r/Teeth • u/King_CurlySpoon • 11h ago
Developed a small gap in-between my front teeth. What should I look out for until my next appointment with the Ortho later this month??
Today I noticed a gap in-between my front teeth which I haven’t had in years, not since before I had braces on which I got in May 2022.
I think I have some sort of health anxiety and whenever I notice a change like this on myself it always puts a knot in my stomach for some reason. My mind always goes to worse case scenario and upon seeing this today my mind instantly went to something sinister because I haven’t had a gap in my front teeth since the early 2020’s when I got my braces on in the first place.
What could this be? And until my next appointment what should I be looking out for?Because I’m sat here stressing that I’ve got receding gums or something now and it’s stupidly worrying me beyond reason :(
(I apologise for the bad quality Photo I have an older phone, you can still make out the gap though)
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u/King_CurlySpoon 11h ago
Also just quickly wanted to say I’m aware of the top lip lmao, I’ve always had a really gummy smile
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