Fig.1 As mentioned earlier, Mrs. Tai is scared of dentistry.  Upon persuasion, she has got two implants (I).  The new left implant (below white *) is too close to 2nd molar (2), as compared to the right side.  The space for two missing teeth (two white *) is smaller than that of the right two teeth (two black *), because the left 2nd molar has moved forward.  Red lines are drawn on the back surface of the top and bottom 2nd molars for comparison between the right and left.  Therefore, the shifted molar should move to where it belongs. Return to main article

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/04/2012, last revision 10/05/2012