HELP? My two front teeth are SHRINKING?!
Question: HELP.? My two front teeth are SHRINKING.?
I really dont know what to do, it seems like my two front teeth are shrinking in size.... i used to have what may be considered "buck teeth" but during these past several months, it seems that the size of these teeth drastically diminished.... i really dont know how this is possible. Brushing and mouthwash dont seem to be helping the problem.... any suggestions.?.?.?Health Question & Answer
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Your gums/jawline/you could be growing drastically, depending on your age.
Go to the dentist if you are worried about it.Health Question & Answer
Go to the dentist if you are worried about it.Health Question & Answer
majority of people grind their teeth while they are sleeping and they dont even know it. the office i work at makes night guards especially for these types of patients. if your teeth are see through at the ends this is because the enamel is wearing thin. evetually if it becomes weak enough then it will start chipping. what we do is build up these edges with composite (white filling material) and make a night guard right after so that you can wear it at night to prevent further breakage. another way to tell if you are grinding at night in most people is if you look under your tongue to the right and left, you may see bony growths projecting out from your teeth towards the base of your tongue, these are called tori, they get bigger as you continue to grind, at least thats what studies show. talk to your dentist and see if (s)he can build up your teeth and make you a night guard.
a test you can do to see if your grinding is align your top and bottom teeth end to end and move them from side to side until you notice the teeth kind of meet together like a jigsaw puzzle, if they fit into one another, meaning for example, the top teeth seem to have cut their shape out in the bottom teeth so they rest in a flush manner, then you definately are grinding.Health Question & Answer
a test you can do to see if your grinding is align your top and bottom teeth end to end and move them from side to side until you notice the teeth kind of meet together like a jigsaw puzzle, if they fit into one another, meaning for example, the top teeth seem to have cut their shape out in the bottom teeth so they rest in a flush manner, then you definately are grinding.Health Question & Answer
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