2006-09-13 06:02:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Actually, it depends on how much you've lost. Brushing alone can remove a few microns each time, but using a fluoride paste will help that area remineralize. If you have lost lots of enamel due to any number of reasons such as cavities, throwing up daily for long periods of time, etc...then no, the enamel doesn't magically grow back. The amount of enamel that can remineralize is microscopic. If you think you've "lost enamel" for some reason, see a dentist.
2006-09-13 07:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Black Cat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enamel is a calcified outer layer of the tooth formed by cells during the early development of the teeth . This process is complete by the time the tooth erupts and can never begin again . Once enamel is lost it is gone forever ,however if the enamel is only demineralised slightly by decay then fluorides can help restore the minerals at the surface .
2006-09-13 07:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by alanbp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, i know from experience, i had a eating disorder when younger where i binge and purged and it ate half the enamel off my teeth and causes the gums to go bad too. I wont never get it back again. Somehow that dentist knew what i was doing, i was shocked.
2006-09-13 06:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by hopelovesu2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, krish, i'm afraid that the tooth enamel does not grow back like a lizzard's tail. the teeth, in the developing stages, forms the tooth just the one time, and tho that sucks the big one, it's good news to dentists everywhere. so, open up and saw "flouride". good luck with them teefies, krish, and we'll leave the toothpaste out for ya.
2006-09-13 06:39:15 · answer #4 · answered by grumpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it grows back if there is no decay the tooth remains healthy and you keep it absolutely clean. I have my tooth enamel growing back over some of my gold onlays. If I lived long enough, it would completely encapsulate them but the growth is so slow that is not going to happen.
2006-09-13 06:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by waplambadoobatawhopbamboo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. I can still hear George Shelly, DDS, saying, "Tooth structure, once removed, is gone forever." Freshman lecture, 1975.
2006-09-13 06:10:27 · answer #6 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NOT GETTING IT BACK IS A MYTH! They even make a sunstance to help it along.My son used it after his braces were taken off.call your dentist.
2006-09-13 06:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
never.its one of those that when you lose you never get back.so keep it
2006-09-13 06:05:29 · answer #8 · answered by Mac 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No
2006-09-13 06:10:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋