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I have a peg tooth and I am getting a cap on it, I believe. What is the procedure of doing this since it is the number 2 tooth on the top left.

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hi,

A peg shaped lateral incisor can be restored to a proper shape by getting a cap on it.

Since your tooth is peg shaped ,there is not much of tooth reduction that has to performed.Your dentist would just prepare a finish line by slightly grinding down your tooth.Once an adequate shape has been acheived,your dentist would then take your impressions.The replicated models of your teeth would then be sent to a laboratory where the cap/veneer would be fabricated.Your dentist would properly select the shade of your tooth so that the end product would be as natural as possible.

The prepared cap/veneer would then be placed on to the prepared tooth and fitted in position by using certain cements/adhesives.

The cap fabrication would take a few days time during which your dentist would probably place a temporary cap on the prepared tooth.

Hope this answers your questions...

please let me know,if you would like to know more about this...

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