Re: chipped teeth from bad bite

[Guest guest]

> I was wondering if there are any of you who have front teeth

chipped

> from having a bad bite. Mine were niether over bite or underbite,

> but top teeth on top of bottom and have chipped. Would they crown

my

> teeth before putting on braces or wait until after surgery. I am

> getting insurance in April and then going to a ortho. I have known

I

> need surgery for many years, but until I found this group I thought

> there was no hope that insurance would cover it. I thank you all

> more than I could ever say. Patti

Hi Patti,

I need two crowns on my top front teeth, also. I broke both of them

when I fell while pregnant, klutz that I am. The dentist, OS and

ortho were all in agreement that the crowns should wait until after

surgery and postsurgery orthodontia were completed. I'm just getting

around to having it done now and my op was August '02.

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

While I don't really know the answer to this one, I suspect that it's

individual and depends on how bad the damage is.

I know that my ortho, my surgeon, and my general dentist would all

love to see me get crowns at least from canine to canine on top.

However, nobody's offered a free program, so that's on hold for a

while.

It may well become medically and or dentally necessesary. Those teeth

are full of shallow composite fillings, which have washed out at

least one time already. I suspect that there is little structure

remaining, and that will provide the dental reason for the crowning,

eventually, in which case I hope for some help, at least, from the

insurance company.

If I were you, I'd think I would want a team -- an ortho, surgeon and

general dentist (and any other specialists, such as endo or perio,

who might be involved) making the evaluations and conferring on the

decisions. I find dentists all very willing to consult with each

other on these matters of mixed treatments, and am grateful that they

are.

Cammie

> > I was wondering if there are any of you who have front teeth

> chipped

> > from having a bad bite. Mine were niether over bite or underbite,

> > but top teeth on top of bottom and have chipped. Would they crown

> my

> > teeth before putting on braces or wait until after surgery. I am

> > getting insurance in April and then going to a ortho. I have

known

> I

> > need surgery for many years, but until I found this group I

thought

> > there was no hope that insurance would cover it. I thank you all

> > more than I could ever say. Patti

>

> Hi Patti,

>

> I need two crowns on my top front teeth, also. I broke both of

them

> when I fell while pregnant, klutz that I am. The dentist, OS and

> ortho were all in agreement that the crowns should wait until after

> surgery and postsurgery orthodontia were completed. I'm just

getting

> around to having it done now and my op was August '02.

>

>

> Cheryl