I had a baby TOP canine tooth pulled out in 2005, the adult tooth is barely HALF way growing back....?

What could be causing it to grow back so slow? I didn't realize I still had a baby tooth til my dentist pointed it out. He pulled it and the adult tooth is only half way in and still going, but what could be taking it so long? Can braces pull it down?

I had a baby TOP canine tooth pulled out in 2005, the adult tooth is barely HALF way growing back....?
1st of all whats ur age? because permanent upper canines erupt by the age of 10 to 11 years(+/- 1 or 2 years). its good that if ur above this age, that the tooth was pulled out. if a milk(primary) tooth does not shed on its own then the underlying permanent tooth either tries to erupt in abnormal manner or it becomes lodged inside and takes time to erupt. in your case, more of a bone or soft tissue must be present between the tooth and the oral cavity. hence the tooth requires more effort to push its way to come into the mouth. your dentist would wait for sometime and will observe periodically if the tooth is erupting properly or not. if no change is seen from the current situation then using braces is the solution to bring the tooth in proper position.


hope this helps


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Reply:yes they can put an anchor on the tooth and attach it to braces to pull it down into place much quicker.
Reply:For the best answer ask your dentist.
Reply:i too had a top baby canine tooth (right side to be exact), but i don't remember if i pulled it out or it came out by itself, or if the dentist pulled it out. my permanent canine took a while to come out. before i got my braces, my canine was sort of on my gums and i had to pull my teeth (on each side, the ones after the canine on top so that there would be space for it). i didn't count how long it took my tooth to go into the socket.





today, my canine is still not in its socket and i've had braces for almost 2 months. i can see a little difference, but i guess it'll take a while and a couple of tightening sessions on my braces to finally get it in the socket.





so...since you are worried about your canine, you should ask your dentist if he could refer you to an orthodontist and see what the ortho says. if you're willing to wear braces or whatever is available, and if you have the money, then go for it.



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