Tooth just fell apart... :(

So my back tooth just fell apart while I was eating a melted galaxy bar and I wondered if this has ever happened to anyone else. It was quite a big chunk and really freaked me out because even though my teeth are naturally yellow, I have always had them in a good condition (according to my dentist) although I haven't been to the dentist for a while since I've been at uni.

I can feel this gaping hole in my mouth now and it's horrible, I haven't had a tooth fall out since I was like 11. Should I worry about the state of my teeth? Should I change my dentist? Will my wisdom teeth replace it anyway (I don't know much about wisdom teeth...) Should I worry about my other teeth?

I honestly feel like crying, and I don't do that very often, but the thought of losing my teeth is terrifying and I'm totally freaking out!!!

I keep having vivid dreams about this happening - that sounds like a crap response but I know how scary and gutting it feels when it happens!

Make an emergency appointment with your dentist, it may have just been an anomalie but it's best to be on the safe side and get it checked

happened to one of my baby teeth when I ate an amble crumble ironically enough... if it's an adult tooth go to a dentist

Doesn't sound good. Wisdom teeth can be hard to brush and floss around and therefore you may be failing to keep it clean? They have special tooth brushes for that which you can pick up in most stores



But I'd still go to the dentist. Another thing is whether you have within the past few months made any alterations to your diet? Sometimes this can be a cause of brittle teeth because they shouldn't be falling apart like that for no apparent reason.

I've had that dream too!! Now it's reality, proper actual nightmare!!! Apparently if you dream about your teeth falling out though then it usually means you're subconsciously worrying too much. There's a whole website about it as a matter of fact: http://www.teethfallingoutdream.org/

You might still be dreaming now! xD
I really hated those dreams though, they were recurring but stopped as soon as what I was worried about was over... ie. going to the dentists (hate it. My dental hygiene is exquisite simply because I have no desire to be in the chair longer than I need to)

Haha, I actually like visiting the dentists', cos it's so sterile and clean and the chair makes me feel like an astronaut...

Anyway, I used to get it as a recurring dream too, and now I have one recurring dream where I get crowned queen of England and stuff, and I'm like "Nooooo, you've got it all wrong, I'M A MAN, I REALLY AM!!" and nobody notices and it's horrible, and another one which is even worse where I'm working at a restaurant with my sister and we have to make pate from our fingers.

I kind of know what the first might mean, but as for the second, I have absolutely no idea...

Yeah, I don't floss, I suppose I'd better start... I don't think it is a wisdom tooth, because they come through later so I'm hoping it will be replaced by one, but I'll deffo visit the dentist about it. The only change in my diet is that I'm eating a lot more than I used to, in order to gain weight. I guess maybe it could be because I don't use mouthwash or floss, so maybe I'm not cleaning the back teeth well enough...


Thanks for all the responses, not so worried now, but I think I need to take wayyy more care of my teeth.

Your dreams sound hilarious. I dreamt last night I was trying to uphold multiple jobs at the same time as being on a night out with some girl my boyfriend went to school with, has very little to do with and we only met by chance down at the pub one time.

Dreams are funny things, but the only realistic ones I have are tooth falling out ones and ones where I get dumped. Both I wake up with either a feeling of "CRAP my teeth! Oh no, they're here" or "PADDY HUG ME NOW!"

You only have 4 wisdom teeth and they don't replace any previous teeth. They are teeth which start to come through at around 18 and are in addition to your adult teeth. If the tooth you lost was not a wisdom tooth then it will not be replaced; we're not like sharks, we only have 2 sets of teeth once they're gone, they're gone.

I know some people have said the contrary but I'd get it checked ASAP, you need your teeth and it is quite serious if they are breaking for no apparent reason. Personally I'd be really worried.

Is your boyfriend called Paddy? That's awesome!!! Have you ever had a lucid dream where you realise you're dreaming and then one moment you're fleeing vampires and the next you're like "bitch please, stop chasing me, I just ran through a door into a building that's in Cornwall, this can't be real and vampires don't exist" or when you get shot and you can't feel the pain and you're like "it must be shock, it must be shock", and then you're like "no, I'm dreaming, it's all good, **** you zombie hunters, I'm off to the zoo." And then you're like in control of the dream for a while. ITS COOLER THAN INCEPTION.

He is, it was also the name of my first cat :P I've never had a lucid dream, my friend used to get them a lot when he was waking up because his alarm radio was set to Classic FM and it apparently helped. Think he may have been exaggerating though.

So my back tooth just fell apart while I was eating a melted galaxy bar and I wondered if this has ever happened to anyone else. It was quite a big chunk and really freaked me out because even though my teeth are naturally yellow, I have always had them in a good condition (according to my dentist) although I haven't been to the dentist for a while since I've been at uni.

I can feel this gaping hole in my mouth now and it's horrible, I haven't had a tooth fall out since I was like 11. Should I worry about the state of my teeth? Should I change my dentist? Will my wisdom teeth replace it anyway (I don't know much about wisdom teeth...) Should I worry about my other teeth?

I honestly feel like crying, and I don't do that very often, but the thought of losing my teeth is terrifying and I'm totally freaking out!!!

Haha, weird coincidence. Yeah, they also say playing classical music to your womb makes your babies smarter, but I don't believe it. I have this theory that people only pretend to listen to classical FM so they can look intelligent and stuff but then halfway through the song they switch to like Dizzee Rascal or something. Never been able to test it though, cos I can't bear most classical songs so I just turn it off or switch over too fast. (No that's a joke, my dad plays it in the car, and hums along (wrong) every time.)