A gap between teeth is called a diastema. Often, especially with a gap between the front teeth, it’s simply part of how your mouth developed. Some people inherit the tendency to have a gap. The size or shape of a tooth can also play a role. Sometimes the tissue between the upper front teeth is involved too.<\/p>\r\n
The problem is that the force doesn’t magically know where to stop. A rubber band can slip toward the gum and put pressure on tissue that shouldn’t be compressed. The teeth may also move in an unhealthy direction rather than settling into a stable position. The ADA warns that DIY tooth straightening can lead to problems including tooth loss or misalignment that later requires corrective treatment.<\/p>\r\n
Those ideas aren’t safe either. Filing your own teeth can permanently remove enamel, which you can’t simply grow back. Home glues and dental products used without professional guidance create a different problem because getting the shape and bite right matters just as much as hiding the space.<\/p>\r\n
A dentist can sometimes close a small cosmetic gap with dental bonding. That means adding tooth-colored material and shaping it so the teeth look closer together. For some people, it feels quicker because the teeth themselves don’t have to be moved.<\/p>\r\n
If the gap has always been there and your teeth and gums are healthy, it may simply be a cosmetic choice. You don’t have to close it at all. Plenty of people keep their natural gap, and there is nothing automatically unhealthy about that.<\/p>\r\n
But book a dental appointment if the space is getting wider. Do the same if you notice gum swelling, bleeding, pain, or teeth that feel loose. Those signs can point to a problem that needs treatment before anyone worries about the appearance of the gap.<\/p>\r\n
No. Don’t use rubber bands, fishing line, string, homemade braces, or other objects to force your teeth together. Your mouth isn’t a place for trial and error, especially when the thing you’re moving is attached to bone. Why a Tooth Gap Is There in the First Place A gap between teeth is called a diastema. Often, especially with a gap between the front teeth, it’s simply part of how your mouth developed. Some people inherit the tendency to have a gap. The size or shape of a tooth can also play a … Continue reading Is It Safe to Close a Tooth Gap at Home?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5486,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5175\/revisions\/5486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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