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A permanent solution when permanent teeth don’t erupt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Typically a patient will lose primary (baby) teeth as the permanent teeth in the bone below develops and matures, pushing the primary tooth out of its way. In the case where there is a\u00a0congenitally missing permanent tooth, the primary tooth may be retained for an indefinite period of time. However, in the case of a retained primary baby tooth,\u00a0it is common that the roots of the primary tooth degrades into the bone and becomes loose, ultimately\u00a0needing to be replaced with either implant dentistry or crown and bridge dentistry.<\/p>\n

Prior to meeting me, this patient had some of her retained baby\u00a0teeth replaced by a bridge (upper left) and others replaced by implants (lower left). She was experiencing problems with both types of restorative solutions with packing food around the gum-line. \u00a0The core issue was that the restorations had not accounted for the difference in width between the missing permanent premolar, and the retained primary tooth.\u00a0 As a result, the emergence profile was not symmetric between the remaining teeth, and food was getting trapped between the restorative material and the gums. \u00a0We redesigned the lower implant crowns, to create a healthy symmetry at the gum-line (see X-ray). \u00a0We also replaced the upper bridge with implant-crowns, designing\u00a0the full adult contour of what her permanent teeth would have looked like. \u00a0She can confidently chew with the new implant crowns as though they were her own teeth.<\/p>\n

\"Pre-treatment<\/a>
Pre-treatment photo: upper left bridge to replace missing permanent tooth. Note short gum height.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Post-treatment<\/a>
Post-treatment photo: dental implant to replace missing permanent tooth. Adult contour of gum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Radiograph<\/a>
Radiograph showing asymmetrical contours between implant crowns and adjacent teeth. Lower left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lab<\/a>
Lab view: new implant crowns with broad contacts to prevent food entrapment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Post-treatment radiograph showing improved contours between implant crowns and adjacent teeth. Lower left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For more cases like this, see our FlickR page at\u00a0https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/drcaughey\/sets\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A permanent solution when permanent teeth don’t erupt Typically a patient will lose primary (baby) teeth as the permanent teeth in the bone below develops and matures, pushing the primary tooth out of its way. 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