Re: Impacted canines, anyone?

[Guest guest]

I didn't, but I have had friends who did.

Some folks have had them pulled down -- this required a procedure

(generally done by the oral surgeon) to make an incision, uncover the

teeth and cement a button on them. Then a little chain was used to

attach the buttons to the archwire (best I remember) and by a process

of shortening the chain, the canines were pulled down and then

positioned the regular way, using brackets. (The ones who had this

procedure swore that it sounds worse than it was, even one person who

had to have the teeth uncovered surgically twice.)

If, however, the teeth were " ankylosed " or so firmly attached to the

bone so that they can't be moved, they were removed, and replaced

eventually with a denture of some sort.

Good luck.

Cammie

> Has anyone of you had impacted canines on adult age and what did

you

> have done with them?

> My ortho wants to try and pull mine in line with my other teeth

after

> SARPE. If the canines won't move, they will probably do another

> surgery and remove them. Experiences, anyone?

[Guest guest]

I didn't, but I have had friends who did.

Some folks have had them pulled down -- this required a procedure

(generally done by the oral surgeon) to make an incision, uncover the

teeth and cement a button on them. Then a little chain was used to

attach the buttons to the archwire (best I remember) and by a process

of shortening the chain, the canines were pulled down and then

positioned the regular way, using brackets. (The ones who had this

procedure swore that it sounds worse than it was, even one person who

had to have the teeth uncovered surgically twice.)

If, however, the teeth were " ankylosed " or so firmly attached to the

bone so that they can't be moved, they were removed, and replaced

eventually with a denture of some sort.

Good luck.

Cammie

> Has anyone of you had impacted canines on adult age and what did

you

> have done with them?

> My ortho wants to try and pull mine in line with my other teeth

after

> SARPE. If the canines won't move, they will probably do another

> surgery and remove them. Experiences, anyone?