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Question:
I have had problems with my teeth ever since I can remember. I have very soft teeth. I would get them filled they would break sometimes into my gum causing me to have it removed. I think the dentist told me I had a 7 mil overbite??
I am 28 and I only have 8 teeth on the top of my mouth. Now I am having major jaw pain. It all started about 4 weeks ago when I had a bad headache. It hasn't gone away. Could the jaw pain be from my teeth or maybe I have tmj??? I am at the point where I am just going to get the remainder of my teeth pulled and get a top plate. My bottom teeth are fine. ...Visitor from NJ
Answer:
It would seem that you have a very complicated condition. Soft teeth are when the cavities move quickly through the teeth.
This combined with a large overbite ( when the front teeth cover the bottom teeth a great deal) can create a condition where the front teeth have to much stress force applied to them and when combined with the mixing of filling material and natural tooth structure can lead to fractures. This may be what you are describing. This would be why the bottom teeth are still in good condition,
for it is the forces of the bite and not the bacteria which are causing the teeth to break and not bacteria.
The pain that you are having may be coming from many reasons. (****However any headaches with a sudden onset with out relief needs to be seem by a doctor****) T-M-J stands for Temporal-mandibular Joint. This is the joint in front of your ear which allows you to open and close your jaw.
Dysfunction can be from any of the objects that allow this joint to move such as Muscle, bones, joint fluid,ligaments, nerves, and in this joint a disc which cushions the bones. All of these will have both similar and different types of pain.
The pain can also be coming from the sinuses if it seems to be coming from the upper molar teeth. These teeth sit over the sinus and if they are inflamed than this will sometimes mimic tooth pain.
As far as extracting all of your teeth and having a denture at the age of 28, this is unadvisable. The bone which the denture would sit on rapidly disintegrates and by the time you are in your late forties your ability to where a denture would be compromised.
Depending upon the teeth which are left a better treatment would be to have full cover crowns which
are designed with the proper bite in mind. Depending upon how the teeth are situated some type of orthodontic movement may be necessary to have the biting forces moved into the correct place.
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