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A unique teeth filing procedure has been used to create a perfect smile since 200 years ago. At that time, such a unique treatment was used to prevent caries by completely removing damaged hard tissues. Now the technology is actively used in dentistry to eliminate aesthetic defects and straighten teeth.

Filing is recommended for patients whose one or more teeth differ in size or stand out from the general row. A popular indication for the procedure is the presence of small chips on the fangs or incisors.

Fang extensions - why do people go for it and is the risk justified?

Young people are trying to “keep up with fashion.”
To achieve their goals, young people sometimes neglect the safety of their health. They strive to stand out from the crowd and be modern. Informal teenagers, especially those who consider themselves goths, try to follow fashion and grow fangs. This can be done with the help of modern dentistry. This desire arises, in most cases, in adolescents aged 14–20 years. It is rare to meet an older person who strives to grow fangs. Currently, tooth enlargement occurs using several methods.

What could be the motivation?

Fangs can be extended or restored for dental reasons or for beauty.

For medical purposes, canine extensions are necessary for the following purposes:

the enamel is damaged or has microcracks;
the tooth has damage from deep caries or the hard tissue has suffered mechanical damage;
the tooth wears out with age;
for defects that cannot be corrected aesthetically;
There is pronounced pigmentation on the enamel.

In order to improve (change) their appearance, each person makes an independent decision about the advisability of growing fangs.

Over the past few years, this procedure has only gained popularity. Patients are confident that restoration of certain teeth can correct their facial expression and make their smile more mysterious and unusual. They are confident that they will acquire a certain charm and novelty.

In most cases, manipulations on the fangs are performed only for decorative aesthetics.

Contraindications

Restrictions that future “vampires” should take into account:

work will not be carried out with periodontitis;
The patient will also receive a refusal if the bite is incorrect, if the load when eating food is not distributed evenly;
extension is impossible if the canine is severely damaged, in this case a crown is put on;
with irregular oral care;
if you are allergic to the material used;
deep caries;
If the enamel wears out too much, extensions will be ineffective.

Now let’s imagine what would happen if the treatment of crowding began with lingual braces:

Yes, if the patient had rejected the aligners as a way to correct the bite, then, apparently, the choice would have fallen on lingual braces (considering that initially the patient did not want visible methods of correction)

When choosing lingual appliances as a treatment, I assume that the treatment would be more difficult for the patient.

Considering his increased anxiety and scrupulousness:

he would not be able to get used to the violation of diction when wearing lingual braces (a lisp, which would definitely be present), and for him this would be a very important aspect associated with constant communication at work,
he would not be satisfied with his oral hygiene, pain and discomfort when getting used to the braces system (more pronounced than the sensations with aligners),
he would not be happy with the constant discomfort for his tongue.

Therefore, both the patient and I are very pleased with the aligners - our choice of treatment method and are satisfied with the results obtained!

Your orthodontist, Olesya Ageeva

What does modern dentistry offer?

When growing teeth, in particular fangs, depending on the situation, three methods are used.

Direct method

The growth occurs in the oral cavity.
Various materials are used for dental reconstruction. The material is applied in layers to the prepared tooth. The thickness is selected based on the patient’s wishes. After the procedure is completed, the hardened material is polished and brought to perfection.

The procedure takes a minimal amount of time, no more than one hour per tooth. When growing two fangs, the time spent will be about one and a half hours. The work will be carried out sequentially, which will save time.

Installation of veneers and other overlays

The main work takes place in the dental laboratory.

Veneers are very thin plates made of dental material that resemble enamel in properties. Tooth surface

prepared, after which the plates are glued to a special solution.

Instead of veneers, you can install lumineers. They are similar to tooth enamel, and thanks to a special production technology, their thickness is reduced to 0.3 mm.

Such plates are classified as aesthetic dentistry. With their help you can hide imperfections in your teeth. Masks chips, cracks and stains on tooth enamel.

Installation of crowns

Crowns are selected according to the required size and shape, which is determined by the orthopedic dentist. The production is carried out by a dental technician.

When choosing a crown, you can choose the material from which future fangs will be made. There are also several ways to install the finished product.

The most popular crowns:

Metal-ceramic . A thin layer of ceramic is applied to the metal, which allows the tooth to look more natural.
Ceramic . They are made from zirconium dioxide and have the same characteristics as metal.

You can install a crown:

on your treated tooth;
if the tooth root is preserved, then it can be installed on a stump tab;
you can mount the pin and put it on it.

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You can grow fangs by no more than 4 mm using a crown. With a more massive build-up, the oral mucosa and tongue will be injured. Permanent injuries can lead to disastrous results, including the formation of a tumor.

A little theory:

Dentists, and especially we, orthodontists, very often use the term “Occlusion”, which is incomprehensible to many. Don't be alarmed, everything is very simple. I'll explain now.

Occlusion

- nothing more than the contact of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.

In the modern world of dentistry, the understanding of occlusion is complex and includes the relationship of teeth, masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints. And we always look at the bite precisely from the point of view of the function of the bite or its violation - bite dysfunction.

We consider occlusion as any contact between the incisal edges or chewing surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth.

Why are these contacts between teeth so important?

Besides the fact that crooked teeth themselves look ugly and unaesthetic, but seriously, occlusion is very important in order to provide you with competent and optimal treatment. If you look carefully in the mirror at your teeth, at their contact with each other, you will see that the teeth have tubercles at the end, which are called fissure-tubercle contacts. And correct, stable occlusion is ensured by multiple uniform fissure-tubercle contacts of the lateral teeth, which are characterized by the presence of antagonistic cusp slopes on the occlusal surface of the contacts.

Cool and difficult with tuberculate contacts?

We’re done with the theory)) I’ll just note that correct occlusal contacts provide axial load on the teeth (we will see this in the photo of our patient), create stable central occlusion and eliminate overload of the tissues around the tooth - the periodontium.

For us orthodontists, occlusion is the central point of treatment, which should generally be aimed at optimizing the occlusal relationship of the patient's teeth with each other.

Molars are the 6th, 7th and 8th molars. Molars are also called molars, respectively. In the photo above it’s the molars. They perform the most important function in the human body - chewing and grinding food, which is why dentists often call them “chewing”. But the most harmful of the molars are the eights, or “wisdom teeth,” which can greatly harm the patient when they erupt.

So in this case, the “wisdom teeth” of the lower jaw had a fairly strong negative impact on the patient’s lower jaw, practically pushing the canine out of its place in the dentition. So, let's see.

Weighing the Pros and Cons

In most cases, canine extensions are an aesthetic need. Only in rare cases is such a procedure necessary for medical reasons and it is carried out using artificial material. In many cases, it is simply necessary to restore the appearance of the tooth.

Vampire fangs are a tribute to fashion; they are common in some subcultures among young people.

What does reconstruction give:

aesthetic indicators increase, the smile becomes natural, snow-white and beautiful;
durability of materials;
the ability to completely restore a tooth, even if some part is missing, the main requirement is the presence of a healthy root and the presence of bone tissue in the required volume;
you can change your smile, appearance and image.

high cost of the procedure;
there is no one hundred percent guarantee for a long-term result; the fang can break due to improper care or when chewing hard food;
The procedure cannot be carried out if the root is slightly damaged.

What do extended fangs look like for girls and guys in real life:

Long-term consequences after treatment

Patients often experience complications after nerve removal. This is due to many factors: lack of diagnosis, poor quality treatment, incorrect diagnosis, etc. Main consequences:

poor canal filling. A loose filling leads to the re-emergence of bacteria that extend beyond the tooth root. A cyst forms, due to which the tooth is often removed;
tool fragments. The complex anatomy of the canals and low-quality instruments can lead to its failure.
removal of material beyond the root apex. If the filling material is chosen incorrectly or there is too much of it, it extends beyond the root.
Tooth perforation occurs due to aggressive processing.

To avoid such complications, doctors at the SDent clinic recommend contacting us for medical help, as we have a staff of highly qualified doctors, an equipped X-ray room and advanced equipment!

Features of care

To increase the service life of artificial fangs, they must be properly cared for.

Care instructions:

Do not use cleaning products with abrasive particles;
A toothbrush should be used with soft or medium hardness;
smoking and large amounts of coffee can damage dental material;
You need to brush your teeth at least twice a day;
To increase the service life of the products, you should visit the dentist twice a year and conduct a preventive examination; if necessary, the doctor will polish the fangs and cover them with a protective varnish.

It is impossible to grow fangs professionally at home. To increase the size or restore a tooth, special dental materials are required. You will also need equipment to harden the drug.

But at home you can make temporary vampire teeth from scrap materials.

General recommendations after treatment

You can eat and drink immediately after treatment;
Until the anesthesia wears off, you should not eat rough food;
in the days following treatment on the side of the diseased tooth, do not chew rough, hard food;
in some cases, anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, and oral baths are prescribed;
If a temporary filling falls out, consult a doctor immediately;
If pain occurs after placing a temporary filling, also consult a doctor immediately.

After the anesthesia wears off, the patient may feel discomfort in the area of the treated tooth. If pain, throbbing, or swelling occurs, you should consult a dentist.

Cost of the procedure

The cost of the extension procedure depends on several factors:

complexity of the chosen method;
cost of the material used;
the prestige of the clinic;
specialist qualifications.

The price range is between 4-40 thousand rubles per tooth. Cosmetic restoration will cost around 5 thousand rubles. If preliminary treatment of caries or other additional dental services is necessary, the cost will increase.

Installing crowns will cost more, but the cost will directly depend on the material chosen. Simple metal ceramics will cost 4 thousand rubles, and a completely ceramic tooth will cost no less than 20 thousand.

The most expensive material for fang extensions is veneer. Its cost will be from 25 thousand per tooth.

Before you decide to take such a serious step, you should think everything over carefully and weigh the pros and cons. You can make an outwardly beautiful shell, but harm your health. The decision to enlarge fangs is strictly individual; there cannot be one opinion.

Why do you need to grow fangs?

The main task of the dentist is to recreate damaged tissues, replace lost teeth and restore their structure using onlays made of composite materials or prosthetics. After dental surgery, your smile should look as natural as possible. Anterior teeth augmentation is indicated in the following cases:

presence of chips and cracks;
cracks and damage to enamel;
congenital weakness of tooth enamel;
wear of the enamel due to age-related changes;
curvature of teeth and their irregular growth;
pathological bite;
traumatic injury;
generalized caries;
the formation of spots and defects of various sizes, shapes and colors on the enamel surface.

Contraindications

List of restrictions to the procedure:

inflammation of the gum tissue;
the upper incisors significantly cover the lower ones;
direct bite, which causes abrasion of the chewing surfaces of the lateral and cutting edges of the front teeth;
chronic inflammatory disease of the pulp;
absence of molars, which leads to uneven distribution of chewing load;
bruxism;
hypersensitivity to composite materials and dentin adhesives;
deep subgingival destruction of the root part of the canine;
tooth destruction by more than 30%;
metal and metal-ceramic crowns on antagonist teeth;
the patient has a pacemaker;
extension cannot be done on milk and permanent teeth, in which the processes of root formation and tissue mineralization are not completed.

Indications for nerve removal

Caries has reached the pulp. Initially, caries appears on the enamel, then moves to dentin, then to the pulp. Inflammation increases: acute pain occurs. To eliminate the pain and save the tooth, you need to remove the nerve.
Injuries of various types: impact, fracture, chip. With such mechanical impact, traumatic pulpitis develops. The integrity of the tooth is damaged, the infection penetrates into the pulp. Inflammation occurs and pain appears. Treatment involves removing the nerve.
Retrograde infection. When inflammation occurs at the apex of the tooth root, it then spreads to the nerve.
Orthopedic treatment. Before placing a crown, in some clinical cases it is necessary to remove the nerves. To avoid complications, a severely damaged tooth is first treated: the nerves are removed.
Asymptomatic pulpitis (chronic). The patient does not have acute pain, but the nerve is infected. The patient's complaints may include mild pain in the past.

Extension methods

When choosing a method of extension, the dentist takes into account the degree of destruction of the canine and the patient’s wishes regarding the cost of medical services. Modern orthopedic dentistry offers several options:

microprosthetics using ceramic inlays (from 10 to 15 thousand rubles);
installation of veneers and lumineers (from 20 to 30 thousand rubles);
artificial crown (from 5 to 10 thousand rubles);
implantation (from 70 to 120 thousand rubles).

The extension is done directly in the oral cavity. Dental therapists have photopolymers (light-curing filling materials) in their arsenal. The material is applied to the prepared tooth in layers. The thickness is selected based on the anatomy of the dental system. The hardened material is ground and polished. The duration of the procedure is no more than one hour per extended tooth. Fangs grow in one and a half to two hours.

Restoration with installation of veneers

Veneers are porcelain or composite plates that replace the vestibular layer of teeth. Lumineers, or ceramic veneers, are much thinner and are fixed without grinding down the fangs. Using plates that are indistinguishable from real tooth enamel, you can mask aesthetic defects, microcracks and hide uneven tooth coloring. Artificial teeth made from veneers will last no more than ten years.

Installation of an artificial crown

If the canine is severely damaged, the patient is offered to undergo extensions using crowns, which restore the anatomical shape of the tooth. If there is no history of hypersensitivity to metals, classic metal-ceramic crowns are used. An alternative to them are crowns made of ceramics and zirconium oxide.

The restoration is carried out in stages: first, the dentist prepares the surface of the tooth, grinding and eliminating the affected areas on the outer walls; At the second stage, an impression, or impression, of the tooth is taken. Metal-ceramic crowns are one and a half times cheaper than artificial ones.

Stages of the procedure

Artistic restoration of fangs is not complete without a complex of preparatory therapy and preventive measures.
Preparation can be divided into 2 types of procedures – general preparatory and direct mandatory. The first are carried out at the request of the patient and if there are indications, and the second represent a preliminary part of the restoration of tooth tissue. The dentist pays attention to the condition of the oral cavity, dental tissue and gums. Professional scaling, plaque removal, and cavity treatment may be necessary before fangs can be made. Then an impression of the future canine is made. Using an impression, the appropriate shape and size are determined.

An important stage in growing fangs is preparation. This procedure, which involves removing (grinding) the surface dental tissues, is necessary for high-quality adhesion of the composite to natural tissue. Preparation requires extreme caution: the doctor must sharpen the structure so as not to injure the deep layers of bone tissue.

The listed methods have obvious advantages over implantation and prosthetics. Extension is actively practiced in pediatric dentistry.

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Do you really need lingual braces to treat crowded teeth as your doctor advises?

Are you ready to carry this pile of iron in the form of braces - even cool lingual ones - in your mouth for the entire duration of treatment (a year or two)?
Rub your tongue against them, polish them until they shine, eliminating pieces of food? You will definitely be rubbing not covertly, but clearly, unpleasantly and constantly. Braces are uncomfortable and not aesthetically pleasing. You can have a high-quality consultation with our orthodontists and understand - what if your case of crowded teeth can be perfectly cured with aligners? If aligners can do it, then why subject yourself to self-torture with braces? So, we offer consultation on crowded teeth. Useful for you. The Star Smile company operates in more than 70 cities of Russia and will be able to offer you competent consultation with an orthodontist in your city.

Take the first step towards comfortable treatment.

Is it possible to grow fangs at home?

To restore the mineral composition of the tooth and the density of damaged enamel, special compounds with calcium and fluoride are applied. This process is called remineralization.

Options for applying remineralizing compounds:

applications using wax matrices, trays and gels;
brushing with Japanese toothpastes;
professional remineralization in the dentist’s office;
use of fluoride-containing drugs.

The last two methods cannot be repeated at home. Remineralization in dental clinics is not only the replenishment of missing minerals, but also the prevention of caries.

I'm not a fan of the vampire subculture, but I've long dreamed of slightly lengthening my fangs. I want to find an experienced dentist who will do it carefully and efficiently, and I won’t look like the wife of Count Dracula

I never understood why fangs should be lengthened without indication. My tooth was broken, the dentist restored it with veneers. He did it so well that you couldn’t tell by looking that the tooth was partially artificial.