teeth help

[ttuPrincess]

Has anyone ever heard of your teeth and gums shifting with weight loss or weight gain? Afriend whos a dental higenist (sp) told me that could be the cause of the slight shifting in my teeth... Im ANAL about my teeth... anyone a dentist.. or studying to be one??? (cb25???) What should/can be done about this??

Thanks!!!
HBP

[chicamahomico]

I would be interested to hear an answer on this. Doesn't seem like they could be related but who knows.

[PuddleMonkey]

hhhmmmmm, doesn't make any sense, why would they shift?

[DF2003]

is it like a noticable shift? discomfort?

[cb25]

i'm not sure on this, but let me see what i can do...if i can't figure it out, i may be able to find an answer for ya

what exactly do you mean by shifting? are the gums receding? or are the teeth themselves moving somehow?

i don't see the relation (but then again...i know very little about real dentistry stuff yet...but i do know a little).

[ttuPrincess]

no discomfort, and I can only tell that they are moving because as I said.. Im ANAL about my teeth. My canines (the pointy ones) on the botton are turning and pushing the front 4 around... the 2 in the very front are starting to move a little bit outwards...

Like I said.. this is not noticeable to the naked eye, but I stare at them for hours a day.. so it is a bother to me!!!

Thanks cb I would be greatful if you could find anything out

HBP

[cb25]

no discomfort, and I can only tell that they are moving because as I said.. Im ANAL about my teeth. My canines (the pointy ones) on the botton are turning and pushing the front 4 around... the 2 in the very front are starting to move a little bit outwards...

Like I said.. this is not noticeable to the naked eye, but I stare at them for hours a day.. so it is a bother to me!!!

Thanks cb I would be greatful if you could find anything out

HBP

couple more questions...just want to cover my bases...

have you had your wisdom teeth out? or have they erupted (broken through the gums) yet?

also, do you grind your teeth at all?

[ttuPrincess]

i dont have any and have never had any wisdom teeth... arent I soo lucky

i dont think i grind my teeth.. i dont ever wake up with any pain that would be associated with that...

just please dont say ill need braces!!!! I will DIE!!!

HBP

[PuddleMonkey]

just please dont say ill need braces!!!! I will DIE!!!

[ttuPrincess]

you shush your mouth!!!!!!I have had a lot of work done, but I have never needed braces..

[DF2003]

ttu do you still have your wisdoms? if so they migth be crowding.

[ttuPrincess]

no i have no wisdom teeth, never did ,and I actually have no room for them, so its good that i dont have them.
HBP

[shortfreak2000]

this may seem odd, but when im on AS my wisdom teeth push out more causeing alot of pain, but when im off i feel nothing, but like now where i am, they are comeing alot more but they are causeing me to bite down on my gums and jaw, so im chewing a hole in my gums. So what sux is i have to have them pulled fri, and ill be out of commision for a couple days, no gym. also another thing that happens to me while on is facial hair grows ALOT more, i can shave in the morning and have a 5 o clock shadow by that even. kinda messed up

[zboneman]

To tell you the truth, I don't know anything about this sort of thing. But I do think you should set up an appointment with your hygenist friend if you haven't already. If you are worried that they are moving, maybe while you are there you could talk to a dentist about it. Maybe a retainer would help?
Good luck and keep us posted!

[decadbal]

i have heard of it, but have no idea how to correct it, if you had dentures that would be easy to fix..lol

[cb25]

ok, a couple things.

you said you don't have and have never had wisdom teeth. did the dentist tell you they were congenitally missing -- or have you just never seen them -- if they're there, it's never too late for them to start causing probs...and you could never even know you had them.

second, are the teeth loose at all?

i'm really not sure so far, but i'll see what i can do talking to some people. it may be something you can't help...but make sure it's something that's noticeable to somebody else before you start even considering worrying about braces, retainers, etc...you'll be fine.

And worse case scenario - if you do, it sounds like a hellofa mild case, so you'd probably be able to get the invisible braces, or the ones that go on behind the teeth...no one would be able to tell...and you'd get your perfect teeth, even more perfect

[ttuPrincess]

no the dentist said i dont have any even under my gums.. and my teeth arent lose either

this sonds so horrle, but it doesnt matter to me if someone can see it, it only matter if I know its happeneing.
I have porciline (sp?) caps on all of my front top teeth cause i had scarlet fever when I was 4 and have intenions on them.. noone else could see them, but i knew they were there...

IM SO VAIN!!!! im sorry!!! help me!!!

HBP

[cb25]

no the dentist said i dont have any even under my gums.. and my teeth arent lose either

this sonds so horrle, but it doesnt matter to me if someone can see it, it only matter if I know its happeneing.
I have porciline (sp?) caps on all of my front top teeth cause i had scarlet fever when I was 4 and have intenions on them.. noone else could see them, but i knew they were there...

IM SO VAIN!!!! im sorry!!! help me!!!

HBP

ok, just had to make sure...plenty of people have congenitally missing wisdom teeth...i only had 3.

no promises, but i'll talk to whoever i can and see if i can figure something out for ya.

[ttuPrincess]

thanks cb25!!!!!

[956Vette]

ttu, just come clean with everyone, Ive seen your snaggle-tooth

[ttuPrincess]

ttu, just come clean with everyone, Ive seen your snaggle-tooth

stop it.... ... im very senistive when it comes to my teeth.. my parents and I have spent more money on them probably then I have spent on clothes and shoes all of my life!!

HBP

[Da Bull]

ttu, just come clean with everyone, Ive seen your snaggle-tooth

[SV-1]

ttu, just come clean with everyone, Ive seen your snaggle-tooth

Sorry girl but that's pretty funny.

[ttuPrincess]

Ha ha ha Vette thinks hes sooo funny.. you know what Vette..... keep losing weight ok buddy!!! You really don't look better skinny!!!!!

[956Vette]

stop it.... ... im very senistive when it comes to my teeth.. my parents and I have spent more money on them probably then I have spent on clothes and shoes all of my life!!

HBP

You can still pull it off sweetheart! Its whats inside that counts, you know that

[956Vette]

Ha ha ha Vette thinks hes sooo funny.. you know what Vette..... keep losing weight ok buddy!!! You really don't look better skinny!!!!!

Hey, now, ive gained 10lbs back, so EAT me! took a while to get adjusted to that hiv you passed on!

[ttuPrincess]

You can still pull it off sweetheart! Its whats inside that counts, you know that

ohhh your soo one to talk about whats on the inside arent you??? your just as vain as am!!!!

[Animal Cracker]

Pull them shiitz out...get dentures.

[stack-a-licious]

try this..
gain all the weight back...if your teeth go back to where they were, then you know the shifting is weight loss related...
then go lose all the weight again...
once i lost so much weight my clothes didnt fit anymore...and my nieghbor told me i needed to buy some clothes that fit...i told him i didnt have any money so i was just going to gain all the weight back to make my clothes fit... same concept but with your teeth...

[cb25]

hey princess...update - i've been stuck in the radiology clinic all week with very little access to real dentists...mostly student dentists, hygienists and radiology specialists...and none of them had anything helpful for me...

if i get the chance, i'll snag one of the docs tomorrow during break...

[ttuPrincess]

hey princess...update - i've been stuck in the radiology clinic all week with very little access to real dentists...mostly student dentists, hygienists and radiology specialists...and none of them had anything helpful for me...

if i get the chance, i'll snag one of the docs tomorrow during break...

awesome.. Thanks!!!!not like I can fix this anytime soon anyway.. it requires money.. and im a poor college student... waaaa!!!

[cb25]

awesome.. Thanks!!!!not like I can fix this anytime soon anyway.. it requires money.. and im a poor college student... waaaa!!!

eh, but at least hopefully you'll know what you can do to help it, or at least slow any further progression...

[ttuPrincess]

eh, but at least hopefully you'll know what you can do to help it, or at least slow any further progression...

true true!!! Thanks again for helping me!!

[Butch]

This sounds weird girl....I think you are just trippin! lol Can we say OCD....?...LMAO j/k girl