Idiosyncratic reabsorption of a tooth?!
Question:
Idiosyncratic reabsorption of a tooth?
My dentist tells me that I have external idiosyncratic reabsorption of one of my teeth. Can anyone tell me more about it and treatment options?
Thanks,
5 days ago
My dentist tells me that I have external idiosyncratic reabsorption of one of my teeth. He said that it's too advaced for treatment and advised that it stay put until it starts causing me problems. Once it becomes symptomatic, I'll need to have it removed and replaced. I've been trying to think what might have caused it. Braces? A forgotten injury? Genetics? Can anyone tell me more about it and treatment options? Is removal the only treatment?
Thanks,
Answers:
Ortho can cause this, trauma and Bruxism. If you are grinding or clenching your teeth at night or during the day you are flexing your teeth in the bone socket. It is like putting a pole in the ground and moving it around...It gets loose. Sometimes the tooth tries to defend itself and the result is this slow withdrawal away from the trauma (reabsorption). You may not be able to fix the tooth, but maybe if you started wearing a night guard appliance now it would make the tooth stop its reabsorption process or slow it down. The longer you can keep the tooth, the better.
I recommend now to patients this fairly new appliance called the NTI. Look up NTI dental appliance on the web for more info. Not all dentists know about it.