1. If your lateral incisors are too small, your dentist may suggest crowns and veneers
2. If you have missing teeth, you might need dental implants, a bridge or a partial denture.
3. If the gap is due to gum disease, then periodontal treatment is necessary
4. Pathological causes like extra teeth, midline soft tissue anomalies can be removed surgically and spaces are closed orthodontically.
5. Oral habits such as thumb sucking and tongue thrusting should be corrected before closure of the space.

Unless it needs some medical attention, having gap teeth are rather harmless.

In Nigeria, gaps between teeth is considered an exceptionally attractive physical trait.

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