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Want to know do teeth grow anymore after they've grown in?

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Dr. Daniel Rubenstein answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Sometimes: When a tooth erupts, it stops "growing" when it contacts an opposing tooth. If a tooth or teeth are removed, and not replaced, the tooth or teeth opposite the empty space can extrude ( "grow") into that space. This doesn't always happen, and when it does, it happens over a period of time which varies with each individual. Teeth also tip sideways into an empty space.

Answered 12/2/2013

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No: Once a tooth completes its development it does not continue to grow. The root is not fully formed when a permanent tooth erupts and will dinish forming shortly after eruption, but the enamel is developed. A tooth may move or shift position. So remember to take good care of your teeth because they do. To keep growing.

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Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Tooth development: Once a tooth has erupted, the crown part of the tooth is fully formed. However, the root is not yet fully developed. As the tooth erupts and even later in life, it may shift position due to loss of adjacent or opposing teeth, loss of supporting structures from periodontal disease and attrition of the biting surface from bruxism. See comment -->>.

Answered 12/9/2013

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