“What happens if teeth move too fast?”
I am a 27 year old female. I want to know what happens if teeth move too fast?
3 Answers
If teeth are moved too fast during orthodontic treatment it can lead to root resorption and possible bone loss around teeth. This is why orthodontic treatment is a slow and steady movement of teeth to give best results while maintaining dental health.
If you follow your dentist's instructions and keep your teeth clean, you are being monitored. If you have any questions, ask your dentist.
Hello,
This is a great question. Teeth naturally move based on the forces applied to them on a daily bases. These forces include lips, tongue, and any other oral habits (this is a whole other question). As the teeth sense this pressure the body activates cells to resorb (remove some of the bone) on the pressure side and add some new bone the other side.
In order to move teeth too fast it would require more pressure. When high pressures are sensed, the body resorbs the bone faster and a larger hole is created. This is not done with the same precision because of the body's need to relieve the pressure. With reduced precision the accuracy of where the teeth move to is lost; which means the teeth are not being moved to where we want them to end up. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
This is a great question. Teeth naturally move based on the forces applied to them on a daily bases. These forces include lips, tongue, and any other oral habits (this is a whole other question). As the teeth sense this pressure the body activates cells to resorb (remove some of the bone) on the pressure side and add some new bone the other side.
In order to move teeth too fast it would require more pressure. When high pressures are sensed, the body resorbs the bone faster and a larger hole is created. This is not done with the same precision because of the body's need to relieve the pressure. With reduced precision the accuracy of where the teeth move to is lost; which means the teeth are not being moved to where we want them to end up. Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
