Tiger teeth refer to fangs with dislocated lips and protruding dental arches. Because the crown of the tree is large and the roots are long, it looks particularly ugly when it sticks out to support its lips. People want to have their tiger teeth pulled out just to look good. But this is very wrong. How are tiger teeth formed? How to correct it?

What is the cause of the formation of tiger teeth?

The appearance of canine teeth is mainly caused by the insufficient position of canine teeth. Generally, canine teeth erupt later than their front and rear teeth (incisors and the first pair of canine teeth). Teeth that erupt early can occupy the position of canine teeth because of too many teeth or underdeveloped maxilla, that is, the eruption space of permanent teeth is insufficient, resulting in "canine teeth"

What role does tiger tooth play?

In fact, the role of tiger teeth is very important. It can chop up food when chewing, which is of great significance for maintaining the normal fullness of the face at the corner of maxillary dentition. If it is easily removed, it will inevitably affect its function and beauty.

What kind of treatment does tiger tooth usually have?

Try to keep the fangs and return to their normal positions. Generally, you can go to the orthodontics department of the hospital or children's dentistry for corrective treatment. For example, although the gap between fangs is insufficient, the gap can be enlarged first, and then the fangs can be discharged into the dental arch. If the gap is insufficient, the gap can be increased by tooth extraction. Note that at this time, the fangs are not pulled out, but the first pair of fangs behind the fangs are pulled out to obtain a gap to discharge the fangs.