I have a loose tooth?!
Question: I have a loose tooth?
So I have a receding gum line on a tooth on the lower left side of the mouth. the tooth is in between my front bottom teeth and very back teeth. The gum line has been receding for a while now (since last august) and it is visible to where I can see a notch where the gum should cover and also what appears to be my jaw (the gum has receded approx 4-5mm?) I can now wiggle the tooth back and forth a bit. It is worrying me.
Has anyone ever had this problem before? How did you treat it? Did you go to a dentist? What did they diagnose it as? Was it expensive?
This is the only tooth that I have like this. I take good care of my teeth. I brush twice and floss daily. I don't want to lose this tooth. I fear that an implant would cause a lot of complications and would not be as good as the real deal.
Thank you for your time.
P.S. I have a dentist appointment set for next wednesday. I would have done this sooner but I have only just been able to purchase a dental discount plan with no waiting period.
P.P.S.
I suspect that the recession is due to aggressive brushing so I've been trying to brush more gently in a circular motion. But I have to make sure to brush the recessed part of the tooth because I believe it is more susceptible to decay because it lacks the enamel to protect it because it is actually supposed to be protected by the gum, which is recessed.
Has anyone ever had this problem before? How did you treat it? Did you go to a dentist? What did they diagnose it as? Was it expensive?
This is the only tooth that I have like this. I take good care of my teeth. I brush twice and floss daily. I don't want to lose this tooth. I fear that an implant would cause a lot of complications and would not be as good as the real deal.
Thank you for your time.
P.S. I have a dentist appointment set for next wednesday. I would have done this sooner but I have only just been able to purchase a dental discount plan with no waiting period.
P.P.S.
I suspect that the recession is due to aggressive brushing so I've been trying to brush more gently in a circular motion. But I have to make sure to brush the recessed part of the tooth because I believe it is more susceptible to decay because it lacks the enamel to protect it because it is actually supposed to be protected by the gum, which is recessed.
Answers:
the tooth you are talking about is the PREMOLAR.
this tooth is on the angle of the mouth so aggressive brushing always causes gum recession in this area.
use a soft brush for brushing and keep the bristles of the brush on the gumline,press till the bristles bend and move the brush away from the gums.do this atleast 5 times.
this will help in gum massage and effective cleaning.