Okay, my front adult teeth are a little wiggly... Like if I put them on top of the bottom ones, and put my finger over them, and push down I can feel them move a bit... I'm 13, and I'm pretty sure that it's not from an injury... I told my mom and she said she'll call the Orthodontist. (I have no idea why she's going to call him, I don't have spacers or braces...) Anyways, I have an overbite and my front teeth don't touch the lower front ones... My gums are a little bit red, but barely... Like a bit darker than a light pink. I first noticed the wiggliness around a few months after the teeth first grew in when I was like 6. Can somebody tell me if this is normal, or not, and what I should do.
By the way, I do brush and floss daily. I didn't do so well on that for awhile, but I went to the dentist in August, and she didn't take x-rays, and didn't say my teeth were unheathly... I do brush twice a day and try (nearly every day.) to floss every day.
2007-10-13 17:25:13 · 11 answers · asked by WAT 2 in Health ➔ Dental
you know, I do think I clench my teeth at night...
2007-10-13 17:35:06 · update #1
well, I thought the teeth were wiggly when I was six... and the dentist didn't take x-rays because she said that they had already taken my x-rays that year :/ I'm not worried about losing them, because they wiggle like less than a millimeter...
2007-10-13 18:05:35 · update #2
Edit #3:
Okay, here is some more info for you... I'm pretty sure I'm going through puberty now, you know, growin hair in other places, that's a big sign of it....
I know that pregnant people can get loose teeth because they have hormones raging in their bodies... Could this possibly happen with puberty too?
Oh, and I was thinking, a few years ago when my dad had an abcess tooth pulled, a few months later the tooth above it got loose/wiggly because the tooth below is wasn't there to give it support...
I have an overbite to where the front top teeth don't touch the bottom front teeth at all. Could that be the same thing as when his tooth got loose?
2007-10-13 18:13:24 · update #3
edit #4:
Oh yeah, my Mom had to take a huge college course for a few years on overall human health, from the smallest little things, to deathly illnesses. She said that the allignment of my teeth is probably causing it, and that I really shouldn't worry about it, since I'm going to be seeing the orthodontist soon. She said alot of times that happens because the way the teeth are alligned in the mouth causes some teeth to be a little bit wiggly, because they are not getting support from lower teeth...
2007-10-13 18:17:16 · update #4
Most teeth have a small degree of movement - we classify them as I, II, or III. If you're healthy, then a I is normal.
I'm sure your dentist would've noticed if there was a problem. There is not usually a need to take X-rays of front teeth in someone of your age, only of the back teeth.
You sound as if you're maintaining your teeth well. Don't worry, I think you're overly concerned and that there is nothing wrong, especially not periodontal disease.
2007-10-13 19:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Matt W (Australia) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-11 05:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by plumley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loose and wiggly teeth in adults is the first sign of gum disease.
However, since you are a child, your mom is right, it is best to consult the orthodontist since your bite may be faulty and you may need braces fairly soon.
Normally, your dentist would have told your mom already that you will need braces when you grew older so this is the reason that your mom already knows that this is the next step.
Getting braces and being seen by an orthodontist is fairly expensive and takes a few years to complete.
There is another treatment that is even more expensive than braces and it is called inversealign.
Invisalign treatment begins with your Invisalign dentist taking impressions of your mouth, allowing your dentist to fully examine your bite and decide on a course of action. Invisalign will then create a computer based model of your mouth, then create a series of removable aligners. You will wear each aligner tray for about 2 weeks, replacing it with a new one that will further correct your teeth. On average it will take about 9 months to completely fix your teeth, much less than with braces. The average Invisalign cost is between 4500 and 7500 dollars, but each case is different and some cases of Invisalign braces require more work than others.
2007-10-13 18:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's weird, particularly if you've noticed this since you were 6 and no one else did. It sounds more like you may have a periodontal condition of your gums, which an orthodontist can't do anything about. Also, if you went to the dentist, and they didn't take x-rays, you need to seek another dentist. Things can "spring up" and the only way to tell if there's anything going on beneath the gums is by an x-ray, which is a standard part of any exam. You're way too young to be worried about your teeth being "wiggly" (maybe you're even worried about losing them?) which worries me. If your Mom doesn't do it, seek the closest dental college you can find on the internet (which you obviously have access to) and explain your concerns and see if your Mom can arrange a visit for you--orthodontics are WAY more expensive than say maybe a new oral hygiene method. Be persistant. You're only given one set of permanent teeth and if you have to be the one in charge, do it.
2007-10-13 18:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by bennyta b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Okay, my front adult teeth are a little wiggly... Like if I put them on top of the bottom ones, and put my finger over them, and push down I can feel them move a bit... I'm 13, and I'm pretty sure that it's not from an injury... I told my mom and she said she'll call the...
2015-08-16 13:03:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My front teeth were a little loose like that and my gums were red too and I didn't think nothin of it and never said anything. I just figured it would go away but it kept getting worse and worse, and my teeth started to stick out even more than before. Finally I actually started losing my adult teeth when I was 15, and my mom freaked out. Turned out I had a bad gum disease and I ended up losing my teeth. Better get it checked out while you still have teeth unless you don't mind not havin any. Oh, I probly didn't brush as much as you and I never flossed. That probly helps in your case.
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2016-06-29 13:21:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend going to a dentist and having it x-rayed to make sure the root isn't fractured. It sounds like it could be.
2016-03-18 02:24:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talkiing about them moving just a tiny bit , like you described- it 's normal.
2007-10-13 17:31:15 · answer #9 · answered by youpickana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg i have the same problem 2!
i dont know what to do :S
i play an instrument so it pushes my teach backk and i think thats whyy
help!
2007-10-13 17:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by Tara T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋