Will adult teeth grow in when a baby tooth is pulled out (in adulthood)?!


Question: Will adult teeth grow in when a baby tooth is pulled out (in adulthood)?
I'm 19 and I'm embarrassed to say my upper left canine tooth is still remaining and is starting to get loose. I'm worried if I pull it out, it'll either take a lifetime to grow back or not grow back at all. I'm considering dental implants and braces but all is such a hassle and costly... and I don't know what to do =/

Answers:

Adult canine teeth are the most common teeth to go "off course" during development as they have such long roots and take so long to grow.
If your adult tooth isn't in exactly the right position then there will have been no erupting pressure to resorb the roots of your baby tooth and make it fall out as the others did.
Baby teeth aren't designed to stand the pressure of masticatory forces from eating as adults and this is probably why it has started to get loose now.
The best thing to do is get a small x-ray done so your dentist can determine if there is a tooth there at all. If there is no tooth and your baby tooth does fall out then unfortunately the only options are a dental implant or a small partial denture. (its not advisable to damage or crown an adjacent tooth to make a bridge)
Try not to worry or be embarrassed about it!!!! Dentists see this every day :) Get an x-ray done and take things from there. Good luck :)



If you go to the dentist, he can take an xray and see if there's an adult tooth up there trying to come out.




The consumer health information on answer-health.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007-2011 answer-health.com -   Terms of Use -   Contact us

Health Categories