Do teeth expand and contract?

Do teeth expand and contract?

Do teeth expand and contract on a daily basis? Just curious as to why I
would be able to get floss easily between two teeth one day, but not the
next, then again the following day, etc.

Re: Do teeth expand and contract?

Robert wrote:
> Do teeth expand and contract on a daily basis? Just curious as to why I
> would be able to get floss easily between two teeth one day, but not the
> next, then again the following day, etc.
>
>


All solids expand and contract with the temperature, but my guess is
that the temperature of the teeth stays consistent enough that this
wouldn't be responsible for changes in flossing. Teeth are all somewhat
mobile, and there can be movement, or something stuck between the
teeth--these are far more likely to affect the ease of flossing from day
to day.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
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Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

Re: Do teeth expand and contract?

Mark & Steven Bornfeld wrote:
> Robert wrote:
>> Do teeth expand and contract on a daily basis? Just curious as to why
>> I would be able to get floss easily between two teeth one day, but not
>> the next, then again the following day, etc.
>>
>>
>
>
> All solids expand and contract with the temperature, but my guess is
> that the temperature of the teeth stays consistent enough that this
> wouldn't be responsible for changes in flossing. Teeth are all somewhat
> mobile, and there can be movement, or something stuck between the
> teeth--these are far more likely to affect the ease of flossing from day
> to day.
>
> Steve
>

It might be like what happens to your legs from socks with tight bands.
They leave quite an indentation in the legs which takes hours to disappear.

Some nights you might clamp your jaw more, so the tissue between the
teeth and the bone gets compressed the same way. Then the teeth can be
closer together for a while.

Try a change of lifestyle, diet, or perhaps something which might
interrupt the clenching at night, such as a mouthguard.

When it is said that teeth 'elongate' it does not mean that they expand,
just that they rise a little in the gums, isn't it?

O my Balaclava,
I wear it at night,
not too tight,
so warm blood flows in my veins,
easing away pains.
Ears get all warm * -^- *
and jaw muscles their proper /<<<<<>>>>>>\
Neck goes unstiff |>>>>>>><<<<<<<
and less do I sniff. | ##~ []] ~## |
Eyes open clear, ** 0 ]][ 0 **
and it isn't too dear, ***********
and all that palaver: *#####*
bank jobs etcetera; *
make it distinctive for the camera.
And if you don't like wool,
or want a little more cool,
make one from cotton,
just a little hott'n.

[It also can protect the eyes from stray light at night - the light
reduces melatonin as well as the mag fields at night?]

Brian Sandle

Re: Do teeth expand and contract?

Brian Sandle wrote:
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld wrote:
>> Robert wrote:
>>> Do teeth expand and contract on a daily basis? Just curious as to why
>>> I would be able to get floss easily between two teeth one day, but
>>> not the next, then again the following day, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> All solids expand and contract with the temperature, but my guess
>> is that the temperature of the teeth stays consistent enough that this
>> wouldn't be responsible for changes in flossing. Teeth are all
>> somewhat mobile, and there can be movement, or something stuck between
>> the teeth--these are far more likely to affect the ease of flossing
>> from day to day.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> It might be like what happens to your legs from socks with tight bands.
> They leave quite an indentation in the legs which takes hours to disappear.
>
> Some nights you might clamp your jaw more, so the tissue between the
> teeth and the bone gets compressed the same way. Then the teeth can be
> closer together for a while.
>
> Try a change of lifestyle, diet, or perhaps something which might
> interrupt the clenching at night, such as a mouthguard.
>
> When it is said that teeth 'elongate' it does not mean that they expand,
> just that they rise a little in the gums, isn't it?


Depends on whether you're talking to an orthodontist or a periodontist. ;-)

Steve


>
> O my Balaclava,
> I wear it at night,
> not too tight,
> so warm blood flows in my veins,
> easing away pains.
> Ears get all warm * -^- *
> and jaw muscles their proper /<<<<<>>>>>>\
> Neck goes unstiff |>>>>>>><<<<<<<
> and less do I sniff. | ##~ []] ~## |
> Eyes open clear, ** 0 ]][ 0 **
> and it isn't too dear, ***********
> and all that palaver: *#####*
> bank jobs etcetera; *
> make it distinctive for the camera.
> And if you don't like wool,
> or want a little more cool,
> make one from cotton,
> just a little hott'n.
>
> [It also can protect the eyes from stray light at night - the light
> reduces melatonin as well as the mag fields at night?]
>
> Brian Sandle
>


--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http :// www .dentaltwins,com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001