{"id":39,"date":"2011-08-20T10:03:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T14:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drszarek.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2011-09-01T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T14:34:27","slug":"snap-on-smile-ok-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drszarek.com\/blog\/snap-on-smile-ok-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap-On Smile OK for children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>My 9-year-old son has a severely chipped front tooth. It is almost broken in half. We had it fixed, but the repair broke off a week later. The root is not damaged, just the tooth. I am wondering if the Snap-On Smile will work for him until he is old enough to have it capped.<br \/>\n&#8211; Janelle from Boston<\/p>\n<p>Janelle,<\/p>\n<p>This is a rare instance in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drszarek.com\/snap-on-smile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snap-On Smile<\/a> is not a good choice.<\/p>\n<p>First, by doing a Snap-On Smile you are still leaving him with a tooth that is broken. The Snap-On Smile will only fix the cosmetic issues, not the problems he will have with bite. You need to have a competent dentist fix this tooth permanently, either with porcelain or composite. And, this must be done in such a way that it doesn\u2019t get in the way of his bite.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the dental issues, there are three main concerns when it comes to doing a Snap-On Smile for a young child:<br \/>\n1. Because it is worn over the teeth it will be bulky.<br \/>\n2. Young children are likely to lose the appliance and these are significantly more expensive than, say, a retainer.<br \/>\n3. At age 9, your son is in what is known as a mixed dentition stage, meaning he has both baby teeth and permanent teeth, with the permanent teeth still coming in. As a result, the fit of something like a Snap-On Smile is going to change, \u00a0maybe as often as every couple of months. The appliance may also get in the way of erupting teeth.<\/p>\n<p>I would be most concerned about finding a different dentist to do the tooth repair. The first repair did not break off because of anything related to your son&#8217;s age; it broke because it got in the way of his bite and was improperly done.<\/p>\n<p>I would seek out the services of a qualified cosmetic dentist&#8212;something with specific training and experience in cosmetic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drszarek.com\/Dental-bonding\/\" target=\"_blank\">dental bonding<\/a>&#8212;to do a permanent repair of this tooth. That may cost more than the average dental procedure, but likely less than the Snap-On Smile would have.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drszarek.com\/Cosmetic-dentist\/\" target=\"_blank\">cosmetic dentistry<\/a> on our main website: Lowell Cosmetic Dentistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, My 9-year-old son has a severely chipped front tooth. It is almost broken in half. We had it fixed, but the repair broke off a week later. The root is not damaged, just the tooth. 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