Can flossing cause teeth spacing?
I just recently started flossing and am now noticing a space between big teeth! Is it a result of flossing or just some unusual circumstance? I’m trying to decide if I should continue flossing or if I should stop to make sure it’s not ruining the internal structure of my mouth. What do you think, can flossing cause teeth spacing?
Oh, I’m 25 years old, too, in case that helps. Three wisdom teeth are already in and a third is half-way in.
No, it doesn’t cause spacing. But if you floss too hard or use tooth picks it can damage your gums and cause them to receed, appearing as if your teeth moved and created a space, yet you just lost some gum tissue.
NO !
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No. Your teeth move and flex. That is normal. Please floss!
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ummm NO!! Flossing can’t cause spacing, you probably just never noticed it before. Also your teeth will spread apart after your wisdom teeth come out or just as you get older. My teeth have spaced out a little since my wisdom teeth were taken out (like 3 years ago) and I used to have braces as a kid and I think that can effect that too. I think that not wearing my retainer might have caused some spacing also…did you ever have braces? Think about what could cause your spacing….I know for sure that flossing can not cause that though. Continue flossing or you will get cavities between you teeth or worse.
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My friend is a dentist
NO keep flossing it cleans all the debre and food left in between your teeth and gums.
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No, it doesn’t cause spacing. But if you floss too hard or use tooth picks it can damage your gums and cause them to receed, appearing as if your teeth moved and created a space, yet you just lost some gum tissue.
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After I started flossing regularly I noticed a small space between my two front teeth at the top & had my dentist do an X-ray because I thought it was caused by a cavity, but the dentist explained to me that it could be my gums receeding from trauma from flossing too hard.