperson out there. An elastic band is all [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > - Show quoted text - If you start a monopoly organization and keep the supply of dentists low, it is basically free money. >> There's no such thing as a free lunch boy, grow up already.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > >If you start a monopoly organization and keep the supply of dentists >low, it is basically free money. Sure, Education, food, rent, electricity, water, salaries, supplies, telephones, computers, etc... That stuff is all free, right ? By your narrow minded definition plumbers, carpenters, masons, roofers, electricians make *free* money. Even these trades require a license to own a business. Yes they hire trainees, and journey men. Those workers expect to get paid for their work to support their own families. Even a hair stylist or barber needs a license and has overhead. Do you go to the grocery store without money ? Or should food be free too ? Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism junior. I dont like negative comments > from Dentists who make money doing this. Kanada has nothing to do with the question. I don't make *any* money on cases such as yours (I refer them to an orthodontist). Steve > taxthis2...@yahoo.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Steve Maybe youd make some money if you didnt waste your time on the net??? If i was a dentist, the last thing i would do is talk about dentistry on the net unless i was retired or something. > Maybe youd make some money if you didnt waste your time on the net??? > If i was a dentist, the last thing i would do is talk about dentistry > on the net unless i was retired or something. If there weren't some honest, caring professionals here, who would you have to give a hard time? <G> Dentistry is a demanding, difficult, and stressful 'job'. However, it is also a good paying, well respected, and fulfilling profession. Yes, I could make more money by being at the office more hours and working harder and faster while I am there. What would be the point? While I am certainly not 'rich', my home and office are paid for. My youngest child is a senior in college. I don't think another 8 or 10 hours at the office are going to make me happier. I think it would just increase the stress on my heart, back, and mind. I don't know how old you are, or what you do (or plan to do) for a career. I do know that it helps when you don't hate your job. It is also a good idea to not have to slave away so many hours that you are burning up your creativity and stamina. We could continue to trade barbs for several more posts, but it probably won't change your mind of what you believe 'us' to be. I wish you well, Steve Hey Steve, hows the Mustang running?  Signature/ Amatus / > Hey Steve, hows the Mustang running? Which one? <G> Steve The one with the "pony interior" Signature/ Amatus / >> Hey Steve, hows the Mustang running? > > Which one? > > <G> > Steve > The one with the "pony interior" Neither the '66 or '67 have the pony interior and I have been remiss in taking them out for exercise. The '99 Saleen does have ponies on the seats and I have 'warmed' it up a few times this summer <G>. I'm probably going to sell the '67 since I just bought another money pit...I mean boat (1990 23' Wellcraft cuddy, I'm not paying $40K for a new one!). ;-) Steve shows drift in lower front teeth http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0100cx0.jpg teeth closed. what the world normally sees when I smile. http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6108/img0099yq9.jpg shows how the upper and lower canines meet. http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7452/img0098qr6.jpg Please, if you are an orthodontist, comment on my drifting teeth. Why would I go through the torture of getting my teeth straightened as a kid only to let them drift and let this be like this for 25 yrs. Why did no one ever tell me . WHy didnt I even notice??? Laterals are pushed out by the lower teeth. Centrals have opened up a diastema consistent with being pushed out by the lower teeth. CLENCHER Signature/ Amatus / > shows drift in lower front teeth > http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0100cx0.jpg [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > kid only to let them drift and let this be like this for 25 yrs. Why > did no one ever tell me . WHy didnt I even notice??? Do you mean upper teeth have pushed laterals? Does lateral mean canine? I am a nervous person if that is what you mean by clencher. Thanks for your fast response.:) > Laterals are pushed out by the lower teeth. Centrals have opened up a > diastema consistent with being pushed out by the lower teeth. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > - Show quoted text - A clencher will squeeze upper and lower teeth together with great force, especially while sleeping. If the clencher only has vertical force, the person tends to wake up with headaches and get a few migraines every month. If the clencher squeezes and works the lower jaw side to side (very common), they will crack teeth, break fillings, split off hunks of teeth, etc. If the clencher squeezes and works forward and back with the lower jaw, they will gradually push the upper front teeth forward. This typically will open up gaps between teeth as well as tipping the front teeth outward. The teeth next to your cuspids are tipped out and I remember seeing small gaps between teeth on the image. The image with your teeth touching shows the lower teeth in perfect position to push and tip these laterals out. Teeth do NOT move just for the fun of it. Something has to push (or pull) them. Signature/ Amatus / > Do you mean upper teeth have pushed laterals? Does lateral mean > canine? I am a nervous person if that is what you mean by clencher. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> - Show quoted text - > A clencher will squeeze upper and lower teeth together with great force, > especially while sleeping. If the clencher only has vertical force, the [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Interesting. I didnt even realize I had problems with my top teeth. Do you have any comment on how my bottom teeth have drifted to the left(and out) leaving a gap(almost big enough for a tooth) beside the right bottom canine? Thanks again:) http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/148/img0087rz8.jpg http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9717/img0080pz4.jpg http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1677/img0098up8.jpg Not without a set of plaster models in my hands. Signature/ Amatus / >> A clencher will squeeze upper and lower teeth together with great force, >> especially while sleeping. If the clencher only has vertical force, the [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] > > http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1677/img0098up8.jpg |
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