Fixing a Snaggletooth: Causes, Solutions, and How ALIGNERCO Restores Your Smile

Love your snaggletooth’s quirky charm—but hate the oral health risks? Don’t worry because you’re not alone. According to a study, 9 out of 10 Americans have some sort of misalignment.

A single crooked, rotated, or protruding tooth (often a canine) that stands out, maybe smaller or bigger, or overlaps other teeth. It mostly occurs in the upper front teeth but it can occur anywhere in the mouth.

While some individuals consider a snaggletooth a lovely or distinguishing feature, it can cause serious dental issues. However, dentists have made it possible to get rid of a snaggletooth to achieve a perfect smile and avoid oral diseases.

There are multiple treatment options for snaggletooth; we will look at the most common methods used in the United States.

What Causes a Snaggletooth?

You can have a snaggletooth for multiple reasons, but the most common of these are:

Genetics

If several of your family members have snaggletooth, crowded, or misaligned teeth, you may also suffer from this because of your genes. This happens when the size of your jaw and teeth don’t match, i.e. a smaller jaw leading to dental overcrowding.

Delayed tooth loss

Sometimes, one of your baby teeth may take longer than necessary to fall out. This means there will not be enough space for the permanent tooth to grow, causing a snaggletooth.

Habits

Bad habits in your childhood like thumb-sucking, pushing the tongue against teeth, or using a pacifier for too long can affect how teeth grow and lead to misalignment.

Injury

If your milk tooth is damaged or lost too early due to an injury or accident, the adult teeth might not grow properly, leading to crooked teeth.

Risks of Ignoring a Snaggletooth

If you don't fix your snaggletooth on time, it can harm you in the long run. It can lead to serious dental issues including:

1. Oral Health Challenges

A snaggletooth creates tight or awkward spaces in your mouth. These spaces are not reachable for your toothbrush and can be difficult to clean properly, allowing plaque buildup in your mouth. Over time, this can lead to tooth decay and gum disease.

2. Functional Problems

When your upper and lower teeth don't align properly, it can cause an uneven bite. You will have to put extra pressure on certain teeth to bite food. This excessive pressure can cause pain, strain, and discomfort in your jaws while biting or chewing.

3. Self-Confidence Issues

When your misaligned teeth are visible, people notice that, and it affects your confidence. You might try to hide your teeth while speaking, smiling, laughing, and talking, but it's not possible to hide your snaggletooth if it's in your front teeth.

Traditional vs. Modern Solutions

Snaggletooth can be aligned in traditional and modern ways - braces and clear aligners being the top choices.

Traditional Braces

For serious alignment concerns, traditional braces may be a good option. They offer precise control over tooth movement and can handle the most difficult instances. However, you’ll have restrictions on food, you have to wear metal wires for over a year, and all the dentist visits can become expensive.

Cost: Traditional braces may cost $3000-$9000 or even more in the US, depending on the type of braces and dentist you choose.

Time duration: Traditional braces can take 12-24 months or even more depending on the severity of your case.

Wear time: Once fixed, you can not remove your braces. Until you get your teeth aligned, you have to wear them 24/7.

Veneers

Veneers improve the appearance of a snaggletooth by covering the front surface with a thin layer of porcelain or composite material. A small amount of enamel is removed from your tooth to place veneers. While they do not physically shift the teeth, they do provide a rapid and effective cosmetic treatment.

Cost: Veneers may cost between $900 and $2500 per tooth, depending on the type of veneers you choose.

Time duration: Veneers for a snaggletooth may take only a couple of hours to place because they don't align your teeth, they just make them look straight.

Comfort: They are very comfortable and don’t involve any pain.

Clear Aligners

Clear aligners are an affordable and comfortable solution to straighten your teeth, including snaggletooth. Aligners gradually bring your teeth to the right place by applying gentle pressure.

Clear aligners are a modern teeth straightening method in which you have to wear a series of custom-made, transparent braces. They straighten your teeth very precisely and more quickly than traditional braces. The best thing is you can remove them to eat anything you want and to brush your teeth.

Tech Edge: ALIGNERCO uses 3D image technology to make a perfectly fitting set of aligners for you.

Ideal for: Clear aligners are ideal for treating mild to moderate snaggletooth because they offer a gentle, precise, and comfortable way to move your teeth into place.

Types of aligners: ALIGNERCO offers two types of aligners.

• SmileAdvantage All-day aligners: You must wear these aligners for 22 hours daily. You can only remove them to brush your teeth and to eat.
• NightAdvantage Nightlong aligners: You have to wear these aligners for 8-10 hours while sleeping to straighten your teeth.

Cost : You can buy All-day aligners from ALIGNERCO for just and Nightlong aligners for just .

Time duration: Aligners take 4-8 months to align your teeth, depending on the severity of your case and the type of aligners you choose.

Comfort: Clear aligners are comfortable to wear all day, they don't cause any pain or swelling in general, but you might feel a little strain for one or two days when you change your set of aligners.

How ALIGNERCO Fixes Uneven Teeth

Here is the step-by-step procedure for ALIGNERCO teeth straightening.

Free Assessment: The first step in aligning your teeth is to get a free assessment to see if you qualify, which is determined by the severity of your situation.

Choosing Your Plan: If your misalignment can be treated with aligners, you can select the aligner plan of your choice.

Impression kit: You will receive an at-home impression kit to take dental impressions. This will be provided to your address, with instructions for taking your impressions. You will send us these, using the prepaid shipping label provided in the kit.

Custom Aligners: Our expert dentists will make your set of aligners using 3D projection of your impressions to treat misalignments.

Timeline: Wear your aligners for 20-22 hours per day or 8-10 hours per night, depending on the plan you purchased. Keep changing your aligners every ten days. It will take 4-8 months for mild to moderate snaggletooth to move to the desired position.

Benefits of Choosing ALIGNERCO

You might be wondering, when there are so many brands selling aligners, why should you choose ALIGNERCO? Well, there are multiple reasons for it.

Affordable:

ALIGNERCO offers the best quality clear aligners at highly affordable prices. Starting at just $995 (All-day aligners) and going up to $1195 (NightOnly aligners). If you are short on budget, you can also pay in installments.

Fully remote treatment:

ALIGNERCO understands that your life is busy. That leaves little time to visit the dentist again and again. Therefore, we offer fully remote treatment so you don't have to worry about visiting the dentist’s office.

24/7 Customer Support:

If you have any queries, our 24/7 customer support is here to help you.

Conclusion

A single crooked, rotated, or protruding tooth is called a snaggletooth. Genetics, delayed tooth loss, childhood habits, or injuries are the most common reasons for snaggletooth. If you don't treat your snaggletooth early on, it can create serious dental problems in your later years. Multiple treatment options are available to fix crooked teeth including braces and clear aligners.