If the space has slowly appeared over the years, your teeth may be responding to changes around them. Gum disease is one reason. As gum disease damages the bone and tissues supporting your teeth, teeth can become loose or shift position, which may make a front gap look wider.<\/p>\r\n
And sometimes the gap was always there, but you simply notice it more as your smile changes with age.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Bleeding while brushing, especially if it keeps happening, is worth mentioning to your dentist rather than brushing it off.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A tooth that feels slightly loose or suddenly sits differently needs attention. It shouldn’t feel like it’s negotiating its position.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Gum swelling or recession can point toward a problem around the teeth, even when the gap itself doesn’t hurt.<\/p>\r\n
If your teeth and gums are healthy and you simply don’t like the space, you have options. Dental bonding is often a straightforward cosmetic choice because tooth-colored material can be shaped around the edges of the teeth to close a smaller gap. Veneers are another option when you want a broader change in the appearance of the front teeth.<\/p>\r\n
If you do want it closed, your dentist can look at the size of the space and how your teeth meet before recommending an approach. The trick is to treat the mouth as a whole, not just the two teeth you can see in the mirror.<\/p>\r\n
And if the gap is getting wider, don’t make it a cosmetic project first. Get it checked. Your smile may be trying to tell you something, and it would be a shame to cover up the message. Why Is a Gap Appearing Now? If the space has slowly appeared over the years, your teeth may be responding to changes around them. Gum disease is one reason. As gum disease damages the bone and tissues supporting your teeth, teeth can become loose or shift position, which may make a front gap look wider. … Continue reading Gap Between Front Teeth After Age 40: Should You Be Concerned?<\/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-5220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5220","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=5220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5271,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5220\/revisions\/5271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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