Which teeth are extracted for ortho?

Which teeth are extracted depends on the patient’s specific case, but generally, the premolars (the 4th and 5th teeth in order from the front) are the most likely to be removed. In some cases, a back molar may be removed in addition, or instead, of the premolars.

Is premolar extraction necessary?

Premolar extraction may be a necessary step to take during a preparation for an orthodontic procedure. Namely, removing premolars may be necessary and even inevitable in order to preserve and optimize the overall function of a patient’s teeth and jaw.

What was the use of dental extractions in the past?

Historically, dental extractions have been used to treat a variety of illnesses. Before the discovery of antibiotics, chronic tooth infections were often linked to a variety of health problems, and therefore removal of a diseased tooth was a common treatment for various medical conditions.

Can a tooth be extracted and replaced at the same time?

Ideally a tooth that is extracted should be replaced, particularly if it has an opposing tooth. A possible thing is that teeth will drift and the bottom tooth will erupt into the space, sometimes the adjacent teeth will tip backwards.

When to replace a missing upper left Tooth?

Your upper left tooth has now been missing for a year and your dentist tells you he/she has seen no shifting or tooth movement in the last year. Ideally a tooth that is extracted should be replaced, particularly if it has an opposing tooth.

How big is a tooth extracted from a 14 year old?

two extracted teeth from a 14-year-old male, compared against a £1 coin, which has a diameter of 22.50 millimetres (0.89 inches) A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone.

What are the benefits of replacing an extracted tooth?

The benefits of replacing an extracted tooth are maintaining chewing ability, and stability of the jaw. It also helps to prevent the adjacent teeth from drifting, and the opposing teeth from supererupting.

Why do some people only need half of their teeth removed?

This is because the upper and lower molars do not align perfectly on top of each other; they tend to be a half tooth off. So some teeth are only biting on half of the tooth…. which is often all we need. The lower molars do not over erupt as commonly as the upper molars do when the opposing tooth is removed.

Can a molar be extracted from the top of your mouth?

It is the second from the back molar – on the top. It would be the only tooth extracted, unless the twin molar on the other side of my mouth may also end up needing to go some time later. A friend had one or two molars pulled and she said she is horror stricken over how much movement and play there is in her remaining teeth now.

Which is the first tooth in your mouth?

# 1 is your upper right wisdom tooth. Each tooth then progresses up one number all the way across to the 3rd molar (wisdom tooth) on the left side of the mouth (# 16). #17 will be the lower left wisdom tooth, and counting clockwise, the last tooth will be #32, the lower right wisdom tooth.