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Address: 455A Rodericks Street, Lynnwood, Pretoria
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They main reasons why it is so important to replace missing teeth is to prevent the following:
What does it mean when a tooth becomes over erupted?
When teeth start to erupt, they will move until they meet their opposing tooth in the middle. When a tooth is extracted, the opposing tooth no longer has an opponent to keep it in place and therefore starts to move again. It will then appear as if the tooth is “growing longer”. See the picture to the left.
What does it mean when teeth drift forward or backwards?
In general, your teeth are aligned in such a way that they lie in close contact with one another. When a tooth is removed, space will be available for the adjacent teeth to either collapse forward or backward as illustrated in the picture to the right.
What are the consequences of over erupted and forward/backwards drifted teeth and how long does it take for drifting to occur?
When left too long, the change in position of the teeth can lead to discrepancies in the way the teeth fit into one another.
Tooth drifting can start immediately after extractions and if left for months-years it may be necessary to move the teeth back into their original positions which is costly and time-consuming.
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Address: 455A Rodericks Street, Lynnwood, Pretoria
Telephone: 012 show number
Fax: 086 show number
Email: show email
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