My 2 year old frontal bridge is loose, any suggestions on what I should do?

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Can feel my 3 tooth bridge lifting in the back. It is only 2yrs old. My dentist said the front of the bridge is tight. Told me to chew gum to loosen it so it Comes off in one piece? Is this normally told to do? Also this is a root canal tooth with a post so he does not want to chance a fracture said by chewing gum it will lift in one piece. Problem is it really zinged when he put dental floss in it and now dull throbbing is present. Told to use my water pic too. Any advise, thank you!

Joseph H. Hidalgo, DDS · Answer

Unfortunately, if you have one anchor tooth uncemented, you need to get the bridge off. Your dentist is hoping it will loosen on its own. However, in my experience, that is not likely. Without xrays, it is more difficult to advise you. If you wait too long the loose anchor tooth will decay beyond repair and it may be lost. Sometimes, it is better to sacrifice the bridge rather than lose the anchor teeth. I am sorry your bridge only lasted 2 years.

Kourosh Maddahi, DDS · Answer

Hi:
Although it is unconventional, sometime if the bridge can be loosened a little bit more so it can be removed easily, it will cause the least damage to the teeth.  However, since you have root canal teeth you have to be very careful.Best,Dr. Maddahi

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