I am losing teeth, what could I do to stop this and fill the gaps left?

Q.
Good afternoon,

I am a 28 year old male with a loose tooth in my lower jaw. If I count from the front backwards it is the 4th tooth in. I have healthy gums and visit my dentist (NHS patient) every six months for routine checks. I have only 2 fillings having recieved my 2nd aprox 1 year ago.

I have had orthodontic treatment as a child and have also had teeth removed as part of treatment due to over crowding. The tooth that is loose has been for aprox over 10 years. If it is knocked by hard food it will usually tighten after a week or so, however recently it was disturbed by eating something hard and I think it is on its last legs. This tooth is sits between a canine tooth and a back molar. So, in total in my lower jaw I have 4 big back molars, 4 smaller back molars, 2 canines, 4 incisors at the front and this one odd loose tooth between a small molar and canine. This particular tooth I believe should have been removed during my orthodontic treatment but for whatever reason was not. Now it is ready to come out and I will be left with a noticeable gap.

In your experience what would you recommend be put in place or what treatment is available?

Regards.

A.
Before replacing the tooth the cause of the looseness needs to be resolved to prevent the same thing happening to your other teeth.
Dentures , bridges and implants are all suitable in the right patient.
Rob
Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
March 18th, 2011 at 08:47 PM
M Ieropoulos Says :

Thanks for your quick response Dr Tennet.

Regards to the tooth, I recall my dentist mentioning that it was a baby tooth that was mostly being held in place by gum tissue which was not enough to keep the tooth in place if knocked. I dont think it has an extensive root either.

All my other teeth in both my lower and upper jaw are strong and healthy with no other problems apart from the two filling mentioned earlier, both of which are in the large molers.

Does this sound right to you with regards to the gum tissue/root?

If so, what do you then think would be suitable for me as a patient?

April 27th, 2011 at 08:47 PM
Caleb Says :

if my left adult teeth are lose what can i do to save them? ( keep the tooth from falling out)?

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