When I went for braces in my mid-40's I had one of the four front teeth removed right in the front of my bite because they were basically the wrong size and too crowded. One had slipped behind the other and it was creating problems with the gum line, facilitating bone loss in the area, etc.
They numbed it up, pulled it out root and all and that was it. I went and go the braces on the top half my mouth on the same day. I did a sort of double whammy to myself in that I wanted the tooth pulled and braces handled asap as the teeth being aligned would close the gap in the front of my face quickly.
I have good circulation and I'm in good health so everything closed up in terms of clotting and healed very quickly. I'm very happy with the result.
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