One tooth keeps moving!!!

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lykk
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Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:54 am

One tooth keeps moving!!!

#1 Post by lykk »

I got my braces off about 4 months ago now and all my teeth are very straight now and I am still wearing retainers 24/7 at the moment.

However, there is just one tooth that keeps moving backwards (Into the back of my mouth).
I can LITERALLY push it back into place after like 20 seconds off pushing with my finger, but after like 3 days I'll notice it has slowly started moving back again.

Does anybody here know exactly why it is doing this ? Am I doomed ? Or if I keep pushing it back into place after a few months it'll stop moving or what o_o.

Only one tooth does this.

1fifthmiles
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#2 Post by 1fifthmiles »

call your ortho to check!!

Sayrah
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Location: Texas

Re: One tooth keeps moving!!!

#3 Post by Sayrah »

I'd definitely call your orthodontist as they may need to make an adjustment to your retainer to keep the problem from reoccurring.
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lindesd
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Re: One tooth keeps moving!!!

#4 Post by lindesd »

I too am having the same problem. My two top front teeth are verry wobbly and sometimes I can see a teeny-tiny space in-between them. I am pretty sure that the retainer closes it, but I don't like it opening with the retainer out.

I may be acting silly, I mean it is probably smaller than one strand of hair in diameter, and I am probably the only one that notices is, but it is frustrating. Especially after wearing the braces for so long 3 + years.

I thought after my braces were removed on May 5, 2011, that the frustration would be over. Now, frustrated with the retainer gear now. Go figure huh? :-+

Let me know how it goes.

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