tooth growth period?? please help!!?

Question

hey guys, i knw this is kind of dumb, but im 19 and just lost my last milk tooth!!!! theres one growing not exactly on the spot but further inside the gum, could anyone help by tellin me if it would move further outwards now that the tooth blocking it is not there??? and about how long does it take to grow :( so embarassed

Answer 1

No it wont. The reason the adult tooth grew in a different place was becos the baby one was blocking it. The root of the adult tooth has already formed so it will also not erupt out fully. The tongue will over time push is out but not all the way. If it bothers you then you will need braces to get it into alignment!

Answer 2

If there is plenty of space then normally your tongue and lips will help it migrate into position. But if you're 19 and it just barely came out then you probably didn't have enough room for the permanent tooth in the first place. I'd talk to your dentist or better yet an orthodontist about it. It's an alignment issue now and they can both take what is called a panoramic x-ray which will show exactly where that tooth is coming in in relationship to the rest of your mouth.
I'm surprised that they didn't know that sooner. I work for a pediatric dentist and we take those kind of teeth out all of the time so that these kind of things don't happen - the only time that a baby tooth gets left in that long is if there isn't a permanent successor and it's healthy. But you said there is a tooth taking it's place so that isn't the case.
It should move out a little but probably not all the way because of space. Final answer, talk to someone who can take an x-ray and tell you the best way to get that last tooth into the perfect position!

Answer 3

You really need to see a dentist about that. I'm not under the impression that if it isn't growing in the exact same place as the old tooth that it will move farther out now that the old tooth is gone.

When a tooth is lost the teeth that are already in around in will start to lean in toward the space over a very long period of time. Your situation is different, though. I wonder, though, if the old tooth was pushed farther front and out of line with the others because of having the new one grow in where it is.

In any case, see a dentist as soon as possible because maybe there's a way to direct the new tooth growth. If, by any chance, other work has to be done about your situation you're probably better off getting it taken care of as soon as possible.

Teeth do funny things. Most of the time if you have a tooth that isn't where it should be you need to get something done about it.