Can my tooth be tightened back?
351038
you are going to loose this tooth. antibiotics are a temporary fix. they allow us to decrease the infection enough to releive pain/swell and be able to get the tooth numb so we can work on it. it is loose because the infection has caused you to loose the bone around the root of the tooth. you now have a chronic abscess and most likely a root canal will not fix it. your tooth is nonrestoravle by any ethical dentist's standards, go get it taken care of before you end up in the hospital.
856436
AS AN ADULT, THIS TOOTH WILL NOT MOVE WITHOUT ORTHODONTICS. W/O BRACES OR W/O INVISALIGN THIS WON'T BE POSSIBLE. MANY ADULTS HAVE BRACES NOWADAYS SO GETTING BRACES OUGHT NOT KEEP YOU FROM WANTING TO GET A JOB. THEREE ARE CERTAIN DENTAL FILLINGS (COMPOSITES) THAT CAN ALSO BE PLACED TO CLOSE A GAP. BY THER WAY ORTHODONTIST NEVER PULL TEETH - - THEY REFER YOU TO YOUR DENTIST FOR BABY TOOTH EXTRACTIONS.
880412
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).
261114
Not only can you.. but you should if you have a cavity.  If you don't get it filled then the decay is going to eventually reach the nerve of your tooth causing the need for a root canal and crown.  In addition to seeing your orthodontist, make sure you are still seeing your general dentist every 6 months for routine cleanings and exams.
591647
I dont know if they will be able to fix it, depends exactly how bad it is. But dont leave it any longer.  Go and see a dentist straight away coz the time that you are putting it off, could be the time they can do something to salvage it.  They will definatly do something for you though, thats what they are there for!
860321
Well..the first time of course it's gonna hurt. Your teeth are gonna be sensitive and your gums sore for..probably a week or so. Depends on your pain tolerance. But then it's better. However everytime you get them tightened..since you're not used to the feeling of the pulls, it'll hurt once again for about a week or so.\n\nSo far, it's only been 8 months for me since I've had them. I'm only supposed to have them for about 14 to 15 months. I'll be getting them off hopefully by May. All I had was a slight gap in my front two teeth, an overlapping of two teeth in the bottom, and slight rotations of two of my bottom teeth at the back. They were messing around with the other bottoms ones.\n\nThe entire payment was cut down from 4000 to about 2300. I got a huge discount. You might want to make sure the dentist takes the insurance you have and have a general check-up (cavaties, fillings, etc) with a dentist who knows the orthodontist. With the referring alone, I got over 600 bucks off my payments. Monthly, it's 160 something bucks.\n\nThe gap that I did have went away a few hours after my first tightening appointment. They put the chains on and put the clear white elastic around the front two. The pressure was so immense that within..6 hours, the gap was completely gone.
499169
Yes if it is small, Say about a milimeter they can be bonded.  \nIf you have longer teeth then you may even go up to 1.5mm without it looking toooo funky.\nIf your teeth are short and healthy and your not a heavy grinder, you may be able to veneer them with porcelain.  \n\n\nBut what you really need to ask is why do you have it?\nWhat is your age, history of the gap, recent or developmental,  your habits that may be causing it, and so much more.  If you don't do a carefull history,  then if the gap is caused by something your doing then it may come back after you close it.  If your dentist just says yep I'll do with out thinking, be carefull.
675176
YES!!! You should go see a dentist and get some braces for your teeth and cleaning will help.
48469
When you have a healthy bite, you can clench your teeth such that the front teeth miss each other but the molars contact each other (tooth contact).  If one tooth is too short, the opposing tooth will grow out to close the space between them.  If a tooth is lost and not replaced, the opposite tooth may grow out without resistance and the teeth on either side of the missing tooth may tilt sideways to fill the gap, potentially ruining the alignment and proper bite.  This could lead to further tooth loss and should be seen by a dentist to get sound advice.
1162414
back to your dentist would be  start.  Or get a second opinion
960542
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE ENAMEL TO 'COME BACK'. THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO REPLACE WHAT HAS BEEN LOST. DEPENDING ON YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION FILLINGS OR MORE PERMANENT RESTORATIONS LIKE CROWNS OR PARTIAL DENTURES OF VARIOUS TYPES AND COSTS ARE AVAILABLE. \nDEFINITELY, HAVE SOME TEETH IN THE BACK TO CHEW WITH. IT';S VERY DAMAGING TO TRY TO DO THIS WITH THE FRONT TEETH, WHICH WERE INTENDED TO CUT APPLES, HOT DOGS, LETTUCE, ETC., NOT GRIND FOODS LIKE THE BACK TEETH.
727406
well you can book your own appointment or be refferred by your normal dentist to see the orthodontist who will decide if you need braces. the decision will be made on how crowded or spacey your teeth are and your bite. he will get xrays done. then you will have another appiontment to get a mold done and to have spaces put between your teeth if they are crowded. then you make another appoi9ntment to get the braces on. they just glue them on and then put the wire through them. then you make probably monthly apointmnets to get them adjusted and tightened. so no you can just walk in there any time and say you want them tightened, you need an appointment and these have to be at certain times because if you came back after one week your teeth might not be ready to tighten again or if you waited like 2 months that would mean you would need braces for alot longer
1149044
You should go back to your orthodontist to ensure things are all right.  Today's modern retainers are pretty easy to bend so you should get it assessed.  And definitely keep wearing your retainer every night - it takes a long, long time for your teeth to get well-seated again and stay still.  Even then, you should wear your retainer at night for as long as you can.  :)
25447
If your tooth is loose it probably means that infection has surrounded the root of your tooth and not even a root canal can save it, if there is no other option but to pull it, go with the implant if you have the money, if not, i would recomend the small partial(at least until you save for an implant) because if you go with the fixed bridge that means that your adjacent teeth would have to be filed down and thats not a good idea unless they have decayed also.\ntake care, bye.
587023
If your periodontist has suggested a mouth guard due to receeding gums caused by bruxism, then yes, you should go with that advice as it will help.  Good luck to you.
396684
Your teeth don't sound too bad. You just just be able to get a retainer to shift your teeth into place where you want them. The retainer you can take out and put in whenever, or just wear at night. It helps for minor adjusts that you want and is cheaper than braces.
966316
First, it's clear that you have no idea what you are talking about. Second, if it hurts, TELL THE DENTIST. \nLastly, as #2 stated, I'm sure they were more than happy to let you go as a patient. As a matter of fact, I can guarantee that you're on their DO NOT REAPPOINT list.