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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 543187" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Oh - the roots came out with it. The tooth and two "prongs" of roots were fine- the third looked like- YUK! Still, it looked whole and not broken off. The dentist had said the cause was degeneration of the bone and that my teeth are fine but may someday be in a glass on my bedtable. LOL! (I know- that's really not funny seeing as how I endured wearing braces, having wisdom teeth cut out, always kept my teeth clean and have spent countless visits to a dentist to make sure of it.)</p><p></p><p>I googled and read about this- from what I found online, it could be caused by getting the wisdom teeth cut out which can cause the molars to shift and leeave deep pockets that are almost impossible to keep clean and that eventually leads to the degeneration of the bone around the tooth. That sounds reasonable and it was a couple of years after getting the wisdom teeth cut out that I first heard I had this problem. Plus, I had a problem grinding my teeth in my sleep when the worst years with E and the custody battle with my half-bro were in full force and the dentist said that contributed. We (the dentist and I) were able to keep the pockets clean enough for 20 years before I started hearing that too much bone was getting lost around the back molars. This was the first tooth lost over it. I just looked at E when it fell out and said "well, that just saved me about $900". LOL! And those roots were LONG- no wonder it took a few years for it to fall out!</p><p></p><p>The article I read said if a molar is lost and an infill not put in, the problem can cause shifting in surrounding teeth (top and bottom) and result in loss of more and more teeth. I'm not liking that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 543187, member: 3699"] Oh - the roots came out with it. The tooth and two "prongs" of roots were fine- the third looked like- YUK! Still, it looked whole and not broken off. The dentist had said the cause was degeneration of the bone and that my teeth are fine but may someday be in a glass on my bedtable. LOL! (I know- that's really not funny seeing as how I endured wearing braces, having wisdom teeth cut out, always kept my teeth clean and have spent countless visits to a dentist to make sure of it.) I googled and read about this- from what I found online, it could be caused by getting the wisdom teeth cut out which can cause the molars to shift and leeave deep pockets that are almost impossible to keep clean and that eventually leads to the degeneration of the bone around the tooth. That sounds reasonable and it was a couple of years after getting the wisdom teeth cut out that I first heard I had this problem. Plus, I had a problem grinding my teeth in my sleep when the worst years with E and the custody battle with my half-bro were in full force and the dentist said that contributed. We (the dentist and I) were able to keep the pockets clean enough for 20 years before I started hearing that too much bone was getting lost around the back molars. This was the first tooth lost over it. I just looked at E when it fell out and said "well, that just saved me about $900". LOL! And those roots were LONG- no wonder it took a few years for it to fall out! The article I read said if a molar is lost and an infill not put in, the problem can cause shifting in surrounding teeth (top and bottom) and result in loss of more and more teeth. I'm not liking that. [/QUOTE]
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