can supporting bone around the tooth be re-grown?
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No, it can not be re-grown. \nYou can have a bone graft. This is done by either an Oral Surgeon, or Peritonitist.
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It would depend on a lot of factors.  How much tissue was removed, etc.  As for the bone, if some of it was removed, as in an amputation, it will not grow back.  Follow your doctor's advice, keep it clean, and it shouldn't take too long...especially if you're a healthy person otherwise.  Make sure to eat healthy foods too...good nutrition promotes healing!
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It can take 6 months or even longer for the gums & bone to heal completley. Good luck
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First of all TEETH ARE NOT BONES.\n\n\nTeeth are depositions of enamel and dentin formed inside a tiny bud that grows(it's called a  tooth bud).  Each bud is formed like a sprout off a chain of sprouts, like leaves on a plant.  You are NOT born with all your teeth already started, but with most of them already started.   Your wisdom teeth are the last to start forming well after birth (I think 6 or 7 years) . \n\nAs part of the eruption process the new tooth (adult tooth) start to eat away the roots of the baby tooth in a controlled manner. as it takes away more and more of the baby tooth root,  the baby tooth becomes looser and falls out.   So what pushes the tooth out? The ligaments that attach the root to the bone provide the eruption force necessary for the tooth to move.
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Can you be a little more specific? Did you mean replacing a tooth without man made materials?
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Sure - very possible.  Teeth don't like trauma - the only part of the tooth that is alive is the nerve (or pulp).  WHen it dies, bacteria begin to build up inside the tooth.  Eventually it will destroy the apex (or tip of the root) and begin destroying the bone around the tooth.  When enough pressure builds up, a pimple like sore will show up on the gum tissue near the root of the tooth.  It will (hopefully) pop allowing the pressure to escape and the puss flow into the patient's mouth.  (yea - I know it's gross, but I couldn't think of a better way to say it). \nBad breath is usually caused by bacteria.  In this case, the bacteria inside and around the decaying pulp (nerve) of the damaged tooth is what smells.  To reso,ve the issue, the nerve must be removed.  In very late stages of this process, the tooth may be too far gone and unsavable.  Better to treat as soon as possible to avoid damaging the jaw bone, surrounding teeth, and possibly even a systematic (whole body) infection due to increased bacteria count.\n\nIf she does need to remove the tooth, there are great replacements available.  We can use a partial denture - which was more pobular in the past or with low income people.  Or you could use a bridge with is a fixed in place semi-permemant solution that looks like real teeth!\n\nHappy Thanksgiving - and happy eats!
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Getting your palate expanded, could very well help you out. It widens and/or spreads (opens) your palate, enabling more room for teeth to be placed, as in Veneers you were talking about. And the implants basically. It's been done... i dont see why it couldnt for you. ALTHOUGH, i havent seen your mouth and x'rays.. so.... If your Orthodontist suggest to get your palate widened, then go for it.
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It is not just a question of getting your perio disease under control as someone else put it.  It depends on this yes, but also how much bone you have lost.  If you have lost a large amount of bone support, then braces are def. not a good idea.  Your teeth are already susceptible to movement from lack of bone support, put braces on these vulnerable teeth and you might be doing more harm then good. Yes you may have straight teeth for a while, but at what cost?  If you are moderate periodontal disease then I am sure you have lost some bone support.  How much is only what your dentist can see on the x-ray.  You had braces in  high school in which the orthodontist moved your teeth, now you have periodontal disease In which you have lost more bone and ligament support, then say you get braces again after your perio therapy, that is a lot of movement through-out your life.  If I were you I would research carefully all of the pros and cons of getting braces when you have periodontal disease.  Think about how your teeth have shifted since high school.  This is not just from not wearing your retainers, this happens with perio too.  So if you go and have braces put on again, go through the expense, and guess what, your teeth have shifted again.  What then?  I would be very careful, like I said research, research, so you can make an informed decision, not a blind one.  Good luck.
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The procedure is called a pulpotomy, which is a child's version of root canal.  It is a much quicker technique.  The dentist removes the tissue from the root canal of the baby tooth (Yes, they DO have roots until they are ready to be shed when the roots have disolved.) and fills it in with a special cement made for this purpose.  The tooth is then restored with either a simple filling or, if there has been a lot of breakdown, a pre-formed (inexpensive) stainless steel crown.\n\nI'd say, the younger the child, the greater the indication for doing a pulpotomy.  The purpose of this is to save a tooth rather than have it removed.  Baby teeth DO serve a purpose, you know.  The child uses them to eat with.  On top of that, they will maintain the space that is needed for the permanent tooth to fit into the arch.\n\nIf you don't have the pulpotomy performed, the tooth will eventually hurt like heck, as the pulp (nerve and blood vessels inside the tooth) are already inflamed and probably infected.  An abscess can pop up very quickly in a child.  An infection (the abscess) can cause discoloration or even deformity of the permanent tooth.\n\nIf you decide to have the tooth taken out, especially at a very young age, it is very likely that the arch space will close up and there will not be room for the permanent tooth to come in.  It is rather common to see a lower premolar growing in with the crown pointed half-way towards the tongue after one of the baby molars was removed at an early age without being replaced with a space maintainer.\n\nIf there is already an abscess showing in the mouth and if the x-ray shows that the bone between the roots has already been destroyed, a pulpotomy has a lower chance of success.  Since this can happen in a matter of days in a child, do not delay treatment once it has been recommended.\n\nhttp://dentalresource.org/topic57pulptherapy.html
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Ask the dentist. If they give you anesthesia then maybe.
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I think you mean torri which is extra bone growth. Some hurt, while others just might get in the way. I have had both. I currently have two under my tongue which sometimes get in the way of x-ray film. A few months ago, I had bone suddenly (decide to) grow sideways out of my jaw and I experienced a SHARP pain. I looked in the mirror and it was sharp, but still covered by gum tissue. I work at a dental clinic, so they worked me in their schedule. The doctor was only surprised at how sharp it was, but she agreed that it happens all the time, and for no real reason. I had another appointment where they did minor surgery (so worth it) and basically made a small incision and filed the bone down just like you'd do to your nails. That's the worst that can happen, but it's SO worth doing!
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Probably not, they will be bigger, and they may cause damage to your other teeth. Mine were completely crooked under the gumline, but they didn't cause any problems (I was lucky).
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Hi Kelly,\n\nGums can receed for a number of reasons, firstly and most commonly is through gum disease. The plaque bacteria cause an inflammatory response in your gums which makes them recede and can also lead to bone loss around the teeth.\n\n You need to be really thorough when brushing to remove as much plaque as possible. Electric tooth brushes with a small rotary head are usually best for this as they get in all the awkward nooks and crannies. It is also just as important if not more so to use floss or little interdental brushes to clean between you teeth too as bacteria really breed in between your teeth.\n\nAnother reason for recession is actually brushing TOO hard some people rreally hammer away at them!  and this abrades away the gums, this is usually the case with manual toothbrushes, another reason why a cheap electric one (you can get Oral B Braun ones for about £12.50 at the mo in Boots) can be better as you are less likely to brush too hard with one. The idea is to step and wiggle it around each individual tooth for it to have the best effect.\n\nThe third reason can be that you gums are literally thin, some peoples are genetically in some places which means they have to be extra careful not to overbrush.\n\nShame your Dentist is dismissive, do you have a Hygienist at the practise that you can see ?, we specialised in treating Gum disease and could check to make sure that you have no tartar deposits around your teeth that could be making things worse.\n\nAsk your dentist to refer you to one, he can even refer you to one at a different practice if need be as long as he does a referal letter that you can take with you.\n\np.s forgot to mention, gum disease can be stabilised but once your gums have receeded and the bone is lost it is generally irreversible except  if it is just in a very localised area (i.e around one tooth ) when the gum can sometimes be grafted (this would generally be done by a Periodontist, who specialises in gums)\n\n\nHope this helps.
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bone files can be helpful in reducing and contoring the bones after extraction
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There might be.  I just had one done in Jan. They numbed me up, and used a little device to cut out a piece of my gum.  Then they drilled up into the bone and then inserted a metal type post.  Sounds like it could be painful, but really the worst was the numbing up and that wasn't bad at all!  After the numbness wore off I had to take some pain medicine that day and my retainer felt a bit tight the next week.  Other than that, it went so well.  It's healing now, but I think if I were to need another one, I definitely would.  Hope this helps!
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cavities around the gumline can be difficult to restore if the decay extends more than a millimeter or so below the tissue. when decay extends further down than that, sometimes it is necessary to remove some tissue before placing the restoration. if the filling that exists in the top of the tooth is large, and if this newly discovered decay is extensive, the tooth may need a crown after the decay is cleaned out and the cavity filled. remember that the more "filling" a tooth has, the more prone to fracture it is. when teeth do fracture, sometimes they cannot be restored at all, so placing a crown befoe that happens is oftentimes prudent if the fillings are large.
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braces apply mechanical pressure to ur teeth which leads to bone resorption on the side where the teeth are moved and bone deposition on the opposite. after the treatment, it is necessary to stabilise the teeth movement since bone remodelling continues for min 3-6 mths after the end of t/t. also there are certain ligaments and fibres present around the roots which have elastic properties. so these factors tend to get the teeth bak to their original position. retainers help stabilise the same so tht the new dental arrangement is retained. there are 100% chances of a relapse (original arrangement) without the use of retainers. \n       \npulling out 4 teeth does not have to do nething with retention, since they were pulled out to create space for the other teeth to move into suitable positions.\n      \n aesthetic retainers are available, that are tooth colored, u can get them made if u r conscious about ur looks.\n  \nin short, retainers are a must or else the ortho procedure wud be entirely uselss..