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Can you get a tooth taken out for 'no reason'?

  • 10-12-2012 01:32AM
    #1
    BhoscaCapall
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    One of my front teeth has always been out in front of the two to the side. It doesn't bother me much but food does always get stuck behind it!

    Anyway I've noticed that the gap between the two behind/to the side of it is gradually getting smaller, and these days I can barely fit my fingernail between it. With my limited (none) dentistry knowledge I was thinking if it got yanked that I'd barely have a gap between the remaining teeth, and it would also give the rest of my teeth a bit of space (they're quite crowded, the canines are also a bit forward).


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  • #2
    Stheno
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    Have you sought advice from an orthodontist?

    I used think the same of one of my front teeth until an orthodontist pointed out I'd too little teeth, and just needed to get braces to shift the crowded one into the right position.


  • #3
    BhoscaCapall
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Have you sought advice from an orthodontist?

    I used think the same of one of my front teeth until an orthodontist pointed out I'd too little teeth, and just needed to get braces to shift the crowded one into the right position.
    I have the full 32 including top and bottom wisdoms, and I'm certainly not getting braces...


  • #4
    Stheno
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    I have the full 32 including top and bottom wisdoms, and I'm certainly not getting braces...

    Go talk to a dentist so.


  • #5
    helimachoptor
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    Why don't you want braces op?


  • #6
    the_syco
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    OP; what happens when the dentist tells you to get braces regardless, after you get the tooth taken out?


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    btkm8unsl0w5r4
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    Taking out front teeth will lead to asymmetry, mid line shift and other problems that look terrible and are difficult to fix. Go see an orthodontist about braces, they may decide to take out teeth or not.

    The simple answer is no no ethical dentist will take out a good tooth for no reason.


  • #8
    BhoscaCapall
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    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Why don't you want braces op?
    Because I don't care about it enough to go through that much hassle.

    the_syco wrote: »
    OP; what happens when the dentist tells you to get braces regardless, after you get the tooth taken out?
    Then I wouldn't get it removed :confused:


  • #9
    helimachoptor
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    You are very much underestimating the impact of removing a perfectly good tooth will have on the structure of your mouth.

    Listen the the folks above, most are dentists.


  • #10
    Dianthus
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Because I don't care about it enough to go through that much hassle.

    No harm to leave yourself the option of orthodontics in the future however, who's to know that you won't change your mind?
    Patients can suddenly decide to undergo orthodontics for all sorts of random reasons- a new job, a new relationship, a midlife crisis...:D
    Or simply just becoming fed up of the difficulty in accessing certain areas of their teeth on a day-to-day basis, cleaning foodtraps, ect.
    I've seen 2 patients in their 60's who had traintracks in recent years:cool:

    Incisors (centrals and laterals)& canines have quite individual shapes, and it can be quite difficult to adjust the shape of one into looking like another.

    Ask your general dentist& an orthodontist for advice on your specific situation, so that you know the pros and cons of extracting it, but also the pros and cons of leaving it in its' current position.


  • #11
    Oral Surgeon
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    One of my front teeth has always been out in front of the two to the side. It doesn't bother me much but food does always get stuck behind it!

    Anyway I've noticed that the gap between the two behind/to the side of it is gradually getting smaller, and these days I can barely fit my fingernail between it. With my limited (none) dentistry knowledge I was thinking if it got yanked that I'd barely have a gap between the remaining teeth, and it would also give the rest of my teeth a bit of space (they're quite crowded, the canines are also a bit forward).

    Your teeth may be crowded and not look ideal at the moment but most likely they will look much worse if a single front tooth is removed. At that point you will start to care and you'll have limited your options big time....

    In the absence of decay/ trauma/ severe gum disease or a sensible plan- I would always seek the opinion of an orthodontist so that the patient is crystal clear on what they are doing....


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