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How To Fill Teeth Gap?

Well, when I was younger I had a pointy tooth and my old dentist said it would be like that forever. So when we went to go and cap it we found out he didn't clean my teeth around the cap and the tooth we were going to cap and the tooth next to it wasn't all the way grown in. The tooth next to it is stained by the gum and the cap tooth, you can see the grown tooth up by the gum and now there's a gap from flossing. What do you recommend doing?
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hi.
Welcome to HCM..

As per your complain it seems that you have partially erupted tooth if the tooth is completely formed and is present under the gums then the probability is that the tooth is impacted..

Gap does not occur due to flossing but can be due to improper alignment of tooth or decay..
If the tooth is not completely erupted then the first thing that you should do is to consult an Orthodontist, get proper x-rays done and then he can remove the probable obstruction that has caused resistance in tooth eruption followed by putting braces that will help in pulling the tooth outwards and make it to get erupted in proper alignment..
It will also help in closing the gaps if any present..

Along with it if your teeth are stained then a proper scaling of the teeth should be done for keeping the mouth and teeth infection free and will help in easy and comfortable orthodontic treatment..
Hope this helps..

Regards..
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How To Fill Teeth Gap?

Hi. Welcome to HCM.. As per your complain it seems that you have partially erupted tooth if the tooth is completely formed and is present under the gums then the probability is that the tooth is impacted.. Gap does not occur due to flossing but can be due to improper alignment of tooth or decay.. If the tooth is not completely erupted then the first thing that you should do is to consult an Orthodontist, get proper x-rays done and then he can remove the probable obstruction that has caused resistance in tooth eruption followed by putting braces that will help in pulling the tooth outwards and make it to get erupted in proper alignment.. It will also help in closing the gaps if any present.. Along with it if your teeth are stained then a proper scaling of the teeth should be done for keeping the mouth and teeth infection free and will help in easy and comfortable orthodontic treatment.. Hope this helps.. Regards..