Treatments for Congenitally Missing Teeth
If you are missing your lateral incisors, your second premolars, or any other teeth, then there are a few treatment options.
Getting an implant to replace your missing tooth is probably the treatment of choice. An implant has a root that integrates with your jaw bone and a crown to make it look like your natural tooth.
The next best option would be to get a bridge. A bridge is like three crowns connected together. The two teeth adjacent to the missing tooth are cut for dental crowns. The bridge is then placed onto those two adjacent teeth. The bridge has a fake tooth that connects to two crowned teeth and fills in the empty space from the congenitally missing tooth.
Another option for replacing a congenitally missing tooth would be to get a removable partial denture. This is an appliance that you can put in and take out of your mouth. It rests on your natural teeth and your gums and has teeth on it that replace the congenitally missing teeth.
Conclusion
Congenitally missing teeth is not as rare as you may have guessed. The causes of this phenomenon vary and there are also multiple treatments available if you are missing one or more of your teeth.
Do you have any questions about congenitally missing teeth? Did you have congenitally missing teeth? If so, did you do anything to fill in the empty space? I’d love to hear your questions, comments, and stories in the comments section below.