We need more teeth free#

The graft serves as a scaffold to encourage new bone to grow. We may try to prevent this by placing a bone graft in the empty socket immediately after removing the tooth. When a tooth is no longer there the supporting bone doesn't receive this stimulation and may ultimately reduce in volume. This is because when we chew the forces generated by the teeth stimulates bone replacement growth. At the same time we want to preserve the bone that once supported the teeth we've extracted. Ideally, we'll remove the target teeth some time before we apply braces to give the gums a chance to heal. The first bicuspids are the most frequent choices for removal: they're located behind the cuspids or eyeteeth (the pointed teeth right under the eyes). The ideal candidates are those that are near to the teeth we wish to move but not highly visible.

We need more teeth free#

A lack of space is the main reason teeth come in misaligned.Д«efore we can correct this, we'll need to free up space to allow for tooth movement by removing one or more of the existing teeth. This may be necessary if there are too many teeth on a dental arch for its capacity, a situation called crowding. In this case, the вЂњsomethingвЂќ to gain is a straighter, more attractive smile the вЂњsomethingвЂќ you may have to part with is a few teeth.

It's actually a practical consideration that could arise in orthodontics.

No, that isn't the latest viral meme on the Internet. вЂњTo gain something, sometimes you have to give up something else.вЂќ