Getting teeth pulled up?

Question

Last year, I got two teeth pulled. For some reason, only one has grown in a decent amount, while the other isn't even poking through, and mind you, it's been a year. Tomorrow I'm going to the orthodontist and they said they are going to try to pull the teeth up... has anybody had this happen before? And is it painful (be specific on the pain thing)?

Answer 1

The tooth that hasn't erupted yet is probably impacted, or stuck behind another tooth.  What they normally need to do in this case is to "uncover" the tooth and they bond (like how they bond the braces to your teeth) a little chain to the tooth.  They then attach the chain to your braces and "pull" the tooth into alignment.

This is a fairly common procedure.  Depending on where the tooth is, when they uncover the tooth (under your gum), you will be anesthetized but it might be a little sore afterwards (probably less sore than getting a tooth removed though), and when they are pulling the tooth into place, it shouldn't be much more difficult than when you have your braces adjusted.  You'll feel some pressure but it shouldn't hurt.

Hope that clarifies things a bit...