Pull Them Now Or Wait?

[Cobbler]

I had to take my daughter to the orthodontist a few days ago, and I was left with a decision. There are two teeth at the top coming in at an unnatural angle. She has to have a lot of hardware put in her mouth, and part of that will help make space for those two teeth to possibly correct themselves. Possibly. There no guarantees.

So, do I pull the teeth now, or wait to see if the spacers do their job?

 

[freshfoodie]

I would wait and see if the spacers work. A lot of the time they do. I had the same problem when I was younger and it worked out for me. There is no sense in pulling perfectly good teeth after all if you don't have to.

 

[aunaturel]

If you need to make room, why wouldn't they pull back teeth instead? Unless there is a lot of gaps already, spacers will likely not help a lot if the teeth are going crooked, because that's usually a sign that there is a lack of space.

 

[lolli]

I would wait to see if the spacers work first. Poor kiddo! I would hate having my teeth pulled if it wasn't necessary! How old is your daughter?

 

[chabella]

I think I would wait as well, I know spacers can work and I still kick myself for not getting one. Over a decade ago I had one removed by a very sloppy dentist who never mentioned what spacers were. Since I never knew I needed one until after the fact I waited a bit too long and its been a pain trying to correct what should have been something simple.